Faith, Rocks and Other Rainbows – Rob Platts (with inspiration from Voltaire)

If thoughts were carried on scented winds
and prayers were caught by candle light,
If love was found under seaside rocks
and dreams fell ripe from talking trees,
If faith was kept afloat, gliding,
in a green canoe,
and fish knew
our given names
and how to let us go,
If life was more than a teardrop
clinging, briefly, to a smile
and if wars were fought with lollipops and laughter
and our children never cried,
would we still need those good books
and rainbows in the sky?

Rob Platts