The essence of joy

Is the colour I speak

Not red or the green or grey

Yellow I say!

Yellow is the childhood colour

Coated in a fondant of happiness

Yellow ducks in the baths

Lines of daffodils on paths

The colour of sunshine

Oh don’t you relish it!

The positive beat of yellow

Reluctant to blend in

The colour of butter

And hazy summer afternoons

Of sandcastles

And zingy bitter lemons

It’s blissful, bold and beautifully bright

What colour do I like

It’s yellow, that’s right!