Coloured

colour me red
that would be such a treat
cause i could climb up an apple tree
and hang from my feet

colour me yellow
on a very fine day
i could visit the sun
and dance with a ray

to be coloured blue
would bring about such a high
as i ride atop a kite
and make love to the sky

how grand would life be
coloured a lovely shade of green
like a veggie or leaf
or a succulent bean

and what about orange
a hue fun to match
i'd hope to be picked
from a crowded pumpkin patch

now indigo's a color that i fancy the most
on pretty purple pansies and boysenberry toast

alas i must settle to be the color that i am
a maroon-ish, honey brown
with a hint of cinnamon

yes,  the colour of chocolate, rich soil from the earth
peanut butter and tree bark
the skin of my birth.