The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Frozen Woes

Warm up winter,
slurp up soup,
knit up mittens
loop by loop.

Spoon and shivers
shake each drop—
de-ice my nose
plop by plop.

About the Writer


Maureen Egan

Maureen is a member of SCBWI and Julie Hedlund’s 12 x 12 Picture Book Challenge. She studied at Highlights Foundation with Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Diana Murray and others. She wrote Insiders Guide to Richmond for Globe Pequot Press and Richmond's Culinary History (with a co-author) for The History Press and Maureen's had features in Southern Living, The Washington Post, Virginia Living, Richmond magazine and others.