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Johnny’s off to chase a rainbow
Searching for the pot of gold
Easy way for him to gain dough
From the stories he’d been told

Running through the bramble cane row
Stubbed his toe and down he rolled
He’d ignore the awful pain though
Searching for the pot of gold

Sun comes out and there’s no rainbow
Trail for pot of gold runs cold
Empty handed, now in pain, so
Back to work ‘till he grows old.

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Johnny was chasing a pot

Of gold that he wanted a lot

But while he was joggin'

He fell on his noggin

And dreams of a fortune were shot.

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So Johnny was deeply in debt

"There's gold in that rainbow, I bet!"

He ran off to find it

But always behind it

He's chasing that pot of gold yet.

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Getting rich quickly is easy

You don't even have to be sleazy

There's gold at the end

Of rainbows, my friend

Not really; I'm just being teasy.

Comments: 30

elizabeth evans Feb 17, 2013, 10:35am UTC

And my mother always said "Seek and you shall find". Another old wives' tale.

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 10:37am UTC

Thanks, Bob. Not very clever, just a silly verse setting a theme and a few limericks.

Chris Brockman Feb 17, 2013, 10:46am UTC

Hey John, this isn't nonsense; it make pretty good sense, clever in either case.

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 10:50am UTC

Yeah, just silly, not really nonsense.

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Magi the magical poet is flowing with the wind Feb 17, 2013, 11:34am UTC

A fun post to read, John.

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 11:38am UTC

Thanks, Magi.

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Pam Brittain Feb 17, 2013, 1:06pm UTC

I think you should write another one and let him find his gold. What, I wonder, would he do.

Great, silly poem. I love it!

Priscilla P. Feb 17, 2013, 1:48pm UTC

What a fun idea--like fantacizing what to do with lottery winnings.

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 2:03pm UTC

Thanks, Pam & Priscilla.

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Sonia M. Feb 17, 2013, 1:43pm UTC

Fun poem!

I've always loved the limericks best...although I'm not that clever with them...

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 2:03pm UTC

Thanks, Sonia.

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Priscilla P. Feb 17, 2013, 1:47pm UTC

makes lighthearted fun of a path some choose to follow and other may wish they had....

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 2:05pm UTC

Thanks, Priscilla. Yes, I guess it could be thought of metaphorically as those who irresponsibly seek riches, though I was just having fun.

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A. F. Stewart Feb 17, 2013, 2:22pm UTC

A delightful bit of verse.

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 3:19pm UTC

Thanks, Anita.

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Doug Westberg Feb 17, 2013, 6:04pm UTC

Wow! Very nicely done! Featured @ GWE. Thanks for playing SunWinks!

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 6:29pm UTC

Thanks, Doug. I hope it's OK if I do another.

Doug Westberg Feb 17, 2013, 9:17pm UTC

Does the Pope wear a funny hat? Of course it's ok, silly!

JOHN BECK Feb 17, 2013, 9:54pm UTC

Thanks.

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Janet "Jax" B. Feb 18, 2013, 2:29am UTC

The gold at the end of the rainbow is usually left by the neighbor's dog....

Janet "Jax" B. Feb 18, 2013, 2:29am UTC

(just don't step in it)

JOHN BECK Feb 18, 2013, 8:05am UTC

Ha! Thanks, Jax.

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Ms Lee P. Feb 18, 2013, 7:10pm UTC

My leprachaun friend, Hamilin, is the keeper of all the rainbow gold and I know where he lives. He is also very stingy and will NOT share his pots of gold. So tell Johnny to stop looking, he's wasting his time .... LOL!