The Tuesday Poem this week is "Speaking of the Balloonist" by our own Janis Freegard, featured by Helen McKinlay who has provided an indepth commentary--so please do hie thee to the Hub and support them both by reading, commenting, and spreading the word.
In her commentary, Helen McKinlay says:
"In Janis's writing science and imagination balance each other, allowing her to stretch the boundaries of the known with credibility"
Speaking of the Balloonist
he had a balloon for a head
so to start with I didn’t trust him
his lips made rubber sounds when he spoke he always rode a bicycle
and I was concerned his head might catch
in the spokes of his wheels and burst
(this never happened)
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To read more, click on:
Speaking of the Balloonist
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