A sunbeam traveled down a cloud
And dropped upon a bell
Suspended from a church tower-
And at it's ringing, fell
Upon a lady's fancy hat;
It trembled on a flower
Then chased a yellow butterfly
And wandered for an hour.
At last it settled in a drop
Of dew, upon the grass
And there it waited, napping
Till a new day came to pass.
It spied a baby on a swing
And landed in it's eye
It hung there very quietly
Till the child began to cry-
A mama came to gather close
Her offspring, and depart
And that is how a rainbow
Comes to live in Mother's heart.
Patti Masterman
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-mother-s-heart-4/
