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For Eve Roper's 111 Contest Picture Prompt Poetry Contest

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The Magic Book

A reader devout -
inquisitively I sit.
Page two. . . stars leap out!
Another page . . .  I turn it.
Like magic, butterflies flit.

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Howard Kerr

February 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM

This work oozes charm and creativity. It is so concise with a superb ending. Yes, Wild And Free is written in the Blitzt form. Thank you, Andrea, for your comments, Howard

Andrea Dietrich

February 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM

Thanks. I don't understand why I didn't get on the winners list with this one I wrote. But that's how things go!

Robert Warlov

February 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM

As a High-Dchool-Dropout, Autodidact Bibliophile (I left to get an education). ~ An economic warning about The Power Of The Page - Community Of The Rarified Air!

Joanna Daniel

January 31, 2026 at 5:24 AM

Great take, Andrea:)

sara Etgen-Baker

January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM

delightful...I was the same way as a child...just couldn't get enough of it

Paige Hind

January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM

LOVE THIS!!! <3

Daniel Henry Rodgers

January 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM

Dear Andrea, There’s a bright, child-hearted wonder in this little tanka, a doorway and the world answers with stars and butterflies. I love how you capture that pure moment, magic we never quite outgrow. I love reading! Winter Blessings, Andrea Daniel

Joseph P. DiMino

January 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM

Books are journeys for sure. This is adorable. I still see the world through the eyes of a child (between physical therapy visits anyway) -- all poets do. Prerequisite for poetry. Blessings my friend. Delightful read!

Frank Sheehan

January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Great piece. It captures the moment and essence. Enjoyed immensely.

Andrea Dietrich

January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Thanks so much

Darlene De Beaulieu

January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM

Hello Andrea, That must be some special book to read. Hugs. /Darlene

CayCay Godwin

January 28, 2026 at 9:42 AM

So many good ones for this contest and yours is among them. Nothing has come to me. Yours is the most 'enthusiastic' I've read and the little girl certainly seems enthused.

Andrea Dietrich

January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM

Thanks. At least it's enthusiastic. I had to totally change it because I had done my end rhymes opposite what she said!