THE RAINBOW CONNECTION

I’ve heard that rainbows are actually rings (if you could see the whole thing) and that spotting a double rainbow is quite rare.  I didn’t write this poem with gay marriage in mind, but it seems to fit here:  a double rainbow, two rings, a once in a lifetime event…   And what better day to share it than the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex unions in all fifty states?  Congrats to everyone who tied the knot after this long and arduous fight for equal rights.  A toast to the bride and bride (or the groom and groom):  May you all enjoy the blessings of a long and happy life together.  Hear, hear!

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

I glanced up from behind the wheel, high into the sky,
and before me blazed a miracle, a spectrum of serendipity

A vibrant arc stretched from one horizon to the other;
behind it glimmered the tenuous energy of a struggling twin

I parked recklessly on the berm of a dangerous curve,
aligned the shot and snapped, capturing it with my iPhone

The memory thus immortalized, I was free to move on,
but instead, I stayed and watched until the faint bow faded

And the bright one dimmed and vanished into the cloudless
blue-gray sky, without a pang of regret for being late to work.

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