Mellow Yellow

I’ve never been mad about saffron,
or turmeric, come to that
and the colour yellow
doesn’t suit me,
makes me look
strangely
washed out,
or so I think.
I like the colour though,
love daffodils
and buttercups,
even dandelions,
so I could celebrate them
by wearing it concealed.
But no one would know if they couldn’t see
so I don’t do that.
Instead it graces my kitchen walls.
There it’s timeless,
part of the kitchen
in every place I’ve lived
from back then to eternity.





First published in Culture Cult, Self-Identity issue, Fall 2022