The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Flying Kites

It flies so high above my head
swirling yellow, green and red
twirling acrobatic in the breeze
high above in clouds and trees.

It seems so tiny in the sky,
flapping, dancing, floating by,
it hardly seems that I control
these strings that make it sway and roll.

A somersaulting high performer
my kite can rise and dive and corner
scaring birds in summer skies
O how I wish that I could fly!

About the Writer


Debbie Mathews Ross

Debbie has been writing poetry since she got her first typewriter, age 11. She has had work published in various places - including poetry and short stories - and writes a weekly blog on Substack.