The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Butterflight

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I like to fly
And drink from flower to flower

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I like to fly
And I have flown all over Bangalore

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I like to fly
But not long distance

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I wanted to travel
But my wings got tired

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I made my choice
And I boarded an airplane

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I took a flight
And I landed at Heathrow

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I went to Norfolk
And drank of its fields of Lavender

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I went to Chester Zoo
And I made new friends

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I travelled through England, Wales, Scotland
And enjoyed the flowery cuisine

I am a butterfly
And I like nectar
I have settled in Hull
And now I live in a garden

About the Writer


Pramod Subbaraman

Pramod Subbaraman is a poet from India who lives in Hull and works in the NHS. He returned to poetry during the first COVID19 lockdown in 2020 and has since been published in the UK, the USA and South Africa. He is particularly fond of fixed form poetry.