It is a season of rainbows
and sun breaks
So unexpected
against the darkness of the day
So easy to miss
in an instant of tunnel vision
And the bright patches
are too small, too short to bask in
Too wet to plan a picnic
or a bike ride
But in the moment
when their resplendent sheen
breaks across my sight
There is a warmth to it
a depth, a lift
that strikes some inner place
hitherto unnoticed
and lights it up.
©Wendy Mulhern
October 24, 2012