Yellow Is the Colour

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 24 Mar 2019
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I seriously mean it,
I don't talk in jest,
of all the colours
yellow is the best,
 
Reminiscent of citrus
and lemon zest,
of pale lager beer
at the Oktoberfest;
 
of the fiery sun
which in turn
warms our skin
and also burns;
 
of a cute bird,
a fluffy canary,
seemingly fat
but rather airy;
 
of the succulent taste
of a golden yolk
that is the result
of an egg that broke;
 
of Italian polenta
a meal that is made
with maize flour
of the finest grade;
 
of the yellow jersey
at the Tour de France
where victory hinges
on a mere chance.
 
This is for certain
my favourite hue
but of what you like
I haven't a clue.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2019
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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

I loved that second stanza, made my mouth water, felt quite thirsty just reading it.

You've bought the zest to yellow and made it your own.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Cheers Jenny, down the hatch. I'll join you with a pint of the amber nectar, as the Australians say. Nothing as refreshing on a warm day.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I enjoyed verse 5 about the egg! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

I think you are ahead in the polls with this one.  Yellow is topical at the moment with daffs in my garden.

Really liked this one.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I deliberately omitted the daffs, Graham, I didn't want to plagiarise Wordsworth and could not think of a suitable substitute for 'a host of daffodils'.
Thanks for your appreciation.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Yellow is also traditionally the colour for faithfulness. Think of some old songs and yellow ribbons.

Keep well Luigi!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Thanks for the information, Nolan. yes It is a new one on me.

Regards, Luigi