The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

The Stocking

Listen to Ian ...
In my stocking I find:
A jingling bell,
A new pair of pants,
And three walnuts as well;
A candy cane speckled with chimney soot,
An orange,
A book,
And – at last – there’s my foot!

About the Writer


Ian Brownlie

Ian lives with his family in Marlow, Bucks (UK). His prospective middle grade novel, Solomon Brown from Hero Town, was longlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. His poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon and The Toy. BlueSky: @ianbrownlie.bsky.social TikTok: tiktok.com/@ianbrownliewrites