Delightful Surprises.....A Story for Children Comes To Me

Over five years go, in January 2008,  I was outside watering plants, in the late evening of daylight saving time, when I noticed a very large green leaf from a Liquidambar (Sweetgum) was on the grass near my marsh garden. It was mid-summer here, and I have an area where I grow various mints and dandelions for herbal teas and green salads. 

Without any breeze, or any trees!!, this leaf was just there, and as I do, I saw it as a sign to tune-in for a message coming my way.

The sun was setting and in 40 minutes I had  written all the content for a children's story, and even what to write on the back flap of the book! You see there was also a verse about the illustrator most suitable to do the drawings. 

I went indoors and typed this story called "What the Green Leaf Told Me"

I knew I had just received a most wonderful gift...... 

In those days, my nickname was Nomi and I was writing a blog called Gnomes Waving Gleefully. You may still read the blog but because the Blogger format changed I am no longer able to edit or post to that site.

Today I decided it was time to share this story, and so I will first post the verse about the illustrator.  

Let's call her Sweetpea .....

She’s light as sky,

loves colours too

she’s the one to draw

these light-beams for you.

For years and years

she gives with her heart

she loves, she shares

she’s a shining star

but like most of us

she ponders too much.

So if she sits still looking at green

with a blink and a smile

she’ll see gnomes marching home

she’ll know they know

that she’s spotted them now,

and they know she knows

and are waving she sees,

they are waving,

waving,

waving at her

and she knows she’s lucky

as they are rarely seen......

she knows it’s a secret

a gift from Earth Mother

a gift she is given

like none ever, no other.

She’s in with the Earth Ones

she’s drawing with heart

she’s enjoying her time

with colour and paint,

she’s happily carefree

she’s not thinking too hard

and gnomes they are living,

working her yard.

So when she returns

from her trip interstate

she’ll be one with nature,

in her heart she relates

with everything warm, golden and free

so gnomes are waving gleefully.