The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Water Dance

The afternoon sun sends

Flickers of light

To tiptoe

Across the lake

Jitterbugging

Jiving

Shimmying

Skipping

Flitting

Stepping

Making

Water

Dance

About the Writer


Theresa Gaughan

Theresa is a third-grade teacher living in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is an avid reader and has a very extensive collection of children's books. The first poem she ever shared with others was written in fourth-grade. It was titled, I Have to Pay Attention. Her teacher asked her to make it into a poster that she later displayed in the hallway. Ms. Gaughan has no memory of the lesson that she missed while writing the poem.