The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

The Colours of Spring

Where the moss turns green
and softens the lawn,
Spring has a spring in its step.

Where yellow daffodils
and primrose beam,
Spring has a spring in its step.

Where purple aubretia
pops out from the wall,
Spring has a spring in its step.

Where magnolia buds
bloom ice-pink in the tree,
Spring has a spring in its step.

Where new life begins
in colourful joy,
Spring has a spring in its step.

About the Writer


Val Harris

Val lives near Farnham with a horse and husband and several grandchildren living nearby, who like to mark her poems out of ten. She used to write for adults, but decided she much preferred writing poetry for children, after her debut poem was published online with The Dirigible Balloon in 2021. Since then, several others have appeared on various balloon flights, and she has had poems published in The Caterpillar Magazine, Paperbound Magazine, The Toy Press and Little Thoughts Press. You can find her as Val Poet on Instagram and @dragontripper Val Poet on Twitter.