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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Write for the FANTASY and/or SCI FI Genre (10/16/14)
A little girl awoke one day,
To see on window sill,
An incandescent fairy child,
Just sitting there quite still.

She wondered if the sight she saw
Was actually real
And asked her unexpected guest
Her true self to reveal.

“I’m not from Pixie Hollow,
But a planet far away,
Where other fairies just like me
Live happily each day.

I don’t have any fairy dust;
Instead I’ve tiny beads.
I wear them strung around my neck
To prompt me to good deeds.

Of nature I have no control.
That’s all left up to God.
When other fairies claim they do,
I think that’s somewhat odd.

And when I venture to your world
Of strange inhabitants,
I’m held in fascination by
Your music and your dance.

But one thing I can’t understand
Is how in recent years
You all keep talking to yourselves
With gadgets on your ears.

Some say that I’m invisible,
But seen by naked eye,
I easily resemble most
A giant butterfly.

Although I am diminutive,
I’m also very nimble.
If need be, I can hide inside
A lady’s sewing thimble.

My real first name is Twinkle Pink,
But I just go by Wink.
And you and I would have great fun,
If only you could shrink.

And now I’ve chores at home to do.
I’m sorry I can’t stay.”
She left some fairy beads behind
Before she flew away.

The little girl was sad to see
Her visitor depart
But knew she’d hold the memory
Forever in her heart.
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Virgil Youngblood 
10/23/14
A delightful read. Well done.
C D Swanson 
10/25/14
Sweet and delightful.

God bless!
Cheryl Harrison
10/27/14
So cute! Love the cadence. Also thought the play on words with the name "wink" was clever. I think this would be a cute illustrated children's book. Keep writing.
Yvonne Blake 
10/27/14
*smile*
This would be any little girl's dream.
Lindsey Ruby 
10/27/14
It WOULD be a little girls dream! I am going to make sure and read it to my little one when she comes home from school.

I just love rhymes and you do it so great.

Two thumbs up.
Beth LaBuff 
10/28/14
This has such an enchanting quality. If you ever get this illustrated I think it would become a favorite of two little great grandchildren. I love the beads, the names, and the message tucked inside this beautiful piece of fancy! <3 Love this!
Judith Gayle Smith-Owens Vitouswykegardinerclark
10/28/14
A perfectly delightful fantasy . . .
Loving you in and through and because of the Christ, Judi
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
Noel Mitaxa 
10/28/14
Very picturesque writing, and yes, I can also see a children's book arising from here. Great writing.
Ellen Carr 
10/29/14
A lovely fairy poem which, I agree with others, would make a wonderful children's picture book. Great rhymes and concept.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
10/31/14
Congratulations on ranking 12th overall! Happy Dance!
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
10/31/14
My eye caught the comment children's book, so I had to go back and read it because that is my favorite genre. I totally agree. It might need some tiny tweaks (after all you wrote it in under a week), but with the right illustrator, I think it would be an awesome picture book. I self-published mine last year and have been blessed beyond my wildest expectations. You must do more with this piece. The message is simultaneously timeless and perfect for today's world. I love it and do hope you'll consider turning it into one. Both child and adult will be entranced by your words and message.