The Legend Of The Rainbow
The legend of the rainbowhas a lesson for us allAs it trembled in the heavensquestioning whether it should fall. -For the glistening raindrop arguedto the genie of the sky,"I am beautiful and lovelyas I sparkle here on high,And hanging here I will becomepart of the rainbow's hueAnd I' ll shimmer like a diamondfor all the world to view"...But the genie told the raindrop,"Do not hesitate to go,For you will be more beautifulif you fall to earth below,For you will sink into the soiland be lost a while from site,But when you reappear on earth,you'll be looked on with delight;For you will be the raindropthat quenched the thirsty groundAnd helped the lovely flowersto blossom all aroundAnd in your resurrectionyou' ll appear in queenly clothesWith the beauty of the lilyand the fragrance of the rose;Then, when you wilt and wither,you' ll become part of the earthAnd make the soil more fertileand give new flowers birth"...For there is nothing ever lostor ETERNALLY NEGLECTED,for EVERYTHING GOD EVER MADEIS ALWAYS RESURRECTED;
AuthorHelen Steiner Rice
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