The Sooner You Guess The Smarter You Are

They bear the names of girls

Or girls were named after them,

If the latter is correct

I would have no problem.

The first relates to showers

The third always comes too soon,

The second drops in the middle

We don’t have to assume.

As for the names of girls

I’ve checked but there is no other

And regarding their positions

They follow one another.

The sooner you guess

Then the smarter you are,

If by now you’ve worked it out

You have got to be a star.

One is found in a rhyme

Another in a Judy Garland song,

One speaks of possibility

Do not be afraid to be wrong.

They are a closely-knit quarter

And here is a good chance to see,

While a quarter can be four

This quarter is actually three.

One of these is position three

But usually it’s position six,

If by now you have not guessed

Then you are really in a fix.

I put you in so I’ll get you out

You need not panic yet,

Do not give up at this time

Or you are likely to regret.

Remember the sooner you guess

The smarter you are

So by now

The answer cannot be far.

I’m at the end, I must confess

I am nearly out of clues,

If you find just one of them

The other two would be a cruise.

To be of help in this regard

I will send you to YouTube,

2-thirds of the answer you’ll find right here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfymGlI_M_8

Follow this link if you choose.

Now that you know their names

I am glad you came along,

Tell me at what point you guessed

Was it the Judy Garland song?

Stewart Russell © May 2019