It has rained all weekend. God has answered our prayers! We so needed the rain, as the wells have dried up and the farmers fight the cities for the precious little water in the lakes and dams. The precipitation is still very low, for this time of the year which should be the rainy season, but we are grateful for a rainy weekend!
Land of Rainbows
Chile is a land of rainbows.
where a single drop splits
the sun´s morning rays
into a semaphore of blinking reds and greens
that captured my eye in its prism
and would not let it go.
Chile is a land of rainbows
where the western sun hides behind storm clouds
and eastern snowcapped Andes
squint towards the setting sea.
The last rays chase the rain
scattering the tipsy drops
into a pastel arch
that frames the Sentinel mountain
in luminescence
and unveils the treasure
at its base.
Chile is a land of rainbows
where a humming bird’s wingtip blur
steals the splintered light
and hides it in a nest
till morning breaks the night.
EH
Dec. 12, 2010
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