The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

My Busy Brain

Flitter, flutter, zip around
Bounce and bop from clouds to ground
Whiz about without a sound
My thoughts dance in my noggin

It’s like a pond where all the bugs
are scooting past the dozing slugs
or flying by on magic rugs …
Did someone let a frog in?

About the Writer


Jennifer Thomas

Jennifer is a Canadian writer and editor. She is the co-writer of the Invisible Things zine, a collection of poems about the invisible creatures (gnomes, imps, and so on) who inhabit the world of modern kids and get into no end of mischief. Jennifer comes up with her best ideas for poems while she’s walking her dog, and as a result her dog gets lots of walks. This makes her dog very happy.