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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My Wonders

by Samartha Rameshwar Sonawane aged 11

One thing that I wonder,
Why the Moon is white.
One thing that I wonder,
Why the Sun is yellow.
One thing that I wonder,
Why the Sun is hot.
One thing that I

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Poppies

by Alice aged 9

Poppies and flowers
Each have powers
Of colourful petals
And smells of pollen
We’re never stolen
From the bees
Not peas

Dreams

by Ayzah aged 9

Going to sleep at the end of night
Trembling with fear.
Your imagination terrifying with nightmares
Night to day, on and on again

Creepy dreams
Disgusting you at night
Interfering in your personal life

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Seas of Hope

by Aoife aged 10

Seas of hope
Sands in slopes
Fish swim in schools
Rock pools
Glow in the sun
Crabs are done
With people touching
People clutching
Seas of hope

My Teacher

by Matilda Wormwood aged 5

The 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 Swara Suhas aged 6

Red 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.

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BFF

by Aoife aged 10

BFF is great
BFF is kind
so take a chance
have a dance
you may just find a friend forever

My BFF is Shona
she is lots of fun
so take a chance

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Starry Dreams

by Keziah Khoo aged 12

the stars are laced
in a mysterious, intertwining net
of galaxies

the moon shimmers
with ethereal glimmer
of elegance and grace

the night sky is vast
and I am tiny

the magnificence overshadows
worldly

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My Family

by Coco67 aged 8

This is my family
They always make me happy
They make me sleep tight
This is always alright

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Dear Star Child

by Vivian

Oh dear child of the stars,
do you think of him from afar.
Do you wish you had the heart?
Do you wish you hadn’t played a part?
Do you wish to travel back in time?

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Monster Flower

by Abigail

Don’t look at me! You wouldn’t understand right?

And though I pray, the secret is slipping away.

I’m bounded by these shackles of shame.

I don’t know anything. I don’t talk about it.

Stay with me, I plead.

This unseemly

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Hoc Est Somnium Meum – This is My Dream

by Prithvi Shivan

As a thirteen year old student,
I dream of playing with friends,
Beating them at football and chess,
Following the latest trends.

As an overtly ambitious kid,
I dream of heading to space,
Just like

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Wish List

by Khaliya Rajan aged 18

Smiles (for my family)
Breaths (for my community)
Heartbeats (for my country)
Poppies (for the world)
Muscle (for me)

As The Snowflakes Fall

by Veer aged 11

As 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

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The Tower of Light

by Daisy Pull aged 10

The 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

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