Gustav, cloak me in yellow.
My golden mantle shimmers
as does my heart in your embrace.
Your mouth meets mine,
a kiss divine.
Surround me in yellow, Vincent.
Bouquet me with sunflowers.
Run beside me round yeasty haystacks.
Worry not my darling,
your works shall be loved
Dazzle me in yellow, William.
Ease my loneliness,
wander with me beneath cumulus clouds.
Dance with me, as daffodils do,
waving brightly in the hills we climb.
Someone, please, mesmerize us with yellow.
Glaze our eyes in sunshine.
Brush merriment into wildflower scenes.
Blend colors into happiness upon your palette.
Make this world a wondrous place.
Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. Today Sarah asks us to consider the color yellow. My poem references The Kiss by Gustav Klimt; Sunflowers and Haystacks, both paintings by Vincent Van Gogh; and the poem Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
Art work images are in public domain. Daffodils image from Pixabay.com
lillian the home poet 
I love your yellow references, Lill – such joy! Nobody did yellow quite like Vincent, did they? Such an ebullient poem.
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How joyful this sounds Lillian. Love the color palette and ode to the artists.
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Such gorgeous, gorgeous referencing here, Lillian! I especially admire; “Dazzle me in yellow, William. Ease my loneliness, wander with me beneath cumulus clouds.” You rocked the prompt! 😍😍
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I think you made an excellent job in weaving all those artists together… the love of yellow is so apparent in Vincent’s paintings.
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It’s that great minds thing again, Lill! I too referred to Vincent in my yellow poem. And funnily enough, I have a print of a yellow Klimt painting on my wall and I can see it from here, the one of Adele Bloch-Bauer.
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Love today’s poem. Brightened my day for sure! xo
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Such a delightful, joyous write, Lillian! Wonderful nod to various artists.
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Where would we be without yellow? There would be no green either. I love your artistic yellows 🙂
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Lillian, this is a lovely tribute poem to yellow and the artists who know how to use it.
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Well done, Lillian! Artists love yellow, although it is very easy to become diluted with other shades. True yellow is much like white… you can see right through it.
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One of my flavorists, The Kiss #1!! Your poem is lovely, Lillian .. lovely.
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Artists who squeeze yellow from a tube in sword-strokes are warriors of delight! How wonder-fully you celebrate them here.
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I love your artistic references, Lillian–the gold of Klimt, the Arles yellow of Van Gogh, and Wordsworth’s daffodils. All iconic. Lovely!
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