The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Sitting in Sim's Rink

Listen ...
Suppose the cricket I hear
laces on skates.

Would it do camel spins
or
figure forty-eights?

About the Writer


Joan Riordan

Joan Riordan is an educator with decades of experience. She enjoys writing for children, taking long walks and baking. You can see more of her poetry in print in Things We Eat, What is a Family?, Clara's Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts + Wonderfuzz and online in Tyger Tyger magazine and The Dirigible Balloon.