“They” used to say, “Man, I’m on such a high right now,” when something made you big-time happy. And some said that when they inhaled certain kinds of smoke. But let’s not go there. The reason I brought it up is to talk about a rainbow high.

And the rainbow high comes from an actual rainbow.

Not just some bright colors in an arch, or on a flag, or painted across a unicorn. No, I’m talkin’ about the beautiful colors you see after it rains and the sun shines on the water high in the sky. Yeah, a real, refracted light rainbow.

I remember, back in the 80’s, when I enjoyed seeing rainbows almost every afternoon from the patio of my apartment in Lakewood, Colorado. There were so many that I wrote a political song called “Rainbow City.”

Anyway…

There’s a large group of people who’ve done their unbalanced best to steal the meaning of the rainbow. They’ve tried to adopt it to their lifestyle choices, which contradict what God says.

Speaking of God, He invented light and colors, in case you didn’t know, but I’m sure you do. And He’s the one who said it’s a sign of His pledge with every creature on the Earth.

That’s why I wrote this short story and poem a few years ago.

Rainbow riders are very special people. In the first place, they wear special boots that help them jump real high into the sky. Then they can jump on a brand new rainbow and ride it all the way around the world. And rainbow riders love to eat colorful fruits and berries. They fill their plates with cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberries, blueberries, honeydew, and pineapple. They know if they eat plenty of fruit they’ll be able to jump higher and ride away into the sunset.

Now, if you just sit back and close your eyes and look real hard, you might just see some of those rainbow riders riding rainbows behind your eyelids.

Now, THAT’S what I call a rainbow high.

And if you really focus, you might be able to jump up and join the…

Rainbow Riders

Riding on a rainbow after all the raindrops fell…
Little rainbow riders didn’t hear the dinner bell…
So they kept on riding through the sky above the clouds…
High above the weather and away from all the crowds.

They could see the sailing ships and fishes in the sea…
They could see the pyramids and lands of mystery…
All the world was like a book with video and sound…
And they could turn the pages just by going ’round and ’round.

Little rainbow riders ride the rainbows till they fade…
Then they land on earth and have a picnic in the shade…
They fill their bowls with berries and juicy melons too…
And fall asleep and dream of riding rainbows through the blue.  © 2013

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