Balloon to the moon

• Tara Snelling, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2004

Billy was a funny boy, a funny boy was he,
But he didn't think it funny when he got stung by a bee.
He blew up like a big balloon,
He really was a sight.
And by the time he reached the moon his face was ghostly white.
Now Billy landed with a thump,
The moondust lifted high.
And when he looked back at the earth,
He nearly thought he'd die.
Billy took a loook around,
And then he had a thought.
That back at earth, when on the ground,
He'd be an astronaut.