RAINBOW'S WARRIOR
I streamed to Earth one afternoon
In showered rainbow rays;
A curtained surreality
Of opal hope ablaze.
My iridescence gleamed the trees
And glistened in the shade,
My smile lit all the shadows up
And nacred every blade.
See
my face and turn the leaf;
You
cannot bear to look and know
My
grief.
My feet trod mighty thunderheads
I rode the coming storm.
I blazed the breath of dynasties
I ushered in the morn.
My hands have cradled millions;
Oh, the hearts my eyes have torn!
My love is terrible to know
By me the world is sworn.
And who am I, my children?
See my feet and turn to stone.
You cannot bear to look at me
Alone.
Mine eyes have seen the birth of time
My voice resounds in awe.
I ride the blare of sunset light
I smite the ragged shore.
My words are in the trumpets
That Gabriel has blown-
I am the rainbow’s warrior
And I am coming home.
And who am I, beloved?
Seek a sword and find a dove
You cannot fail to look at me
In love.
