If I Could Catch a Rainbow (Rainbow Connection Weekly Winners!)

This week, I stumbled upon a beautiful poem about rainbows by Sandra Lewis Pringle called "If I Could Catch a Rainbow".

As you'll see by reading and viewing our winning poems, pictures, and articles, rainbows mean many things to many people.

For me, the words of this poem summed up my myriad feelings on rainbows perfectly.

I hope you enjoy it, and our winning entries, as much as I did.

Thanks to each of you for sharing the beauty of your rainbows with me, and as you so often do, chasing away my blues.

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
And share with its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own
A place to find serenity
A place to be alone.

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them into the sea
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be what I know best
A friend that's always there.

Poem Author: Sandra Lewis Pringle

Thanks so much for helping me celebrate the thrilling beauty of all the Colors of the Rainbow this week at Rainbow Connections - Colorful Competitions!  

I hope you enjoy looking at and reading the winning photos and poems as much as I have!  

Let's give a round of applause to each of the winners listed below!  We're so excited for each of them!

1st Place is by Sue M:  "Carolina Rainbow Sunset"  

 2nd place is A DOUBLE RAINBOW! by Marianne R:  Beach Umbrella and Balloon Rainbow  

3rd place is by Gary H:  Water Fountain

4th Place is by Linda K:  Boutique Rainbow Colors  

5th Place is A DOUBLE RAINBOW! by Donna E:  Upside Down Rainbow and Rainbow Heart Birthday Girl  

6th Place is by Madame Donna C:  Rainbow of Balinese Fabrics  

7th Place is by Julie (searching for AND finding serenity) G:  A Rainbow in the Pool 

8th place is by Corina Carrasco:  Hot Air Balloon  

9th Place is A DOUBLE RAINBOW! by Lilith Dorsey:  Dazzling Store Window and Rainbow Mural  

10th Place is by Jessica S:  Water Balloons

11th Place is by Marianne K:  Australian Rainbow

12th Place is by j - Frugla Mom - r:  Gorgeous Morning on Hallandale Beach, Florida   

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Honorable Mention in the Poetry Category goes to Curt L for :  Inverted Rainbow Hope ~ A Haiku for Donald M & You  

Honorable Mention in the Poetry Category goes to Bethany C for:  Hope is a Multicolored Rainbow

Honorable Mention in the Photo Essay Category goes to Madame Donna C for:  Madame Donna's Psychedelic Airport Experience: Prisms

Honorable Mention in the Creative Artistry Category goes to Bhawana Busy Buzzy B:  Rainbow at Santa Monica Pier  - 4th of July