Rainbow in the Sky
Though on Earth you’re not here to show your shades,
And every day I wish you could have stayed
When I see a Rainbow in the Sky,
I remember it will never be goodbye
And to that Rainbow the tender kiss is blown
Because God told me that He hasn’t left me all alone,
He said that you will always be His masterpiece
Wrapped in a silken blanket that will never crease
He’ll keep your colours safely contained and stored
And during times when the sky seems dark and flawed,
He’ll pour your Rainbow so it reaches down to bring some comfort
So bright you can even see it with your eyes shut
Even the Sun will feel compelled to call a truce,
With the rain so that together they induce…
A loving pathway where your captivating colours can surface,
A soothing vision reacquainting me with the feelings that I’ve missed
And one moment in time for when my heart exhausts,
From having to beat simply because it’s forced.
Seeing your rainbow means my heart just skips,
To remedy the gloom of grief’s eclipse.
My Baby Rainbow though I could collapse,
At the need to hold what’s in the blanket that tenderly wraps,
To capture the lullaby of your cry for my heart’s records…
To protect you with my loving maternal swords…
To guide you in your endless hunts
To make life’s sharp knives a little more blunt
To wipe your tear when you trip upon the stairs,
To serve you a banquet when you ask for a meal that’s square
To have you do the opposite of what I insist
To make memories upon which we can reminisce
To be your constant when chaos intervenes
To help you use your colours to paint magic scenes…
The Rainbow in the Sky is my hoist
As I lose myself in a multicolour choice
Red wraps around my heart with a hug of love and passion,
Orange opens the bright days to rival the light from the sun,
Yellow uses its unassuming and humble glow with tones so neutral
Green grasps the eye’s soul to shadow the sights that are dusty and dull
Blue blows its healing waters to sink deep into the bruise
Indigo’s ink writes the message upon my heart with letters that you choose,
But only when I see all seven colours, I know it is a Rainbow that I can trust
So Violet visits vowing to join in the colour chorus,
These are your colours, the ones you would have shown
And now it is from Heaven that you have sewn,
The holes deep within and the core of a gaping wound
I see again and hear the sounds of life retuned
Beautiful Baby, Earth thought it had lost out but your colours never went to waste,
You’re my Rainbow in the Sky and I’m forever embraced
By Melanie Jay Narayanasamy
© Melanie Jay Narayanasamy 2012
