—
I hold a balloon,
I watch it rise,
this sphere of air,
I hold this balloon
and then let it go,
watch it fly
up, into the air,
higher and higher,
up
into the sky
and you too,
in the south,
you hold a balloon,
you watch it rise,
this sphere of air within air,
you hold that balloon
and then let it go,
watch it fly
up (my down), into the air,
higher and higher,
up (my down)
into the sky
your sky,
your southern sky
now sleeping
below the line
of these northern lights,
two balloons
both rising,
one above
seeking shade,
one below
before the snow.
I hold the sun
in the north,
I hold the sun,
I throw it
up,
higher and higher,
up
and you catch it
below,
in the south,
I throw the sun
and you catch it
as the moon
but when we throw time
I am forever playing
catch-up.
—
For Liz.
All words and photographs by Damien B. Donnelly
Damien B. Donnelly 
Perfect, PERFECT! I delighted in reading this Dami and despite the early hour here in the south it quickly dawned on me what you were up to! Line by line I devoured it and savoured it and what a wonderful surprise to suddenly catch sight of the For Liz..how beautifully special! Funnily enough I saw the Title last, and broke into a big smile at your play on my Time in Two Hemispheres. I delighted in this like a little kid and just enjoyed your imagination and ideas 🙂 Thank you so very much! Big hugs, Liz xx 🙂
Hello Liz, sorry about the delay, just got back from Strasbourg last night, the final weekend escape of the summer. Ah, I’m thrilled you liked it, a little surprise is a nice gift now and then. Maybe not as humorous as I come from a land down under but I think it stayed light, well, there was a balloon! Have a wonderful week 🤗🤗
When I had a go at doing a poem myself I realised that I’d given you way too many examples and that it was necessary to have a much tighter focus! I loved the idea of throwing the sun and it being caught down here as the moon, and how with time you’re forever playing catch-up! Brilliant 🙂 🙂
ps. reblogging tonight a squeak after midnight NZT under “A Poem and a Picture”
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That is really great!
Thank you, I really appreciate it 🤗
Delightful, Damien!
I credit Liz from Exploring Colour, she does like to inspire and delight 🙃🤗
🙂
Inspiration and delight bounce around wonderfully well between both hemispheres! I checked back on your page to find you’ve added the most delightful illustration..you’re always making me smile!
I thought I added the sketch but when I looked at my site last night it was missing! That’s what happens when you upload on trains with bad WiFi 🤪🤪
I just thought you hadn’t had time Dami 🙂