Silent World

It was so silent that I heard a rainbow,
stretch over the cloudless sky,
boasting of its brilliance to the waking earth.

It was so peaceful that I sensed the cold snow,
coming to its death on the first day of spring,
like stars fading into a misty morning sky.

It was so still that I felt dusk falling,
swallowing late afternoon, 
into its shadowy darkness.

It was so calm that I knew the first rains
had begun to shed their tears,
on the dark and silent world.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Mac Donald Avatar
July 16, 2012 at 5:17 AM
Great imagery, "so silent that I heard a rainbow", this is amazing, Rachael! Lucky me for having the opportunity of enjoying your writes this morning! Thank you for sharing!! Best wishes, Mikki
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January 26, 2011 at 7:37 PM
very nice my dear friend thank you
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