Storms & Rainbows

Thoughts and a Haiku

Storms terrify some people and exhilarate others.

Caught once in a thunderstorm on open water in a kayak and another time on a small sailboat during a sudden squall were not among my most pleasant experiences, even though I had previously checked the weather and marine forecasts, and once on the water, I kept “an eye on the sky.”

Being prepared for possible dangers is no guarantee that the unexpected won’t rear its ugly head or that knucklehead Murphy won’t appear like a bad penny when you need everything but.

Life is like that. You plan ahead, but you know what they say about best laid plans. The events we experience during a lifetime resemble weather patterns. Some days are calm, others are stormy. Those that are stormy can also be terrifying and traumatic.

If you’ve paid attention to history and have lived long to remember the events that have occurred during the past 60 years or before, you’ve witnessed many storms, both weather related and as geopolitical events.

Regarding the latter, I’m hopeful a rainbow may emerge on the horizon as more of us unite to express the growing dissent and outrage at the myriad injustices committed by those who prefer serve only their own interests at the expense of everyone else who’s not part of a moneyed, powerful “elite.”

United and engaged, our day will come.

when thunder erupts

and lightening terrifies us

think of a rainbow

If you look closely, you can see that this rainbow was a double. Note the faint arch above the primary arch.