Good Trick, Giant Walking Sticks!
By Suzy Leopold
The snow melts and spring blooms.
It’s springtime on the Midwest Prairie.
Tiny eggs move.
Wriggle! Wiggle! Pop!
Out crawl insects. Giant walking sticks.
Good trick, walking sticks!
The nymphs are hungry.
Slow walkers. Searching for food.
Discover green leaves to munch.
Munch! Crunch!
Good trick, walking sticks!
A master of camouflage.
Blending into surroundings. Changing colors.
Posing as twigs and branches.
Disguised to fool enemies and predators.
Good trick, walking sticks!
Curious, bulging, compound eyes,
With side-to-side head and body movements.
The insects hide in plain sight,
Swaying back and forth like a twig in the wind.
Good trick, walking sticks!
A hungry Robin spies a walking stick.
Watch out! Uh, oh!
The insect is missing a leg. It’s okay.
Young walkingsticks can grow a new one!
Good trick, walking sticks!
The best trick of all when all else fails,
Play dead, Giant Walking Sticks!
The Spring Fling 2022 Writing Contest is hosted by Kaitlyn Sanchez and Ciara O’ Neal.
It’s time to write a 150-word story based on a Spring gif. The contest officially opens on April 1st. All entries must be posted by April 3rd, 11:59 CST. For more information, examples, rules, and prizes read this post:
https://sites.google.com/view/springflingwritingcontest
Best wishes to my writerly friends!
Through the Prairie Garden Gate 
Your walking stick composition is wonderful. It teaches in a fun way, and the good trick, walking sticks rhyme sticks in my mind. I love this repetition. Good luck, Suzy, in the contest.
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This Prairie Garden Girl is thankful for you, Debbie.
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So neat! I love how fun and informative it is, and the refrain is great!
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Thank you for your kind words, Katie.
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