The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Grump Along Badger

Me. Grump along
my smooth worn track,
thinking
worms,
grubs,
breakfast by moonshine.
Sleep in my eyes,
grump along badger. Me.

About the Writer


Terry Dyson

Terry works and lives in Devon as a Farm Secretary, along with her husband, two cats and three hens. Her usual poetry tends to be slightly whimsical and some has featured in various local anthologies such as A Poetry of Elephants and The Dartmoor Anthology. She was commended for collaborative work alongside fellow poet Elizabeth England with Call me Camel at the Cheltenham Poetry Festival and by chance won The Exmoor Poetry Competition in 2020 with North Hill. More recently poems have been published in on-line publications - Timber and Full House.