The Colors of the Rainbow

by Michael D Nalley   Sep 21, 2009


We gazed at the orange sunset while we were still friends
Without a single thought about how everything ends
There is only one light but how it sometimes bends
The darkness has no power over what the divine sends

The colors of the rainbow is an illusion we once knew
Sevenfold red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, violet and blue
If I could have I would have sent you them after the flood was through
Though my spine was yellow I would have bled red blood for you

Did we ever know what our illusion was worth
Or were we green with envy as green as the earth
Did we search for gold when we should have sought mirth
Must all colors fade without a lovely rebirth

When I look into the darkness mostly what I see is black
I long for blue skies and I want all my colors back
Somewhere between the indigo and the violet we must lack
Is a path we need to take to get back on the right track

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  • 14 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

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  • 15 years ago

    by Karl Wild GG23

    This poem is perfect in many ways, it speaks the truth to what people really love or believe in. The rainbow to me symbolizes an illusion that most people believe to be worth something in the long run. Chasing after something they could never catch, sometimes we just need to stop and take a second to appreciate the simple things in life. Great job

  • 15 years ago

    by kelleyana

    Very well done this poem. This poem is definately my style and it was a pleasure to read such a beautiful one from you. 5/5, kel.

  • 15 years ago

    by Broken Masquerade

    I loved the imagery in this. The use of colours was really effective. It flowed well and the rhyming was simple, but worked. I'm not normally into these type of poems but this one was good :) Well done, 5/5 :)

  • 15 years ago

    by vintage darling

    I liked the fact that you put your own experience into this and used a rhyming scheme that i don't see alot. Maybe shortening the lines would go much better, but all the same, it was a job well done
    4/5

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