The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Christmas Stocking

In my stocking, I’d like to see:

a shooting star,
a welly sploshing in a stream
a drawstring bag full of moons,
a tiger playing the banjo
a Christmas card written with sparks,
a tiny bed covered in snowflakes
a holly tree growing through a cloud,
a rainbow twirling round a book
a seashell swimming with whispers,
a haunted castle wrapped up with music
and then, in the heel, a hungry hamster
nibbling its way out.

About the Writer


Julie Stevens

Julie Stevens writes poems for both adults and children. She covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. Her children’s poems have been published in many places including Paper Lanterns, The Toy, Tyger Tyger, The Dirigible Balloon and in anthologies. She has four published adult pamphlets.