Onto this gray and blue earth
comes violent life-affirming weather.
Into our lives a gray, wet symbol of dreary
and sad emotions, of introspection,
of reverent awe, and of humble recognition
of our true tiny role in the cosmos.
Above this green and sparkly earth,
driven by our yellow/white sun’s light
and rain in joyous harmony together
comes an optical phenomena,
an ethereal arc of light
refracted through water droplets.
A magical floating spectrum chandelier
made of tiny crystals in the ethos
hung to light our spirits and raise our hopes.
A masterful bright bridge
from earth to sky and sky back to earth.
Always purest red to the heavens
and richest violet to the earth.
with contrasting bright yellow,
bright green, bright blue, and indigo
flowing radiant and rich between.
Into our lives a humbling,
glowing neon sign, a promise of cheer,
of bright and lovely things to come,
of sadness forgotten,
of salvation after sin,
of life’s continuation.
Oh half-circle symbol
of the marvelous mysterious circle
of death and life’s renewal!
Oh glorious rainbow!