Rainbow

In his fascination with the number seven, 

Isaac Newton carved the rainbow

Into seven colors, and named a hue

For each day of creation.

So the Hebrews brought order to their universe

Through a series of divisions:

They divided light from darkness,

Sky from ocean, Eve from Adam.

The plow would not be shared by ox and a*s,

Nor wheat and barley mingle in the field,

Nor linen and wool be weaved as one,

Nor Jew would marry gentile.

Yet the colors of the rainbow flow

As one continuous motion,

Indifferent to the boundaries

That arbitration sets upon them. 

We are a blend of what we were

And what we shall become,

Reflecting in ourselves

The multitudes of our heritage,

And in all our variations

A principle unites us all,

The wavelength stretching like a tether

To the depths of the invisible,

The line of our descent

Reaching back to blurry past,

Where humankind, much like a color,

Has no true beginning.

Reviews

[Lathen Griffiths]

Lovely thoughtful piece here Casey, it opens up so many other concepts also and definitely got me thinking.
Best wishes

Lathen.