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Thursday, December 18, 2025

POEM OF THE DAY

Thomas Campbell, 1777 - 1844. Poet and critic 
Artist :  Henry Room (1802–1850)  
Collection : National Galleries Scotland   
Public domain 
Via WIKIMEDIA COMMONS


The Rainbow


Triumphal arch, that fills the sky
When storms prepare to part,
I ask not proud Philosophy
To teach me what thou art.
Still seem, as to my childhood’s sight,
A midway station given,
For happy spirits to alight,
Betwixt the earth and heaven.


Thomas Campbell

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