The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Small Things and Me

cracked water
sinking blossom
yellow skies
celandine

bedtime pond
frogspawn waving
churning season
frozen knees

wafting froglets
tumbled primrose
spotted birds’ egg
feathered nest

eggs important
tadpoles twisting
life’s for living
happy me

About the Writer


Fran Bridger

Frances lives on Exmoor and always writes a poem for the local Exmoor News. She has been published in Mslexia, the Parrakeet Magazine and the Dirigible Balloon. In response to a relative's death during covid she published a book of poems to raise funds for Marie Curie. Much of her poetry reflects the environment, wildlife, farming, and nature.