How to define the word
yellow?
Tart lemon that stings
your mouth; shining sun
that blinds your eyes;
deep blanket of daffodils
that caresses your face.
Yes, the yellow of petal
that defies early April
and its cruelty. Wild
and tamed flower, its
color reminds us
of the first light
of spring, the memory
that cannot be forgotten.
Copyright © 2011 by Linda Nemec Foster. This poem was first printed in Best Poems (May 2011). Used with the permission of the author.