This month began with another 50 Precious Words entry!
Cutting words is always a challenge for me. I have such a hard time letting go!
But narrowing down a story to only 50 words? Whew. Tough stuff.
Anyway, this year I’d been reading over one of my faves: A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES and I kept seeing images of fairies and forests and hearing a bouncing rhythm in my head. I thought about writing in rhyme but that didn’t last long.
What I ended up with wound up also being inspired by my garden. Or… the weeds in my yard. Whatever. The pretty flowering things.
Here is my entry:
FAIRY GARDEN
by Rosemary Lynn
(49 words)
There were fairies in her garden.
They liked the roses and
the daffodils.
At least they did last Saturday,
but didn’t anymore.
She checked the wilted roses.
Between the drooping daffodils.
No fairies.
None.
She watered. Waited. Watched.
The sun returned and –
BUZZZZZ!
So many fairies in her garden.
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Happy Reading
xo Rosemary