The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Light

A glimmer of maybe.
A gleam of relief.

A flicker of possible.
A ray of belief.

A shimmer of certainty.
A flash and a spark

of bright shining positives
to dazzle the dark.

About the Writer


Val Harris

Val lives near Farnham in England. Her debut children’s poem was published online at The Dirigible Balloon, along with several others since then. Her poems have been published in The Caterpillar Magazine, Paperbound Magazine, The Toy Press and Little Thoughts Press. Her first poetry collection, A Classroom of Stars, was published at the end of 2022. She is @valpoet on Instagram and @dragontripper Val Poet on Twitter. Website: www.valharrispoet.co.uk