Rainbow Afternoon One Summer

Hot night,
last of the thunderclouds
roll by
to beat against the mountains
leaving
the sultry warmth of this day
behind.

Not
a worthless day, though -
I saw
the biggest rainbow
arching
across the afternoon sky,
made me
remember all those tales,
Noah
and his sign of hope,
Bifrost,
bridge of the gods,
Indra's bow
shooting the lightning -
Confusing
like most things in life.
Still,
it was pretty.

I put
an icy glass of water
wetly cool
against my hot cheek,
thinking
of what the winter will bring.