The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

A Promise

Amongst the grass,
a cluster of clover.

Over the clover,
a foraging bee.

Carried by the bee,
a bead of pollen.

Within the pollen,
a golden promise
of honey on toast for me.

About the Writer


Kathryn Dove

Kathryn writes fiction and poetry for children. She enjoys the alchemy of poetry and seeing how a dash of imagination can transform ordinary life into something surprising and wonderful. She has lived in London and spent a summer working in a small village on the west coast of Scotland. Kathryn now lives with her family in Auckland, New Zealand.