The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

A Poem in Essence

Extracting a poem
like juicing a lime
a few squeezed droplets
filtering pulp
a concentrate of

About the Writer


D. Eric Herrington

Herrington's children's poetry is @TheToyPress @TheDirigible @Scaryness .com and a short fiction @UnderbellyPress and longlisted @frazzledlitmag @FromOneLine. He taught an energized 5th-grade ELA class for nearly two decades, made crumpled paper recycle bin shots past cat swatting defenders, and holds a B.S. and Th.M.