Time to Plant a Little Seed
Written by S. J. Little
Entered in Spring Fling Kidlit Contest
https://ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling-kidlit-contest
https://sites.google.com/view/springflingwritingcontest/main
Contest: “Find a gif and write a spring-inspired story.”
Max word count: 150
Current word count: 127
Gif source: https://gfycat.com/liquidsophisticatedbarebirdbat-timelapse-seedling-growing-squash-garden
Time to plant a little seed.
Read instructions, then proceed.
Dirt and water, will I need,
Sun to make it grow with speed.
First I dig a hole, so small.
Then in it, a seed will fall.
Brush with dirt to hide it all.
Sprinkle water; now we stall.
Wait a little, wait a lot,
Day by day, I watch the spot.
“Will it grow at all?” I thought.
“Must I wait this long for naught?”
Look! I see it starts to show!
Bit by bit, but oh so slow.
It is coming, this I know.
Hurry up and grow, grow, grow!
Add more water, wait more days,
Let it feel the sun’s warm gaze.
Up and up its leaves will raise,
Thrilling me with bright displays!
Nancy Derey Riley says:
Nice story. I like your rhyme. Good luck!
S. J. Little says:
Thanks, Nancy! Good luck to you as well!
Lori Sheroan says:
Great rhyme, and a good way to introduce kids to new vocabulary like “naught,” “stall,” and “proceed.”
S. J. Little says:
Thanks, Lori! I had fun playing around with the wording.
Kaitlyn Sanchez says:
What a fun way to show how things grow! It IS so hard to wait, isn’t it?! Thank you for entering this rhyming to the Spring Fling Kidlit Contest
S. J. Little says:
Thanks for your comment, Kaitlyn, and thank you for all your work in putting on the Spring Fling Kidlit Contest!