The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Walking in a Cloud

We’re walking in a cloud
and it’s raining on our feet.
At first the cloud was snowing
but now it’s turned to sleet.

We hardly see a hand ahead
or a foot behind.
But as long as there’s no accident
We won’t mind.

Our shoes have started sliding.
The situation’s dicey.
We’re walking in a cloud
and it’s getting kind of icy.

About the Writer


Christiana Doucette

Christiana spends mornings in her garden, because like poetry, flowers grow best with space to breathe. She has judged poetry for San Diego Writer’s Festival 2022-2024. Her work has been set to music and performed on NPR. She is the 2024 Kay Yoder Scholarship for American History recipient. Her full-length novel works are represented by Leslie Zampetti of Open Book Literary. You can find recent/forthcoming poetry in County Lines, Little Thoughts Press, and Boats Against the Current.