The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Night Song

Step into an open field
on a winter night.
Gaze into the velvet sky,
filled with twinkling light.
A symphony of stars
plays a frosty song,
harmonizing with the moon,
inviting us
to sing along.

About the Writer


Deb Reidy

Deb is a former elementary teacher from Indiana, USA. In the classroom, she enjoyed sharing the wonders of poetry with her students as she helped them write their own poems. Today, she has the good fortune to be a poet herself. Her work has been published in Cricket and Highlights magazines, The Dirigible Balloon, and the poetry anthologies The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Hop to It, What is Hope? and Clara’s Kooky Compendium. Deb is also the author of two educational resource books.