From The Rain

From The Rain

Bring me a rainbow

from the rain

that killed my candle flame

with shame

Show a martyred ghost

to me

make it an angel

set it free

I will follow

on the earth

my heart, my soul

my life's rebirth

Grow me a flower

from each seed

I can collect

from a virtuous deed

Water and feed

its precious stem

ironically

with the rain of condemn

Let it convert the water

from doom

let the sun shine

let it bloom

Let it evolve

and spread its life

from field to field

of previous strife

Let evolution

take its course

let love and truth

bring strong discourse

From ear to ear

of every child

to every system

cold and vile

Let new ideas

coat change

with crystal

indigo light

and no more pistols

Smash the factories down with hail

formed by reform

not entailed

by persecution

any more

we will live past

the thunders' roar

To see the clouds

clear up again

bring me a rainbow

from the rain

October 27th, 2011

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