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Colouring Book

If I could give you a world

to do with as you please

I'd colour my raindrops purple

falling onto orange trees

I'd make my oceans fuschia

and each fish a different shade

so that you'll always see the love

with which this world was made....

 

I'd paint the tulips indigo

and give them yellow leaves

I'd add a touch of ruby red

to the buzzing honey bee

I'd take away all black and gray

and replace it all with white

so when you looked upon your world

you'd know that it was right...

 

I'd colour all the heavens

with the brightest apple green

and paint the stars in lilac

to match the blue moonbeams

and then I'd add a butterfly

exactly as it's made

to reflect upon the twinkling stars

so they can never fade....

The clouds I'd do in silver

to compliment the gold

and make your world a jewel in life

that never can be sold...

 

And then at last I'd sign my name

in bright bits of tangerine

You'd see all of this wonderous hue

like walking through my dream

and then I'll give you all the paints

the chalks and pastels too

For no one can ever see the shades

or the colours that are you!

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Written by
glynis-kearney
South African
Published
Jun 14, 2010
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© Glynis Kearney

written for and dedicated to my four children - Kariba, Summer, Blade and Edinne.

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