Colour Me

Once upon a time, in the days of silent film Colour was banned in the whole wide world Everything was black, white and grey Black was night and white was day Then one day, there was a storm so strong Thunder and lightning crashed on Earth for long When it cleared, when the sun did shine On the horizon was a curly line This was a rainbow of colour, it flickered and it flashed Across the land at speeds so fast It painted leaves with shades of green A hundred tints that had never been seen It painted the streams and the rivers blue Corn fields sprang with a yellowy hue Poppies came out with a brilliant red All across the land this colour thing spread A magic was flowing throughout the land Never again would things be bland There was pinks and greens and tangerine blue Orange and cream and other colours too The colours had names with a magical light They bounced on the dull and they turned it bright There was of sense of joy and a new sense of fun Colour was in fashion, it had only just begun There was android green and atomic tangerine Blanched almond and bottle green Dogwood rose with denim and fawn A thousand greens on the grass to be thrown Electric purple and electric perth A thousand million colours that would splash upon the Earth To mention all the colours would take a thousand years So spread some joy and colour and throw away the tears