Glorious vision
ice-capped mountain appeared
cracking gray to blue
Copyright © 12/13/2025 by Andrea O. Corwin
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A/N: Severe flooding from numerous rivers after days of rain created emergency evacuations in Washington state, with rivers above flood stage. Today, Mount Rainier gleamed in blue skies after the atmospheric river cleared.
Dictionary.com: atmospheric river [at-muhs-fer-ik riv-er, -feer-]
/ ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk ˈrɪv ər, -ˈfɪər- /
noun - Meteorology - A long, narrow corridor in the atmosphere that transports massive amounts of concentrated water vapor from the tropics: often responsible for extratropical cyclones and other extreme weather events, but also for commonly weaker systems of rain that replenish water supplies.
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Comments (10)
There is nothing like seeing Mt Rainer on a clear, crisp day. I'm always in awe.
What a perfect description of a beautiful site. Great job.
That's a majestic mountain. I love the last line, it made me feel the cold winter.
A nice symbol for those suffering with rising rivers and loss
Nicely-written! I'm glad that things are getting back to normal!
A picture of Mr Rainer comes up on our fire TV screensaver but your pic does it even.more justice. Loved your beautiful words image and the background info, Andi!
I'm glad that it has cleared. Beautiful photo and poem!
Wow! What a beautiful photo and wonderful words. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Also, Atmospheric River is a new term for me. Awesome that you captured one.
So beautiful. I’ve never been anywhere near Mt. Rainier, it’s my big dream.
Brief. I enjoy.