Scavenger Hunt

[apoetwholovestosing]

Rainbows stretched across the sky,
Roses, frogs and dragonflies,

Yapping puppies, kittens puring,
Birds singing lullabies,

Cooing doves, a baby's sigh.
Soft cartooned clouds

That make you laugh,
first bears, tigers, then tall beautiful giraffes.

Pansies posing at the gate, with a frog
In top hat waiting for his fancy date.

Sunflowers and daffodils,
A bright red kite just over the hill.

Clouds and sunshine in warm embrace,
Spider webs spun like lace.

Butterflies all a flutter,
Sunbeams flowing like melted butter.

A scavenger hunt of blissful treasures
Filled with laughter without measure.

Play time, open to one and all,
Summer, winter, spring or fall.

Dorothy Alves Holmes
A poet who Loves To Sing

first posted December 2009
Written one Sunday morning in 1986

[Tom Balch]

This delightful playtime poem is filled to the brim with fun enough to cheer up the saddest of folk. Tfs , Dorothy.

[Nightmute]

A gleeful, joy-filled write, with such a happy flow, Dorothy. Thank you for sharing this wonderful, uplifting write, my friend.

[Cindy]

This poem is fun to read. As Tom said, delightful.

[Stella]

I love the frog in his top hat.. wonderful Dorothy, lots of smiley phrases here..

[Fay Slimm]

One word for this lovely read Dorothy -- - - DELIGHTFUL.

[ken.brandli]

Ah, Dorothy. What can I say? You truly have a poetic soul in tune with the wonders of nature. So many great moments packed into one piece. Let you in on a secret, I may no longer be young but I suspect you I are both still kids staring up at the clouds looking for funny shapes. It is a wonderful thing to lie on the grass watching clouds on a summer's day and find delight in using imagination to create funny images. Thank you for bringing these moments back for me!