Christian poem 'The Promise of the Rainbow' by Maureen Levins (Christart.com)

The Promise of the Rainbow
by Maureen Levins

God's heart was filled with sadness, for what he saw in man.
So he sent a mighty flood to rise, across all the land.
The rain came down as tears, as all of mankind died.
Except for Noah's family, and two animals of each kind.
It rained for forty days, and forty long nights too,
As God wept upon the land he'd made, and for all of mankind, too.
And then God stopped his tears, and the sun shone bright once more;
And Noah opened the arc's windows, and also the arc's door.
The waters slowly 'ceded, and a dove sent to explore,
Was sent out to search for land, and one day came back no more.
And then God in his mercy, promised Noah's family and wife,
That ne'er again would rain destroy, all mankind and life.
As a reminder of his promise, God painted up so high,
A bow of many colors, to dance across the sky.
God's promise good back then, is just as good today,
As any promise ever made, in answer when you pray.