The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

A Violinist Plays at Dusk

The horse haired pitches, one by one,
Have tranquilized the bleeding sun.
The sun’s set on the green below,
In rays of splashing allegro.

All the children gather round
To hear the violinist’s sound,
And see the tones set in the sky:
The sun set to a lullaby.

About the Writer


Heather Weinreb

Heather is a violin teacher and aspiring children's writer from Montreal, Canada. She has recently completed her MFA at the University of Saint Thomas, Houston, and has been previously published by Dappled Things.