here we are in our short days with winds that rattle and roar

with cold that nips and slices

tucked into nights long and dream filled.

 

the Sun has reached the endpoint and stops,

pauses for a breath, a rest,

a moment in time…

and then saunters back the other way.

 

I am stopped.

I am paused,

and I am having a rest,

taking a moment to reflect on the year past

…….

 

Rain has been visiting

after such a long dry spell.

Sun and Rain play chasing and hide and seek with clouds and blue sky.

it is mercurial weather and you never know from one glance out the window to the next what it will be like.

as soon as you take your brolly Sun will wash over you and you put your brolly down take off a layer and before your chicks are hatched dark clouds zoom in and rain sprinkles or pours and you wonder where that brolly went to.

Sun enters the equation again in great swards of blue and a drizzle and on and on from one to other with endless variations on this theme.

 

the other visitor is Rainbow

with frequent and sturdy sightings,

it appears vague and muted soft like marshmallow and sometimes shy showing only a smidgeon of itself,

other times it appears vivid and alert, bold and dressed for a carnival arching with grace over valleys and hills

suggesting …. hinting…. teasing ….

at that pot of gold.

 

what is a Rainbow?

it is magic

it is elegant alluring and heavenly

a bridge between the realms,

it tugs at our heart strings

and whispers to our soul.

 

 

the Rainbow holds the promise of oneness

of coming together

without fear or judgement.

 

it is an inspiration,

a metaphor

for how we can live our lives,

with colour

with grace

authenticity

gladness

honesty

respect

and above all it reflects harmony.

 

may this solstice  bring you all a moment of reflection

a rainbow of transcendence

and your very own pot of gold.

 

 

Blessings from the forest of the faerie embassy