Spinning

By Melinda J. Irvine 31 January 2019

shrieks of excitement
birthday wrappers all torn
spinning toys spin — for hours

spinning top2 — A boy shrieks in delight as he opens the gifts from his birthday party — two multi-coloured spin toys. His new plastic tops piece together like a maze, and are launched by a plastic strap. They spun for hours.

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Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school. View all posts by Melinda J. Irvine