No wonder wands are made from trees
inside them are such mysteries
their barky skin, their leafy crown
concealing hearts all gold and brown
that’s where the magic work is done
each year a brand-new ring is sprung
as each tree does what good trees should
cast spells for turning air to wood
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Melinda Szymanik is an Aotearoa/New Zealand based writer of children’s fiction, including picture books, short stories and novels, some of which have won awards. She also writes poetry and her children’s poems have appeared in The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Paddler Press, Dirigible Balloon, The School Magazine and in several anthologies. Her poem ‘Night Craft’ was judged highly commended by Kate Wakeling for the 2025 Caterpillar Poetry Prize.
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