Mary Taylor Poet Free verse

End of the Rainbow

Rainbows have always intrigued me
It wasn't until I was grown 
when I had actually found out why. 
I walked upon it one afternoon
After a short mid summer rain
Id finally found what is 
at a rainbows end and it was 
beyond anything I could 
had ever imagined. 
I stood there stunned,
Wide-eyed and slack jawed
I couldn't even form a single word.
I couldn't believe what 
my eyes were showing me.
There before me were millions of 
doorways to other worlds, 
Small glimpses into
these other realms, 
So many lands and so diverse.
I began to wonder what would happen
If I were to step through
One of these doorways 
into another world.
As I took my first step 
into the rainbows end
A warm energy surrounded me
It had such beautiful colors,
and made me feel comforted
That kind of comfort that comes 
from your mothers embrace.
I stepped through 
the nearest doorway, 
and the ground began to shake,
The wind let out a
deafening growl.
Frightened, I looked around me
And saw a funnel descend 
from the clouds. 
This wasn't a normal tornado, 
nothing I'd ever seen before.
It's colors glowed and brightened, 
as the spout and the rainbow collided.
My feet were lifted up off of the ground
And I was carried away.
I thought for sure that my life was over,
I thought maybe I should begin to pray.
When suddenly there came a large flash, 
and then an even louder crash rang out
And then I was on my 
feet again firmly upon the 
Pinkish grass that Im sure 
wasn't there before.
I scanned the horizon 
amazed by its beauty
And before I could blink twice or 
a single thought could form.
I was back where I started 
and then the rainbow was gone.
Now every time I see a rainbow reaching 
Across the sky I go back to that moment,
that instant I spent in a whole other world.
6/7/2020

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