The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

My Little Icicle

My little icicle
Coldness burns, frosts tickle
Sun shimmers, rays fickle
Ice fractures, slow trickles
My little icicle

About the Writer


Ian Brownlie

Ian lives with his family in Marlow, Bucks (UK). His prospective middle grade novel, Solomon Brown from Hero Town, was longlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. His poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon and The Toy. BlueSky: @ianbrownlie.bsky.social TikTok: tiktok.com/@ianbrownliewrites