The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

The Ladybugs on a Redwood Stump

Ladybug, when I stop to count your spots,
the sun and the clouds and the wind stops too
and it’s just you and me and each spot to spot.
Each spot worth stopping for.

About the Writer


Francine Rockey

Francine is the author of TO FIND TREASURE IN THE MOUNTAINS (forthcoming with Yosemite Conservancy 2022). She carries poems with her everywhere she goes. Her words have appeared in the Mom Egg Review, The Scriblerus, and are forthcoming in The Coil. She lives in Bend, Oregon with her forever valentine and young sons where they often find poems under waterfalls.