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Balloon and the Moon

The journey that ended too soon...

By Holly PheniPublished 3 years ago β€’ 1 min read
Balloon and the Moon
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

A boy with a bright red balloon,

said, "I'm going to fly to the moon!"

As the altitude heightened,

the air pressure tightened...

and BOOM went the bright red balloon!

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Holly Pheni

This page is for dreamchasing, adventure, and catharsis. Hope my musings connect with others out there.

Blog: flyingelephantmom.com

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  • Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred about a year ago

    Love this poem

  • C. H. Richard3 years ago

    Sweet poem! I could hear this being added to a child' s night time story. Well done ❀️

  • Novel Allen3 years ago

    Poor fella. Bad judgement.

  • Lol, I hope he died! Sorry for my dark sense of humour πŸ˜… Loved your limerick!

  • hahaha, great one

  • Quincy.V3 years ago

    This is a cute and fun little poem that captures the excitement and disappointment of a child's imagination.πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—

  • Leslie Writes3 years ago

    Freaking adorable πŸ₯° I love it

  • πŸ˜±β€οΈπŸ’―πŸ‘Good one❗

  • Gina C.3 years ago

    Oh!! This is so cute and such wonderful flow!! BOOM!! Nailed it, Holly!! 😍😍😍

  • Donna Renee3 years ago

    Haha! Super clever and really cute 😁😁. Love it!

  • Thats a great one! I subscribed to your work too :)

  • J. S. Wade3 years ago

    Fun one! Awesome πŸ‘

  • Moe Radosevich3 years ago

    nice one holly love itπŸ˜€

  • Mary Haynes3 years ago

    Great rhythm! That’s a true limerick! Nice work.

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Fabulous!!! Loving it!!!

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