Advent Calendar
Behind the first window a sprig of holly
Behind the second a Santa, jolly
Behind number three is a field of snow
Behind number four there is mistletoe
Behind number five sweets in a jar
Behind number six a guiding star
Behind number seven an empty stable
Behind number eight a Christmas table
Behind number nine a choirboy singing
Behind number ten a bell is ringing
Behind number eleven angels dancing
Behind number twelve reindeer prancing
Number thirteen? A festive wreath
Number fourteen has sleigh bells beneath
Number fifteen we’re halfway there!
Number sixteen a Christmas fair
Seventeen hides a plump roast duck
Eighteen a charm to bring you luck
Nineteen a parcel tied with a bow
Twenty? Only four more to go!
Twenty-one carol singers knocking
Twenty-two a Christmas stocking
Twenty-three now there’s only one more
I may as well peep inside twenty-four!
Twenty-five whoopee at last it’s here!
Can I have a chocolate one next year?
Behind the second a Santa, jolly
Behind number three is a field of snow
Behind number four there is mistletoe
Behind number five sweets in a jar
Behind number six a guiding star
Behind number seven an empty stable
Behind number eight a Christmas table
Behind number nine a choirboy singing
Behind number ten a bell is ringing
Behind number eleven angels dancing
Behind number twelve reindeer prancing
Number thirteen? A festive wreath
Number fourteen has sleigh bells beneath
Number fifteen we’re halfway there!
Number sixteen a Christmas fair
Seventeen hides a plump roast duck
Eighteen a charm to bring you luck
Nineteen a parcel tied with a bow
Twenty? Only four more to go!
Twenty-one carol singers knocking
Twenty-two a Christmas stocking
Twenty-three now there’s only one more
I may as well peep inside twenty-four!
Twenty-five whoopee at last it’s here!
Can I have a chocolate one next year?
This poem is copyright (©) Carole Bromley 2024
About the Writer
Carole Bromley
Carole has won the Caterpillar Prize and had poems in Tyger, Tyger, The Toy, Paper Lanterns, Paperbound, Little Thoughts Press and Northern Gravy as well as in her collection, Blast Off! and anthologies from MacMillan, Nosy Crow and Emma Press. She does readings and workshops at festivals and in schools and in 2024 is tutoring courses on writing poetry for children at the Garsdale Retreat and for the Writing School online.