The Message In the Balloon

I caught myself this blue balloon Flying adrift and among trees Laughing I untied it from its string And ran in happiness at top speed The balloon unknowingly deflated And hung limp from my fingers Sadly I touched its shiny surface Feeling a lump in its heart As my fingers explored its very life A tiny paper note it unveiled And on it were the words of a little child Asking her daddy to come back As I sat on my bed at night And looked out to the starry sky My eyes closed and a prayer went up For daddy to come to his waiting child For daddy to come to his waiting child 20/07/2011 By Tahera Mannan For Francine’s ‘Happiness is a balloon’ contest