The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

December Moon

Before dawn tranquility
Round white orb lingers and lights the Western sky
illuminating fluffy white clouds
floating in dark cobalt blue.
Big Dipper shines to the North.

About the Writer


Elizabeth Thoms Charles

Elizabeth is a member of SCBWI. She loves gardening, reading, writing, and walking in nature which occasionally inspires poetry. She earned a BA in Spanish and an MLS in library science. She lives in Colorado and writes picture books and mysteries. Her poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon.