The balloon deflating invention. Photo: Courtesy of Jan Sellers.

Eye hears about a deflating idea, and discovers a lyrical introduction to Friends

Eye - 06 November 2026

Eye hears about a deflating idea, and discovers a lyrical introduction to Friends

by Elinor Smallman 6th November 2026

A deflating idea

A balloon floated high overhead.
‘Happy first birthday’, we read.
It was popped with a spike,
(an invention we like!)
and the Meeting continued, as led.