A BALLOON
           
            Take a balloon, give it a blow,
            Fill it with life, then watch it grow.

            Tie it secure, safe on your arm,
            Parade it around free from all harm.

            Color and laughter wherever you go,
            Filling your life, your heart with a glow.

            Savor the beauty, cherish the glee,
            Love your balloon, then set it free!

            Free to fly high, wherever it must,
            Free to decide to what heights it can thrust.

            Fortified always, filled with your love,
            A part of you here, a part up above.
                                                Jean Warren
                                                © Warren Publishing House