The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Weather Craft

I taped the rain to the pavement.
I glued the sun to the sky.
I wrapped a cloud in a big rubber band
as it was floating by.

I stapled frost to the rink.
I pinned the wind to the boat.
I held down winter with a bulldog clip
between these words I wrote.

About the Writer


Owen Townend

Owen is a writer of short speculative fiction and poetry inspired by thought experiment and wordplay. His work is published in anthologies from Oddity Prodigy, Ad Hoc Fiction, Bitter Leaf Books, Micromance and numerous others. He lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK. You can find him on Instagram - @owt441.