The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Imagine Again

Imagine again:
You're collecting a first art competition prize again,
for your best depiction of the fiery, firework pyrotechnic displays
you never always saw
but instead easily dreamt up in black or glittery wax crayon.

Imagine again:
You're writing your first poem again,
words structured carefreely on your paper,
with your every equipment: pencil, papers, the tutorials, guides, prompts,
encouraging reminders, and scaffolds you found, like treats,
the poem you received celebration, congratulations for too.

Imagine again:
You're driving to a car boot sale,
a Sunday or Farmer's Market, Wildlife Park, Flower Show,
or a park all teeming with new ideas
where your grandparents will remember to invite you again and again.

Imagine again:
You're remembering and pinpointing
the first excursion you went on four years ago,
the one that made you decide to book a ticket
to a hundred more you'll write to us from too.

About the Writer


Kay Medway

Kay Medway is a library assistant and writes poetry, with work published in The Dirigible Balloon, Disabled Tales, and Scaryness Express. She loves day trips, which have inspired much of her writing, and enjoys reading and learning at every opportunity.