The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

My Favourite Summer Fruit

Purple
Summer sweetness
Stains my tongue and smile
Burst of joyous deliciousness
Cherries

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.