The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Stone Cold Fun

It’s too cold for me so I can’t play,
Icicles form on my hair.
Tune changes when I see the sleigh,
Blaze a trail from here to there.

Protected by gloves, coat, boots and a hat,
Yet still I’m frozen under my hood.
Jetting downhill, suddenly don’t care about that,
The wind in my face stings so good.

Time for hot cocoa to warm my insides,
Such a special winter treat, to cap a great day.
Can’t believe I almost refused the rides,
The stone cold fun was worth it, all the way!

About the Writer


Stephanie Henson

Stephanie lives with her family in Southeastern, Pennsylvania, but is originally from Central, New Jersey where she studied Communications at Rider University. She is back at Rider pursuing a Certificate in Publishing and Professional Writing. Her background is in Advertising/Marketing and most of her writing experience is through those professional roles. Writing and storytelling has been her passion for a long time. A short children's story she wrote was selected for publication by Glittery Literary, an article was featured in Parakeet Magazine’s inaugural issue, and she has had several poems published by The Dirigible Balloon. She also has a Children's Poetry book scheduled for release in 2023 with Experiments in Fiction, an independent publisher in the UK. Stephanie enjoys reading, theatre, mindless web searching, Netflix binges, sunflowers, sports, and anything related to coffee!