Rewarding
Inspiration can
Meet us
At any turn
Giving us
Ideas aplenty
New flash ones
Even good old ones sometimes
They whisper in our ears
Here! Give us a go!
Egging us on to explore
Flights of fancy we’d never thought of before.
Unexpected delight awaits if you
Take these chances
Unleash your creativity, because this
Risk taking makes
Every day an adventure, a reward
Meet us
At any turn
Giving us
Ideas aplenty
New flash ones
Even good old ones sometimes
They whisper in our ears
Here! Give us a go!
Egging us on to explore
Flights of fancy we’d never thought of before.
Unexpected delight awaits if you
Take these chances
Unleash your creativity, because this
Risk taking makes
Every day an adventure, a reward
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.
