yellow's the color of happiness

As Havalah gets older it is so rewarding to watch more of her personality emerge. We've come to discover that when she's working with her hands, being creative, she's the happiest and most relaxed. This morning I came into the kitchen to find this bouquet of flowers that she picked for us. Sunny, happy yellow. When I saw all the different flowers, all of them yellow, I thought of this poem from Hailstones and Halibut Bones.

What Is 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's a

Yellow name.

Yellow's mimosa,

And I guess,

Yellow's the color of

Happiness.