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After The Storm

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
64 words using the prompt word ‘rainbow’.

Image by Me & Gemini

The storm finally broke, leaving behind a heavy, damp silence that draped over the valley.

Elias stepped onto the porch, his eyes lifting toward the retreating clouds. There, stretching across the bruised sky, a brilliant rainbow emerged, it’s vibrant colors defying the lingering gray.

He breathed deeply, feeling a sense of peace settle within his weary heart, ready to face what tomorrow may bring.

NAR©2026
64 Words

This is “Where Rainbows Never Die” by The SteelDrivers

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