Light And Colour

• Hana Hampton, Grade 4
• Poetry
• 2009

Rainbows appear
when sunlight passes
through raindrops
after the rain.

I often wonder
how I could catch the colours
bottle them up
for another day.

The colour of light
is a wonderful science
creating a spectrum
that will give you delight.

Red, blue and green
are the primary colours
mix them together
gives you sheens of white.

So when the rain comes
look for a rainbow
a mirage of colour
that lights up the sky.

But always remember
the colour are fragile
ready to vanish
at the blink of an eye.