Rainbow Jane

listening to the voices

Rainbow Jane

sitting in her window pane

counting the shadows

dancing in her brain

waiting for them to say

walk-about the lane

The voices they tell her

where she ought to go

where she goes who knows

but the dancing shadows

and her bare feet with painted toes

See Jane swims the moat

when there never was a castle

she walks in the snow

while she waits in the water

no one comes to tell her

the shadows don't know

so on a walk-about she does go

the voices they chatter

to Jane it won't matter

she'll listen to what they say

Rainbow Jane

in her window pain

Author's Note

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Reviews

[alifeacoustic]

Wow. I began reading this and thought of Jane, the free spirit, following her heart. Then I got blammed with the last line and thought, whaaat? Poor dead Jane. Maybe freedom has its price. And maybe thats the moral of this tale, if you are gonna walk free, remember to look where you are going.
Captivating write. Superb.

[jesserose99]

Thank you for your kind review...and I don't know about that last line being confusing because she is a little crazy our Jane, she could be alive too and still be a Doe 'seeing rainbows' it's kind of left up to interpretation.

[alifeacoustic]

Ah, I see that now, reading it again.

[Candace]

Lovely! Great imagery! Inspirational

[jesserose99]

Thanks Candace!!

[Terry O'Leary]

An enchanting poem... though I didn't understand the refernce to "Doe"...

[jesserose99]

Thank you Terry, I think the poem can do without that line, because my interpretation seems to be different to how it is coming across. I appreciate you telling me that because I like the poem now better without it!!

[Lydia Shutter]

A bit of a psychological thriller here. Your poetry has an innocence factor. The rhyme belies the meaning behind the words. I liked the take on pain/pane. Good one. Lydi**