Children's Poetry - The Rainbow









       
      The Rainbow
 Boats sail on the rivers,
   And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
   Are prettier than these.

There are bridges on the rivers,
   As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
   And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
   Is prettier far than these.

       By Christina Rossetti 1872