Glitter and Glue

Every year Susanna Leonard Hill runs several writing contests. This year I entered her Valentiny contest which required stories be no more than 214 words. The theme was "enthusiasm". I had so much fun writing Glitter and Glue and am happy to announce that it was a 6th place finalist!

Glitter and Glue

Wow! Valentine’s Day was tomorrow!
And Emersyn just couldn’t wait!
She gathered her pencils, 
some markers and stencils,
a card box she’d have to create!

Her mom made a cut with some scissors
so cards could slip right down inside.
The next thing to do, 
was cut hearts and pour glue--
the glitter could then be applied!

CUT, CUT, SNIP, SNIP, SNIP went the scissors,
big hearts of pink, purple, and red.
As she opened the glue, 
her doggy ran through--
now Spike wears a heart on his head!

“Hey Mom, do we have any ribbon?”
Out came the big box of craft tools.
With loops and big twirls, 
forming hearts, shaping curls--
she ended up using six spools!

Excitement just kept growing bigger!
Her box would surprise EVERYONE!
She colored and painted, 
her mom almost fainted,
POOF! Glitter had just now begun!

In no time she twinkled with color.
Her Valentine box sparkled too!
The table, the cat, 
and her kitchen’s floor mat
were coated in sticky, wet glue.

But Emersyn cheered, “YAY, I did it!
It’s magical just like I planned!”
Mom said to her sweetly, 
“Come set it here neatly.”
“I can’t Mom, it’s stuck to my hand!”