The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

May I Have a Curd With You?

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curd soufflé.
Along came Arachne (who suffered from acne)
To show her a much better whey.

About the Writer


Steven Kent

Steven Kent is the poetic alter ego of writer and musician Kent Burnside (www.kentburnside.com). His work has appeared in 251, Asses of Parnassus, Light Poetry Magazine, Lighten Up Online, New Verse News, The Orchards Poetry Journal, Philosophy Now, Pulsebeat Poetry Journal, The Road Not Taken: A Journal of Formal Poetry, Snakeskin, and Well Read. His collection I Tried (And Other Poems, Too) was published in 2023 by Kelsay Books.