COLOUR ME BLUE

I didn't know 

Blue was so many colours 
Not one, but a thousand hues, 
I wish it weren't so 
Because dejection 
Is never what I would choose. 
I want to paint rainbows 
On dark blue nights 
And decorate them with stars, 
I want the sun to shine 
Next to the moon 
And wash out all its scars. 
I want to paste a grin 
On every face 
That begins to frown, 
And put sparkles 
In every eye, that tears 
Threaten to drown. 
I want to butter the bumpy street 
So feet will slide easy 
Through rough and tiring days 
I want to merge all gloomy vapors,
Into the colours of sky and the sea 
So the blues too will be a happy shade.... 

MS