Monday, August 1, 2016

Gold



I took an early morning drive today.  I did not have a set destination.  I had no intent of shopping or seeing friends.  I simply wanted to see the countryside in a different light.  I headed northward, a direction I rarely go and cruised along the highway.

In these high Rocky Mountain valleys, the temperature can vary greatly.  A cool misty morning may give way to a clear, blazing hot afternoon. So, as I proceeded up the road into a rather populated mountain valley, I encountered brief pockets of fog. Although my mountain view was hampered, I continued along the route.  The light filtering through the thin morning fog cast a magical hue over the entire road.

A few more miles up the road, I rounded a bend.  Suddenly, a rainbow appeared in front of me. That 'ol magical myth came into mind as I remembered that 'at the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold!'
Driving further up the highway, the rainbow seemed to end in the middle of the road. As I approached, the colors became wider and less vibrant but I could still see the rainbow.  I slowed down a bit to watch where the rainbow ended.  Luckily, there was not many people traveling to work, yet. Closer, closer, closer........... I came to it.  Then........I was in the End -of -the-Rainbow!!

(musical tune) Celebrate, good times. Come on.  We're gonna have a good time tonight, Let's celebrate.  It's all right!  (musical tune)

Wait.............where's the pot-o-gold?

On that note: "You are the gold."