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Donall Dempsey
Poems
Sep 2019
HOW NOW RED BALLOON?
HOW NOW RED BALLOON?
The balloon
crossed the road
on its own
cautiously at first
then becoming
a little braver.
There wasn't a human
in sight.
The balloon was
red.
Why did it cross the road?
You would have to ask a chicken.
It made its way
into a nearby field.
just out of reach of
a host of thistles
angry at the invasion
of their territory
A bee followed it
across a ditch
bemused at such
a solo flight.
The balloon came to rest
on the back of a huge
black and white
heifer.
And there
it remained
as I passed
and hurried by.
Cow and balloon
as one.
Living on in
my mind
all these 40 years
later.
Written by
Donall Dempsey
Guildford
(Guildford)
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