The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Winter Sounds

In the clear
sharp air,
frost crackles
cold and sparkling
through the trees.

I hear the harsh
cra-ark of crows;
the pew - pew
of the buzzard
gliding overhead.

Pigeons flap.
A woodpecker
Cackles and dips
up and down
in flight.

Across the field,
voices and hooves
ring out in the lane.
A screech of wheels
through mud.

A plane soars
and drones
across a pale blue sky,
trailing a long
white feather.

About the Writer


Val Harris

Val lives near Farnham in England. Her debut children’s poem was published online at The Dirigible Balloon, along with several others since then. Her poems have been published in The Caterpillar Magazine, Paperbound Magazine, The Toy Press and Little Thoughts Press. Her first poetry collection, A Classroom of Stars, was published at the end of 2022. She is @valpoet on Instagram and @dragontripper Val Poet on Twitter. Website: www.valharrispoet.co.uk