Maizy thought she’d hit the gold

when something caught her eye

A shiny sort of stick-like thing

that pointed toward the sky

She picked it up and to her awe

She thought it was a bone

But when she brought it to her ear

She learned it was a phone

It had a cord, all curly-cue

With plastic at one end

And mama told her when she got home

It was used to call a friend!

©2026 CBialczak

Punam’s prompt: Finders, keepers, plot twisters

Tell a little story in verse! Write a poem in three stanzas, with no more than 12 lines in total. Your stanzas can be different lengths.

• Stanza one: Introduce a character who finds something unusual or strange.
• Stanza two: Show what happens when your character uses what they’ve found.
• Stanza three: Bring the story to an unexpected realization.

Let your imagination lead you, and see where your character’s discovery takes them!