The Little Rainbow

Shirley A Mandel
I saw
the colors of promise
in the sky,
a little rainbow in the clouds,
a ribbon of hope.

It was green, purple and bright blue,
the color palette of Noah.

Look!
A rainbow is smiling on me.
My future in God
is multicolored bright.

Published by Shirley A Mandel

Shirley A. Mandel is an award winning poet and the author of two books.. In addition to being a writer, Shirley Ann is a Vietnam vintage veteran and served her fellow veterans in the VA medical system as...  View profile

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  • James Fenelius8/29/2010

    Well done Shirley!

  • AnnaB1/30/2010

    Rainbows are so pretty.

  • Langley Cornwell11/13/2009

    I love rainbows too, and this is a veautiful poem. Great line: A rainbow is smiling on me.

  • Deonils11/11/2009

    and Heaven is full of all the colors there ever was/is! Shalom my poet Friend

  • Faith Draper11/2/2009

    Very beautiful :)

  • Christine Zibas11/1/2009

    I love the first three lines...that says it all!

  • Siew Cheng Hoe10/31/2009

    very timely encouragement

  • Linda M. McCloud10/30/2009

    I love rainbows. They resemble hope to me.

  • Branwen6610/27/2009

    This is so lovely and moving... Thank you! :)

  • Deborah Oakes, NPS10/27/2009

    Awwwwwwww, this brought tears to my eyes. TY. Oh, and I laughed at your comment on my Twitter article, LOL!

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