Why? (Achievement #25 = 3 points)

Why do stars only come out at night?

There are so many.

And their light shined bright.

It is time for fairies to play.

I remember when I was a little boy.

It was always a thrill to stay up late.

It was like being given a new toy.

Especially when wandering past the garden gate.

I had never seen this gate before.

It led to a fairy house nestled by a pond.

It was enchanting, but I was a little unsure.

There was a line I would not go beyond.

Sadly, the older I got.

The gate became smaller and smaller.

It was not long before I lost a child's sight and soon forgot.

The problem with getting older is that your imagination gets smaller as you grow taller.

F/N: I never had a clue what an ABAB CDCD Rhyming Poem was, after some research and reading lots of complicated stuff about Shakespeare's sonnets, I came up with this. Just to be sure I crossed-checked with others already written in volumes 1 and 2 and was delighted to find I was on the right path. I was inspired by those who had progressed to EFEF, GHGH, and thought maybe mine is not enough and continued and added two more stanzas as writing this was a pleasure.