The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Good News

Good news waits
like a freshly planted sunflower seed,
a full moon during the day,
friends at a birthday party
ready to yell SURPRISE.

Good news arrives
like a milkman before breakfast,
snow on Christmas morning,
fresh bread in a toaster.

Good news hits
like strawberry ice cream
on a warm tongue,
a firework on a black sky,
a cat leaping on to a lap.

About the Writer


Carl Burkitt

Carl likes telling tales. He tells long tales, short tales, silly tales, sad tales. He tells them online, behind a mic, in books, in schools, and on the sofa with his young family. His debut kids’ collection, Elephants Sleep in Bunk Beds, was published by Beir Bua in 2021.