“Do you remember at the rainbow’s end
Those flowers trampled by the hurrying rain,
Hanging their heads, knowing they would not spend
Their prodigal colors again?
“Hanging their heads, you laughed, afraid to stare
Back at the boundless apathy of blue.
While arched above them in prismatic air
Their seven colors grew.
“And then, do you remember how you said
That every flower beaten to the ground
Blossoms in beds of light, and shook your head,
Half playful, half profound?
“And stooped and picked two petals suddenly
And let them fall-do you remember-so …?”
I have forgotten. “And how you answered me?
How all the heaven flamed … Remember?” No.
(Louis Untermeyer)
More Poetry from Louis Untermeyer:
Louis Untermeyer Poems based on Topics: Light, Heaven- Eve Speaks (Louis Untermeyer Poems)
- Roast Leviathan (Louis Untermeyer Poems)
- Monolog From A Mattress (Louis Untermeyer Poems)
- Summer Storm (Louis Untermeyer Poems)
- Landscapes (Louis Untermeyer Poems)
- Magic (Louis Untermeyer Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Light Poems, Heaven PoemsBased on Keywords: prismatic