Especially Sweet

Moments of childhood joy in the grass

Sweet as sugar
One, two, three
Who will find it, you or me?

Sucking nectar,
The greatest joys are small
Children searching, one and all

Each find a beauty,
Each top so sweet
And somewhere hides a secret treat

Nimble fingers counting
Clever eyes squint at the grass
Excitement shines in them, bright as glass

The search goes on
It will be the sweetest yet
the find so mysterious, it's magic I bet
If only...

Notes ▶︎

Written for the "The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" 
Third place winner: "March Winners"  

Prompt: Clover

Taboo words:
luck
fortune
promise
green
leaf
or any derivatives of these words

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