The Helium Balloon Is Dying

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Karima Hoisan

Hi everyone,
well life is full of surprises…take this poem and little video (who knew?)
I had no idea until I stumbled upon the “discarded footage” and decided
to resurrect it. I recited it to the music of Brian Crain, “Ice”
I give you this poem/video for your enjoyment.

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29 Responses to The Helium Balloon Is Dying

  1. Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
    November 9, 2025 at 10:57 am

    This comment is from my soulkin, WordPress blogger, who WordPress was not making it easy, to comment herself today, “swadharma9”

    “i loved this sensitive & respectful goodbye to a nonhuman being who gave such healing pleasure & wholesome flights of imagination to you, & to all who viewed it with delight & appreciation! farewell to a an old friend, welcome to all new friends🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼🥰”

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      November 9, 2025 at 11:01 am

      Thank you soulkin, he truly did bring us a month full of joy.. riding twisting wind currents all over the house. Smiling in our faces when we least expected him to blow in. You, dear friend, know the utter joy of these gaseous(:)) creatures sharing a space with you. Lighter than air, they bring up our own imagination and deep-rooted fantasies of flighta nd floating effortlesly!! 🙏🤗💕

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  2. daleinnis's avatar daleinnis says:
    November 9, 2025 at 11:09 am

    Amazing! Such a capture in poetry and voice of such an ordinary but meaningful moment, and thought. Lovely and tragic and flirting with funny… That smile! That calm tour of the room while the other balloons sit immobile! Perhaps in respect. We can all see the possibilities of our own ends in his… may we all go as beautifully.

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  3. Cindy Georgakas's avatar Cindy Georgakas says:
    November 9, 2025 at 11:52 am

    Oh I love this metaphor that says so much about life, living and being human. Wonderful video so very cool. I’m so glad you found this Karima! It’s so very good and such a wonderful story to pass on! Send the link. I will send it to my Dad, FIL and my mom. They will love it! xoxoxoxox Brilliantly done! xx

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  4. Joey's avatar Joey says:
    November 9, 2025 at 12:41 pm

    One more round and then to rest… who knows what happens after. 🙂

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      November 9, 2025 at 12:57 pm

      Exactly!! It was such a unique balloon and it seemed to last “forever” When I showed this video to family, they all said, “Oh yes!! I remember That balloon” amazing as I’m sure hundreds have come and gone over the years. Thanks so much Joey for watching and commenting,.,.. See you Tuesday:)

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  5. Ephemeral Encounters's avatar Ephemeral Encounters says:
    November 9, 2025 at 3:28 pm

    Karima this is so very beautiful 💕
    Thank you for sharing !

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  6. swadharma9's avatar swadharma9 says:
    November 9, 2025 at 5:28 pm

    what a lovely homage to a special companion! great video! i can relate!

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  7. stupendousc5ae894024's avatar stupendousc5ae894024 says:
    November 10, 2025 at 7:41 am

    Hi Karima, sorry for my long absence, I will send you a lengthy explanation but all is good, great in fact. I happened upon this as a notification popped into my email. What a cute little story, my eyes were glued to the little fella, maybe not a fella at all, who knows? I found myself becoming sad, you really know how to hit home to anyone with compassion. How you managed to tug on everyone’s heartstrings beats me but you do and this is why you’re brilliant in what you create. I wanted you to squirt some more helium into him to keep him alive and therefore ‘heli him’. Well done Karima, great job.

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      November 10, 2025 at 8:34 am

      haha who is this? I’m sure I’m really glad you’re back I loved your comment and actually, long lifers like this one, go back to the helium store for a refill, but this face down hovercraft was so wonderful…he did this stage for almost 5 days. Everyone in the house remembered him. He Did get a refill:) Who is this? I want to celebrate!!

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      November 10, 2025 at 8:45 am

      /Karima takes a wild guess..Pete?

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      • stupendousc5ae894024's avatar stupendousc5ae894024 says:
        November 10, 2025 at 9:07 am

        Yes tis myself Karima, good guess, I thought you would know for sure but this platform gives me weird names each time I reply here. I’ll message you on Facebook when I have time. Hope all is well with you.

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  8. Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
    November 10, 2025 at 10:04 am

    Yes all is good and I hope things with E are GREAT!! talk in Messenger 🙂

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  9. Scottius's avatar Scottius says:
    November 10, 2025 at 4:28 pm

    What a sweet tale with a touch of sadness. I first saw this from the vantage point of the baby, whose view of what is living and what is not is not so clearly defined as those who are older. To them, and hopefully some of us older kids, everything has life within.

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      November 10, 2025 at 7:12 pm

      It’s not even so defined in me…I have real relationships with beach balls in the pool, helium balloons that I have come to appreciate and admire. Sort of like the bubbles…a short magnificent flight…until they pop. Time is so relative and so is “what is alive” Thank you Scottius for commenting on my blog…means a lot to me, you came here and left your words.🎈

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  10. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    November 13, 2025 at 9:09 am

    This is brilliant, Karima! It had me in tears.

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  11. johncoyote's avatar johncoyote says:
    November 18, 2025 at 7:33 am

    Wonderful and powerful flow of thoughts dear Karima. You gave life to the Helium balloon.

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    • Karima Hoisan's avatar Karima Hoisan says:
      November 18, 2025 at 8:41 am

      Thank you dear friend, believe me…they have a life..a life of their own and very different personalities…Some are explorers, some just hang around in smaller areas but when they are hit by crosswinds oh my…they dance like tornados, touching the floor then soaring up quickly and spin and spin. They are breath taking.. I have 5 in the air right now…hehe reading over my shoulder:)

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  12. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:
    November 21, 2025 at 4:04 am

    Aww, what a sweet tribute to the balloon

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