Poems
Read your poems here. Choose a category below. First poems (aged 6 and under), Allsorts (aged 7-12), True Love (poems about love, friendship, romance and heartbreak – aged 10-14), Teenage (aged 13-18) and Previous Competition Entries including Winning Poems. Or read them all.
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Butterfly
by ageda fragile dream with rainbow wings
it dances where the sunlight sings
to living earth to cloudy sky
a leaping, floating butterfly
a butterfly sips its morning view
and rests upon a rose of blue
Whispers of the Quiet Hours
by agedWhen night leans in with velvet hands,
And hushes all the day’s demands,
A gentle calm begins to rise,
Like silver breath beneath the skies.
The world slows down, the shadows sway,
Soft echoes drift from
My Amazing Canter
by agedOK, so I went to horse riding and I got my pony Cola
She was lying down in her stable and she was fully tacked
so not the best because it can got wrecked
It’s like £300
First Poems Read more
My Teacher
by agedThe thing we ask about Jenny is
”Surely there cannot be many
teachers in this place
with so lovely a face?”
The answer to that is,
“Not any!”
Colors
by agedRed is a strawberry.
Orange is an orange
Yellow is the sun
Green is a Christmas tree
Blue is the sky.
Brown is a teddy bear
I love colours.
What If?
by agedWhat if…
What if I were a character in a video game?
What if I were a character in a book?
What if I were a character in a movie?
What if all of this was
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Lost
by agedYou lose her trust
You lose your future
I Love Sri Lanka
by agedI love Sri Lanka, she is my home,
A beautiful island where I roam.
Gazing up at a starlit dome,
A playground where the insects roam.
With sparkling, oh so beautiful flies,
Do not be
Sunsets Burn
by agedI’m Everest Spring,
My name sounds happy, I used to be happy.
I used to love books
I used to love music
Most of all, I used to love sunsets.
I used to sit on
Teenage Read more
If You Say So
byIf you say so
It must be right
I musn’t fight it
Or else it might get worse
You’re always right
Because
If you say,
The sky is green
I say
Santa’s Journey
byA chilly Christmas eve,
Fireplaces fighting the freeze.
Children crowd the Christmas square,
Their carols fill the frosty air.
A Norway Spruce stands sentinel,
Lights twinkling a magic spell.
Winter’s embrace, crisp and bright
Rainbow Shore
byAs the sun sets low and the sky grows dim
A rainbow forms where you once had been.
Soft as your paws, light as your purr,
A bridge of colours carries you over.
You left your
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Wish List
by agedSmiles (for my family)
Breaths (for my community)
Heartbeats (for my country)
Poppies (for the world)
Muscle (for me)
As The Snowflakes Fall
by agedAs the snowflakes fall
You know what’s coming
The time to put away the bat and ball
A time for blankets, jumpers and all things warm
The festive season is here
‘Tis a harsh time
The Tower of Light
by agedThe tower of light
Standing strong
Standing there
The star on the top
In the air
Glowing nice and bright
So high, it’s just in sight
Leaves as green as grass
Wait