The 11-year-old from Kowloon Junior School writes verses that beautifully depict the seasonal cycle.

But unlike those in most nature poems, the roses turn out to be the verses of the poem themselves, a sweet gift to cheer up the child on a dreary winter day. To the old woods to find the mistletoe.

This friendly little bird is often the only animal visible in the garden in the winter months ... and Blitzen – based on the 1823 poem 'The Night before Christmas'. But another Christmas ...