The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Christmas clothes

I got six shirts for Christmas,
Five scarves and two new suits,
And several pairs of trousers,
And several pairs of boots,
I wanted to show everyone
The clothes that I had got,
And so I wore them all at once
And felt extremely hot.

About the Writer


John Dredge

John Dredge has had his work broadcast on BBC Radio London and BBC 6Music. He has been published in The Manchester Post, The Morecambe Poetry Festival Anthology, and the Dirigible Balloon children’s anthology Sky Surfing. He has also had work shown as part of an exhibition run by The Poetry Society.