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Searching For Words

Take a number of letters
mix them in a box square
full of more little square boxes
making many words not just a pair

It's very popular nowadays
many a newsagent sells aplenty
wordsearch books is a great love
by all both common and gentry

Many a splendid hour is spent
feeding the old grey matter
finding words within the square box
quite a challenge just for starter

This my favourite pastime
I can spend many a hour
finding words to fit the box
keeps the mind from going sour

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Cynthia Buhain-Baello

Date: 2/17/2016 4:31:00 AM

A very challenging poem to exercise the mind with words, and perhaps turning them into poems later. I listen to music and recall the lyrics of the old songs I used to sing -good mind exercise for the memory.

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 2/17/2016 4:50:00 AM

thanks Cynthia, I listen to music a lot, mostly classical but also other types too, as you say it's a good mind exercise. have blessed day, Gordon

Stacey Brown

Date: 2/10/2016 7:56:00 PM

love it! Word games keep us sharp, or so they say! Blessings, Stacey

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 2/11/2016 1:59:00 AM

thanks again Stacey, yes the sharpness of the mind keeps us in prime especially us poets!

Kelly Deschler

Date: 2/9/2016 10:46:00 PM

I have always enjoyed doing those word search puzzles. They sure help to expand our vocabularies... This is a clever write Gordon, and fun to read this evening! Great work!... Its good to see you back here on PS :)

Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 2/10/2016 4:30:00 PM

Thanks Kelly, good to be back!, glad you liked it, have blessed day, Gordon