The Redefinition of the Rainbow Myth



        The rainbow isn't the road.  
        Walking on it, you fall through.

        You use the rainbow to calculate your
        course, like an ancient seaman using
        his astrolab.

        You spend years struggling through shrub-and-
        rock laden fields.

        At the end, there is a Pot of Gold.
        But don't look too long - move!

        everyone wants the Gold, and
        they will trample you like tractors.



        --jennifer crystal chien