Once upon a time,
The colours had a fight;
Each one of them in line,
Proclaimed their right.
Green proudly averred,
‘ I'm the one on Earth,
With be-witching greenery covered—
None is so very worth.'
Blue came forward to say,
‘Oh! My! The rolling sea,
And the skies in sway,
Are all but blue, you see! '
Yellow stood soaring,
‘ Colours of the Sun and Moon
Are mine—brightly glowing,
Only I've the lovely boon, '
Red rushed to declare,
‘I'm in blood—in precious lives,
And am to lead, I swear,
Let's end the stupid jibes.'
Suddenly thunder crashed,
The sky was lit with lighting;
Rain poured and lashed,
The colours were in fear, trembling
They held their hands to-gether,
In their tremendous woe;
And Lo! United they were in splendour,
As they formed an alluring Rainbow!
Unity is not only harmonious like this evocative poem, but achieves so much more as minds and hands and hearts seek to achieve for common goals, as one.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Agreeing with the poet below :) the last stanza was a perfect finale for me.