Get Your Premium Membership

Somewhere Under the Rainbow

Under the rainbow
we have blue skies and
amazing sunsets

Under the sunset
silhouetted chimney tops
on the horizon

Walking, looking up
not at familiar houses 
but at shared heavens

I imagine, feel
I'm anywhere else
even out of state

Just strolling along
in the rural countryside
Or an East coast town

If I was there, too
wouldn't I go for a walk
or a long bike ride

Can't get there from here
so I just transport my thoughts
hiking quietly

Hey I'll cross over
to another neighborhood
pretend it's elsewhere

Forget where I am
wherever I go, I'm there
with myself, still -- Me --

The sky reaches out
connects Me to All of us
-- who live far away

If no one's watching
one can even pretend-fly
gaze up, flap arms slow...

Or, if on a bike
don't look at the pedaling
just look up... soaring

Envision treetops
soaring under/ over/ through
just do not look down

Feels almost like it
like dream-flying; you know how
the rush, the escape

You know it's working
if your stomach has this twinge
excited/ homesick

Tummy butterflies
same as when you were a kid
at a sleepover

Saves lots of money 
to imagine, or just read
about somewhere else

No place is perfect
(even Dorothy learned that's true)
at least home is HOME

Why not be content
blessed* where I am now
somewhere under the rainbow





*I changed "stuck" to "blessed" to convey the more positive attitude I'm trying to get at

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

A comment has not been posted for this poem. Encourage a poet by being the first to comment.


Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry