| THE RAINBOW...PG 1 |
Once upon a time a tiny girl Saw a picture in a book A brilliant photo of a rainbow And that was all it took! The child was quite enraptured Susannah was her name After one glimpse of that rainbow Her life would never be the same… A lifelong passion had begun A devotion that would not die Whenever she set foot outdoors She’d eagerly search the sky.. She learned everything about them These colorful bridges in the air Memorized the scientific facts But found something missing there… Susannah thought there had to be A more mystical explanation For how a sky of blue could undergo Such a wondrous transformation! Her young mind took flights of fancy As she pictured fairies hard at work Tiny brushes dipped in cans of paint With spinning palettes gone berserk! And pots of gold at rainbows end? Were dismissed when she was seven As she decided that such a miracle Could lead only straight to Heaven! To her it was quite obvious When time came for a soul to go? The quickest way to Paradise Was across the nearest rainbow! All through her teens and college years She pursued with dedication Her passion and love for rainbows While acquiring an education By the time she fell in love and married She had rainbows everywhere! Statues, paintings, wind chimes.. Even barrettes for her hair! She was never able to explain Not even to herself.. Why her home was full of rainbows Crowding every wall and shelf She only know they made her happy She considered each a gift from God… To show she had His blessings On the path she chose to trod... Her husband loved her dearly And took the rainbows in his stride… He thought them a small price to pay For having her by his side And when the babies came along It was natural, as they grew… That with her Faith, she handed down Her love of rainbows, too!! |
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