Y is for Yellow

Hailstones and Halibut Bones:  Adventures in Color by Mary O'Neill is a book I've had for many years.  She's written a poem about each color.  Here's yellow:

Yellow is the color of the sun,

The feeling of fun,

The yolk of an egg,

A duck's bill,

A canary bird

And a daffodil

Yellow's sweet corn,

Ripe oats,

Hummingbirds'

Little throats

Summer squash and

Chinese silk,

The cream on top

Of Jersey milk,

Dandelions and

Daisy hearts,

Custard pies and

Lemon tarts

Yellow blinks

On summer nights

In the off and on

Of firefly lights

Yellow's a topaz,

A candle flame.

Felicity is a

Yellow name.

Yellow's mimosa,

And I guess

Yellow's the color of

Happiness