A Fire and a Rainbow

A chance encounter that changes you for the better.

How would I describe you if I was the poetic type
If I could let words leap into flight

You see I was traveling lost in the night
Eyes adjusted again to the dark
Skin numb with the familiar chill
Stumbling about in the woods somewhere far
When out of nowhere, a most unexpected sight

A bright flame of fire
The inviting warm glow drew me close
Quickly, I admit, it lead to desire
The longer I stayed, the more I wanted to know


Let me describe it another way:

Rainbows can’t exist in a world of black and white
With you around, my colors were coming back to life
No longer trapped in a world of gray
Sad thing about rainbows, they don’t stay

The fleeting moments I tried to take in
Knowing the darkness was out prowling

Returning to the cold I cannot fully say
For I stole an ember as the fire went out
And yes it still glows bright, even today
How long it might last, that too I wonder now