The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

quick tip

tip wing.

tip
tilt.



fly no zip no

soar.

now tip the
gray drip.



wing the veined

crossed

criss

exist,

skip the l o n g

trip short.

at times
quick
tip.

wingtip.



Fly, and zip, and soar, and tilt that steely drip of ex-
panse in your favor!

About the Writer


Rachel Michelle Collier

Rachel is from Mississippi and has work published or forthcoming in Heart of Flesh Literary Journal (the sister-site of Pure in Heart Magazine), Fathom Mag, and Ekstasis. She wants you to know that you are loved.