My Favorite Color

Over the green circle it sits above; Under the red circle it shines below; When the traffic light goes in between do you speed up or do you go slow? Mix it with red and you get orange; Mix it with blue and you get green; Mix it in the sky on a summer’s day and it’s the hottest day you have seen. It’s a caution flag at a NASCAR race; It’s a warning card in a footballer’s face; It’s a penalty flag in the USA thrown on an American football play. It’s the color of snow you should not eat; It’s a taxi cab on a New York street; It’s a six foot eight, Big Bird suit; It’s the outside of the banana fruit. It’s a fever that you want to avoid; It’s a neutral color for a girl or a boy; It shimmers and shakes as lemon Jell-O It’s my favorite color – a bright yellow. written and posted 2/13/14 for Francine Roberts' "Here Comes the Sun" contest.