Rainbow Tale

when the world was young
and colours were clear
when nature sung
songs that one could hear

twas said
when the sun shines
while it rains
the wind blows cold
when its warm
when man stands on solid ground
there will be harmony
and the worlds will become one

the axle of the world
will stop and align
allowing folks of parallel worlds
to stand together briefly
to see with unclouded eyes
colours of rainbows reflect on man

beware that time
for it was said
when man and rainbow folks
meet to war or mate
flesh of man will melt away
when rainbow people triumph
colours will turn to grey
if Rainbow Folks choose
to go man's way

Should man be caught
on such a day
pray, put a sprig of green
upon your hat or hair
and speak you must
bother me not, o passing sprite
we are the same
you and I
for we stand on equal ground


to this day I put a sprig of green
upon my hat when rainbow
curves the sky
on a warm drizzly day.