New Year, Leap Year
The New Year waits
with bagpipe notes
fade fade fading
The New Year arrives
to the great old bell
dong dong donging
The New Year dances
to a fireworks beat
boom boom booming
The New Year leaps
with its extra day
for play play playing
with bagpipe notes
fade fade fading
The New Year arrives
to the great old bell
dong dong donging
The New Year dances
to a fireworks beat
boom boom booming
The New Year leaps
with its extra day
for play play playing
This poem is copyright (©) Kathryn Dove 2024
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.