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When Is a Rainbow Not?
by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner → (All Poetry by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner)
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When there's no rain. =]

This is a circumhorizontal arc, a brightly colored band of light caused by the sun shining through plate-shaped ice crystals in cirrus clouds. Not a very common sight. This one seen across North Central Texas on 4/16/09, lasting more than an hour. It was beautiful!

Image and video (c) 2009, Karla Dorman


Poem Artwork

irridescent
translucency
points eyes upward ---
the Master's touch
painted with a
delicate hand ---
not a rainbow.
related to
a sun's halo ---
this lovely band
stretching across
the noontime sky.

(c) 2009, Karla Dorman (4/19)

video link of event:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR-UDCK5PKk


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 Reviews of "When Is a Rainbow Not?"
Reviewed by Sheila Roy
Reviewed on April 26, 2009
Mesmerizing, Karla. I would have liked to see this in person. The other night went I was headed to work, there was a double rainbow straddling the main road in my town. I could still see it from the highway. Someone at work told me they saw it from another town. I thanked God for His work that night. Love and Hugs,
Sheila

Reviewed by kg cummings
Reviewed on April 21, 2009
breath takingly beautiful, both the picture and the poem. Hugs, Kathy

Reviewed by Dawn Anderson
Reviewed on April 21, 2009
Lovely, Karla...and your photo is breathtaking!

Reviewed by Cryssa C
Reviewed on April 20, 2009
MMM....that is a gorgeous photo and your words of description are superb as well.
Cryssa

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on April 20, 2009
Karla, thanks! never saw one before and I have been around a lot of years in a lot of places.

Georg


Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on April 20, 2009
Beautiful writing sweet lady and the picture is also lovely..stay safe and well..Hugss

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on April 20, 2009
The Master's Touch, Indeed!

Reviewed on April 19, 2009
So beautiful, pic and poem. Nice Karla, very nice. Be well, Kathy

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Beautiful indeed, Karla. How come we never get any pretty
skies like that back East? -gene.

Reviewed by John Flanagan
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Karla,
Glorious words and picture. You open our eyes to beauties most of us would miss without your vision. Thank you, Great Lady!
John

Reviewed by Rose Rideout
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Absolutely beautiful and thank you for sharing Karla.

Newfie Hugs are on the way, Rose

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Simply gorgeous Karla. Thanks for sharing.

Reviewed on April 19, 2009
I saw the videeo and read the poem, truly amazing
In Christs Love
Michelle~

Reviewed by Cindy Tuttle
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Looks and sound like it is beautiful! Thank you Karla.

With Love,
Cindy

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
... makes me think God took his little hammer and straightened the bow out!! :)) I love the way you expand our knowledge and understanding of these things, Karla, thank you. I continually lament how much on earth I overlook everyday... but you teach us that we certainly DO need eyes on top of our head as well, in order to not miss out... now I'm doubly lamenting!! How fortunate that this rare incident was not lost but captured in both your words and this video. You are not only StormSpinner but SkyWalker, too... xx

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
As always Karla you capture the beauty of God's weather pattern like no other.

fee

Reviewed by Carole Mathys
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Awesome photo Karla and a lovely visual poem...well written
peace, Carole~

Reviewed by Jon Willey
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
beautiful rainbow Karla -- this upward curving arc shows that the true wonder and enjoyment in a rainbow is not dependent upon any old pot of gold at the end -- it is in the serenity and awe of the observation -- peace and love my friend -- Jon Michael

Reviewed on April 19, 2009
What an incredible sight that must have been. Your poem does it justice Karla. Now I'll go to youtube.com and watch it. Thank you for this.
Marcia

Reviewed on April 19, 2009
The term "Suns halo" cast a different meaning I'll always remember

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
It does look and sound quite pretty, and this poem is more than beautiful...Ed

Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Beautiful capture of God's marvelous handiwork evident in breathtaking form! Very well penned and illustrated; brava, Karla!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :D

Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Fantastic view of imminent rainfall, not promising but refreshing.

Cynthia

Reviewed by L. Figgins
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Thanks for sharing this, Karla. I've never seen this! Awhile back saw a triple rainbow that was huge. They are so beautiful. This kind of reminds me of the Northern Lights when I lived in Michigan. Beauty of a write!

Reviewed by J'nia Fowler
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
Gorgeous. The rainbow is the sign of God's promise that he will never again destroy the earth with a flood. Unfortunately, the next time will be with fire. Here is a fun question for you. When is a door not a door?
Answer: when it is ajar. lol Love your poem kiddo. Hugs, J'nia

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on April 19, 2009
so beautiful!


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