Rainbows

 

I’m not sure how many rainbows I’ve seen in my life—there are too many to count. Rainbows always surprise me because they’re unexpected.

They form when sunlight shines through raindrops. The light bends and splits into different colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Rainbows aren’t something you can touch. They’re optical illusions. The light has to hit your eyes at just the right angle for you to see one, and because of that, no two people see the exact same rainbow.

Is there an end to a rainbow? No, there isn’t. It’s like a moving target that you can never reach.

Rainbows are reminders that not all beauty can be held or fully understood. Sometimes, all we can do is pause and take in the moment—let the wonder wash over us.

Georgia P.