The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Things to Make Today

Today I’m going to make
A frothy strawberry milkshake,
The chocolate chip cookie jar bare,
A careful neat friendship repair,
A silky conker pocket gain,
Perhaps a toothpaste uniform stain,
A real effort to try my best,
A tissue pet pebble nest,
A soft wish upon a silver star,
Rose petal perfume in a jar,
A diplodocus out of clay,
For teacher, a bright daisy bouquet,
Hullabaloo in the playground,
A trumpet bottom tooting sound,
Mum cosy with a warm cuddle,
A splish, splosh, splash in a puddle,
A muddy squish-squelch in my wellies,
The wibbliest, wobbliest of jellies,
A planet pledge to see Earth grin,
A trip to the recycling bin,
Forest friends with cheery tree hugs,
A snug hotel for homeless bugs,
Patterns with a kaleidoscope,
A shimmery, shiny rainbow of hope,
Shadowy storm clouds blow away
And a dreamworld golden gateway.

Today I’ll make a difference someway …
And try my best to make someone’s day.

About the Writer


Linda Middleton

Linda lives in the south east of England and enjoys writing and performing poetry for children. Her work has appeared in anthologies and various print magazines and online journals. You can find some of her poems at The Caterpillar, Little Thoughts Press, Northern Gravy and Candlestick Press. In her spare time, she can be found walking through her local woods and watching wildlife.