The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Touchdown

I saw a hawk
Above the trees
The beat of its wings
Like the wind-quivered leaves.

About the Writer


Bill Nagelkerke

Bill is a children’s author and translator. His poems have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. One was included in 'The Children’s Calendar' published by the International Youth Library in Munich. He lives in Aotearoa New Zealand.