Rainbow
High in the sky when the weather is right
you'll often see a wonderful sight
When sunlight from space hits the raindrops just so
you'll see in the sky that colourful glow
The scientist in me says it's caused by refraction
as each seperate wavelength has a different reaction
The red and the blue are split from the green
and a spectrum of light in a curve is then seen
The scientist in me will bet you a pound
that no-one can be where it touches the ground
It's just an illusion, a trick of the light
You'll never get there, try as you might
The scientist in me says it's optical law
Just the way nature works and not a thing more
The scientist in me knows all of this stuff
but the human in me says that's just not enough
The human in me looks up in delight
to see all the colours you get from white light
The human in me thinks of stories of old
and that at the bow's end there's a big crock of gold
The human in me just lets his eyes feast
For the physics and optics, he cares not the least
He cares not for reasons nor logical thought
and gives not a damn for all he's been taught
He thinks with his heart and not with his mind
and leaves all the science and learning behind
The human in me can just stand there in awe
A rainbow at sea ... who could ask for much more
Copyright © Rob Biden | Year Posted 2014
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