2015 Woodbury Days Medallion Hunt

Today’s the day! It’s beginning! A brand new medallion hunt
Hope springs eternal! Roses and cupcakes for all 
Think hard until the treasure’s been found
Should clues get too hard, worst case, you can always punt

Now before you start looking high and low
If you want to find the puck made of stone
Listen here veterans and newbies
There a few rules you’ve got to know

First and foremost, it’s hidden in the most public of places
So no searching in private or shared yards or non-city parks
No door knocking is necessary, all are welcome at the rock’s home
But remember your best manners, all politeness, good graces

Oh, you should get familiar with a few tips and tricks
Throw out your old assumptions, new clue writer this year
Daily kickoff occurs at Anchor Bank at 9 a.m.
Don’t go digging or climbing, putting or diving; do no damage, just poke with sticks.

Good luck and get going, don’t wait at the station
There are old-timers, know-it-alls and smarties 
Who've started pacing the grounds and pawing around 
Just hope you can find it ‘fore Woodbury Days’ celebration

Anyone can find this thing — any Tom, Dick, or Frank
Get a team together or go it alone
Enjoy our green, green parks
Call the paper, start the party, bring it to the bank!

I was up all Tuesday Morning and night
Waiting for a right time
To hide the prize
And then take flight

So many neighbors
In this town pass by or just walk around
Clue writer was determined for
No waste of my labors

I stayed off the skate park
Out of water
Did not part the sea of traffic
But did have a lark

This hunt should be hard, not so easy
‘Less you tiptoe 140 miles in Woodbury
After which surely you’ll receive
That blessed $500 mostly for free

This shan’t shock you
No one’s turned in the gold
Clue three is a clincher
Not one to poo-poo

To you nature’s calling
As Gordon knows best
Don’t see snapping turtle
Then you’re surely bawling

That medallion’s not gone; it’s out there somewhere
It’s yours to be had
You can find it, you must
Hidden quite well, I solemnly swear

Monday has come
Much to your chagrin
This clue writer teased you
Your stone not quite home

But mere paces it is from big rock of dear Bailey
As very new nursery rhymes we keep on chasing
Stay the course, follow gut feelings to a cloister of safety
Or more clues will taunt you, we’ll publish them daily

Heads toward an easterly city
Not sister but friend
Where a river is flowing
And shops are so pretty

Go by virtue of local Road crooked
Sans north-south or east-west
Picture a medallion hanging handy
If you happened to have looked

We’ve looked far and ranged
Time to get you all closer to winning this contest
We put our heads together and wondered
Still she stays, well, estranged

Think on this riddle and our next move will be 
To see the clue’s in the number 
Of the clue released today
One that points us quite near to public safety

Stay out of their route and out of their way
It’s not near cops’ buildings, it’s not on their lawns 
Nor in parking lots yon, the medallion is hidden in a park
As I told you, take the trail, a promenade away
 

They died for our country, our earthly heaven 
Five flags fly over medallion
Walk the plank but no jumping
Count the pier pilings, one short of seven

It’s nestled and snuggled in some favorite stores’ totes
Kowalski’s and Target and Boston’s Green Monster
On the treasure lies a message
Redeem with the newspaper it notes

Happy Woodbury Days!
You’ve made it, what a hunt
Today you should find it
Or what if it stays?

No, we can’t leave it behind
Jewel made of marble
No, lead you I will 
This time I’ll be kind

Go to the hall of your town
Park by the memorial 
Head onto the boardwalk
And by gully look down!

Then in your rewards you might cash
Congrats! Come to Anchor Bank
For a big check-writing party 
In exchange for your stash

It’s over now, to your story you can cleave
With great pride you’ll tell next generations
How you found the medallion
Right smack on Woodbury Days eve