The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

I Walked into a Spider Thread

I walked into a spider thread
Floating from a spider’s web
Woven far above my head.

I couldn’t see it up so high
Against the background of the sky.

I’m glad I’m me and not a fly.

About the Writer


Bill Nagelkerke

Bill is a children’s author and translator. His poems have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. One was included in 'The Children’s Calendar' published by the International Youth Library in Munich. He lives in Aotearoa New Zealand.