I have always been seeking creative ventures. As a photographer, the world has opened up for me. I am in such great admiration of the women photographers whose blogs I follow. The digital world is a playground too large for me to comprehend, but I love it! I am a wife, mother, step-mother, friend, mentor, advisor, daughter, and artist. I am so fortunate, that I find it difficult to explain to others the depth of my gratitude.
An Ode to Yellow
By Ellen Reed
Yellow...
Mellow yellow...
Sunny yellow...
Pale yellow...
Lemony yellow...
Ribbon yellow...
I am curious, yellow...
How do I love thee, yellow?
Let me count the ways...
(sorry WS!)
The tulips in the spring,
A lollipop so tangy
it makes my tongue sting.
The sunshine, smiley face
that dominated
the late 60's.
The school bus that was faded
from so many miles delivering
in the hot southern sun.
Yellow can be irritating
if found in your laundry of whites.
And more so, if your newspaper
was left out to fry in the noonday rays.
But the yellow
I speak of so glowingly...
is the yellow of young children's hair
in the sunshine.
It is the pale yellow of cream
It is the yellow
of lemon sherbet
and
"nanner buddin".
It is sweet with a tang.
It smiles at you from across the room.
It is friendly,
courteous
and at times,
sophisticated.
It is never haughty
or presumptuous
and never demands
your attention.
It is
American
in it's gesture,
with an outstretched hand
to welcome you.
It is the color
of ballpark mustard
at the ol' ball game.
We make
lemonade out of
the lemons life hands us.
And so it is
with yellow,
the most positive
of colors.
Smiles.
What are -your- associations with yellow? Any fabulous yellow memories?
All images copyrighted Ellen Reed