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
