RAINBOW AT THE PEAK

Now overhead a rainbow, bursting through

The scattering clouds, shone, spanning the dark sea,

Resting its bright base on the quivering blue,

And all within its arch appeared to be

Clearer than that without, and its wide hue

Waxed broad and waving, like a banner free,

Then changed like to a bow that's bent, and then

Forsook the dim eyes of those shipwrecked men.
It changed of course -- a heavenly chameleon,

The airy child of vapour and the sun,

Brought forth in purple, cradled in vermilion,

Baptized in molten gold and swathed in dun,

Glittering like crescents o'er a Turk's pavilion

And blending every colour into one...
Our shipwrecked seamen thought it a good omen;

It is as well to think so now and then.

'Twas an old custom of the Greek and Roman,

And may become of great advantage when

Folks are discouraged; and most surely no men

Had greater need to nerve themselves again

Than those, and so this rainbow looked like hope,

Quite a celestial kaleidoscope.--

George Gordon, Lord Byron, Don Juan, Canto II, 1819

BEAUTIFUL LOVE

How do you describe a "Beautiful Love?"

How do you know it when you see it?

I see Beautiful Love in my life partner, lover and friend.

Let me describe this Beautiful Love by using her beautiful name

BECKY

B - Blessing

She blesses my life with beautiful grace

that comes from from the depth of her soul

I can only describe it as unending joy

that makes my heart overflow

E - Exuberance

Her bubbly spirit , her spontaneous wit

Blended with mine makes a wonderful fit

C - Constant

She's so faithful and helpful when I need a hand

I trust and adore her I'm her number one fan

K - Kissible

Her lips are so soft, her hugs are just right

I'd love to hold her throughout a cold night

Y- Yielding

I love how she flex's and gives into my wishes

I think I'll get up and finish the dishes.

A Beautiful Love is ours through the ages

to tell all that we have

would take many more pages

ANNIE 'S GOT HER GUN !!!

ANNIE OAKLEY OR ANNIE DUFFIELD ??

WHO'S THE BEST IN THE WEST ??