" You're exhausted, I'll take over. " Mrs God left Him in the care of Raphael, went to the Pearly Gates and drew a triple rainbow around the Earth so that everyone would feel hope, then, summoning Gabriel, they went together to bring the prodigal Lucifer home.
After half a lifetime of telling each other jokes at bedtime, Mme Duchamp had run out of idees. Then, inspired by a glass of water, she whispered in her husband's ear ' I'm leaving my teeth in tonight mon cheri, and I am filled with hope. " at which M. Duchamp roared with laughter.
She holds the bottle up to the light;
Deep amber containing a rainbow,
Jewelled droplets suspended within,
Held by a substance acquired over aeons,
Her potent concoction called simply hope,
As she unscrews the stopper,
It's aroma escapes.