Promise in a rainbow

We were expecting
another high tide today,
and though the barometer was high
(which keeps the water low)
I took a deep breath
before I stepped onto the front porch,
hoping the water would not be lapping at my feet.
But no, though it was over the road,
my driveway was its usual rocky self.
And when I looked up, and finally saw the view --
well, I just have to say,
I know how Noah must have felt
at the end of the storm.


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