Friendship Spell
There is a spell
For making friends
Find someone you like
Say hello
Don’t be mean
That’s it
You don’t even need to say
Abracadabra
For making friends
Find someone you like
Say hello
Don’t be mean
That’s it
You don’t even need to say
Abracadabra
This poem is copyright (©) Melinda Szymanik 2026
About the Writer
Melinda Szymanik
Melinda is an award-winning New Zealand author of picture books, short stories and novels for children and young adults. Notable titles include The Were-Nana (Scholastic, 2008) winner of Children’s Choice at the 2009 NZ Post Children’s Book Awards, A Winter’s Day in 1939 (Scholastic, 2013) winner of Librarian’s Choice at the 2014 LIANZA Awards, and Fuzzy Doodle (Scholastic, 2016) a 2017 White Raven selection. She also writes poetry for adults and children, and regularly teaches creative writing.
