Sometimes, they would pretend that

                                    they were somebody else.  It was okay

                                     to do whatever they wanted to do in the meadow.

                                   Days and nights passed and pretty soon

                                    Timmy and Mary grew up.  They didn’t play

                              with the big, shaggy dog as much

                                 and besides that, he seemed to sleep more anyway.

                               They didn’t have time to visit the meadow

                                 anymore either.  They were so busy that they

                                    forgot all about touching their rainbow.

                                    There were so many important things

                                     to be done.  Timmy and Mary became

                                  very responsible and everybody was so proud

                                  of them.  Their mother and father would say

                                  to their friends, “My son does this and

                                    my daughter does that! We are so proud of them!”

                                 And, Timmy and Mary were glad.

                                 Days and nights passes and pretty soon

                                Tim and Mary grew old.  They had become

                                very successful for they had worked hard

                                 for many years.  Others envied them for

                                 they had everything.  Fame and fortune

                                  belonged to them and all was well…..

                                 until one day.

                                    It started out a bright, beautiful, sunny day.

                                   The trees were so green, the sky so blue,

                              the air was fresh and clean.

                                  Then, softly, the rain began to fall.  It was

                                    a gentle rain, and for whatever reason,

                                   the sun refused to hide behind a cloud.

                                    Tim and Mary, in their big offices now,

                                     looked out their windows and at precisely

                                    the same moment saw  the rainbow.

                                    They smiled but didn’t know why.

                                    A vague feeling swept over them.

                                    It was a peaceful feeling.  It was

                                   a feeling they didn’t have much anymore.