The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Sack Race

Falling, crawling,
Trying, crying,
Jumping, bumping,
Squealing, kneeling,
Creeping, leaping,
Faffing, laughing,
Yelling, propelling,
Dreaming, screaming,
Giggling, wiggling,
Grinning, winning!

About the Writer


Morna Sullivan

Morna Sullivan has always had a love of stories and has been reading and writing stories and poems since she could read and write. She is a member of the Coney Island Writers Group and a SCWBI member regularly attending the Belfast chapter meetings. She has recently taken over as SCBWI Regional Advisor (Ireland) leading a team of volunteers supporting children’s writers and illustrators across Ireland.