Above Rainbow Valley

A rainbow rose out of the valley this morning, and I imagined a bird hovering above it β€” watching the land quiver and the world slowly find its light. This poem grew from that quiet moment.





Above Rainbow Valley


Hovering above the tall, showy rainbow,
I watch the quivering land below
graciously and warmly shake hands
with the phenomenon’s vertical strands.

Then I hear the valley’s enchanted trees
majestically applaud with collective glee
about such a surreal, peaceful sight β€”
as the faltering world finally sees the light.






This poem found its evening companion in Matt Corby’s β€œAll Fired Up” β€” a gentle echo from Rainbow Valley.





Ivor Steven ©  July 2026

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

20 thoughts on “Above Rainbow Valley”

    1. It seems to rainbow season here in Geelong, I’ve written another rainbow poem for tonight’s post my friend … I suppose if you go walking in the morning rain you probably pass under a few rainbows 🌈πŸ₯°πŸŽΆπŸ’•πŸ€—πŸΆ

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  6. OH! Such a beautiful photo, poem, song trio! ❀️
    Your poem is powerful and heart-touching, Ivor! I wish the world’s human inhabitants would take positive cues from nature (like in your poem…shaking hands, applauding nature’s beauty, grateful for our planet… πŸ™‚ )
    I do so hope the world CAN finally see the light! Soon!
    (((HUGS))) β†Ÿπ– ° πŸ•Šβ†Ÿπ– ° 🌈 πŸ™‚

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    1. Oh, the vertical rainbow was so beautiful and quite striking (different) that the words were flowing while I was watching… thank you for all of your wonderful comments, Carolyn 🌈πŸ₯°πŸŒπŸ’™πŸ“˜πŸ“–πŸΆπŸŽΆπŸ’•

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