A Piece of Rainbow Blooming in a Gray Landscape - Silent Lumen

A rainbow umbrella on gray rocks evokes forgotten emotions in a colorless world. A single hue has the power to transform the heart.

The crashing waves roared that day,

and I paused for a moment in a colorless world.

The great mountains hugged the dark clouds,

the surface of the water trembled quietly in the wind.

It was as if the world had lost all its sound—

everything felt muted, painted in gray.

But then,

a single rainbow umbrella resting on gray rocks

changed everything I saw.

I thought the world had lost all color,

but small fragments of hue

had just been quietly waiting to be seen.

Red whispered courage,

orange reminded me of warmth,

yellow sparked laughter.

Green offered a sigh of calm,

blue brought quiet comfort,

indigo stirred deep thoughts,

and violet gently soothed my heart.

That one umbrella may have held

the colors I’d forgotten within myself.

Nature is always honest.

It neither hides nor embellishes—

it just exists as it is.

But in front of it,

we keep trying to cover it up.

To add more light,

change the shapes,

hurry the pace.

And in doing so,

we forget the most essential beauty.

The wind didn’t speak,

but it always delivered sincerity.

The rock was cold,

but the umbrella held human warmth.

Was it someone’s resting place?

Or a purposely left hope?

No one knows.

But that umbrella

was surely someone’s heart.

Life is like that, too.

Right now, it may feel heavy like mountains

and solid like stones.

But a single small “meaning” placed upon it

can transform the whole view.

Be it love, memory,

or just a spark of courage.

That day,

I stood for a long time

in front of that rainbow umbrella.

And quietly,

on the gray canvas of my mind,

I began painting

colors back in, one by one.

No more running.

A new beginning is always okay.

That little umbrella told me so.