Terry Miller Poet Rhyme

Dot To Dot

It seems strange now that I did not see
as I joined the dots one, two, and three.
Even through numbers four, five and six,
there was nothing I saw, nada, nix.
The pencil in hand soon did combine
a line between seven, eight, and nine;
then ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen
(past my age) and still, nothing was seen.
I skipped quickly from there to nineteen
yelled; I think it's a giant sardine.
Dad said no, son, you need to do more.
Slowly the line went past twenty-four,
so far, way past, now to forty-four.
The pencil went blunt, my fingers sore.
A big round circle to fifty-eight
I thought I saw it and said wait, wait!
No need to wait 'till hundred and ten
I saw what was there, a big fat hen!

I kept going past hundred and nine,
finished, coloured; it was mighty fine.




Dot to Dot Poetry Contest; placed 2nd
Sponsored by: Kim Rodrigues
Date written: 17th November 2022

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Sam Kauffman December 30, 2022 at 10:14 AM Just delightful Terry! Brought back happy memories of doing the dot to dot puzzles as a child! Congrats and high fives! Blessings! Happy New Year! Terry Miller January 6, 2023 at 7:22 AM Thanks, Sam; glad you enjoyed it!

Hat Bueckert December 22, 2022 at 8:48 PM A giant sardine! Excellent entry and congrats on your win! Terry Miller December 24, 2022 at 12:09 AM Thank you Hat

Kim Rodrigues December 22, 2022 at 2:59 PM You stayed on task with your father, your guide. Impression, you learned more than is apparent. Congratulations on 2nd place in my contest, Terry! Terry Miller December 24, 2022 at 12:10 AM Thank you Kim, for the placement and for running the contest, it was a fun challenge.

Reason A. Poteet December 14, 2022 at 3:40 AM Excellent dot to dot entry. I foresee a winner here. My grandchildren loved them and now that they've grown, I need to show them your poem. An early commendation for a fine rhyme. Terry Miller December 24, 2022 at 12:11 AM Thank you so much for your kind comments.

Terry Flood November 26, 2022 at 11:03 AM Thanks for showing me how it’s done, Terry. My own entry to this contest is in my mind for deletion… I can’t help thinking it’s abysmal. As soon as I come up with something better, it’s gone! I like this though, and trust it will do well. Good luck. Terry Terry Miller November 28, 2022 at 1:41 AM Thanks Terry, I really liked your entry, it should do well