Leaving Rainbows Behind

A short song that I wrote

Leaving Rainbows Behind

Never knew that you’d walk out of my life

 

Before I looked away,

Never thought to say goodbye

 

Now you’re gone and all I do is cry

 

But that’s okay…

On cloudy days it rains

 

That’s when I look out the speeding train

 

Tears seem to fall as

I watch your back get small

 

Soon your memory will disappear

Your image won’t seem so tall

 

Crying won’t be my career

 

You’ll fade away from the corners of my mind

Leaving rainbows behind

 

Author's Note

Just thinking about how even the most painful things fade with time. There's always a rainbow close behind.

Reviews

[Mauricio Montoya]

Some people never see a good thing until it’s gone. Great job well done.

[Jibey]

How true... nicely written... my rainbow friend

[WhiteWillow]

The sun shines brightest after a storm. A wonderful message, and a hard lesson to learn. Your imagery was wonderful, and the whole piece flowed. Great write.

[Rene Velez]

lovely write of hope and happiness after the fading storm of love, I like your writing very much.

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Good one..!!

[Michael of Gilead]

Life goes on, if you are given no choice, you must move on.

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what a wonderful thought..leaving rainbows behind, they say every cloud has a silver lining..maybe time is the lining..and the clouds our lives..

[Clockwork]

I like the idea of using the train to represent the moving of time. I think it was also a nice touch to use the symbolic promise of the rainbow to show that he would never return to cloud the heart of the speaker again. Also, the last line shows that much color can come out of certain darkness. Well done!

[KAREN]

Written to perfection, and very realateable.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

This is sad, but written so beautifully if that makes sense! So true that in time a rainbow will appear!