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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The Right Thing

by Diya Velugoti aged 7

My cheeks are blush red,
My lips are glossy pink.
Everything will work out,
As long as I do the right thing.

Just A Little Girl

by Smina Jain aged 15

She was judged before she opened her eyes,
She knew nothing of the world’s cruel lies.
She felt like a trapped little mouse,
Already judged inside her own house.

People wanted her to be fair,
But

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Nature

by Durva aged 9

Trees dancing in the wind
Meadows growing lovely
Bright shining sun
Plants grow grow grow
Animals adventure time
Soft breeze in the air
Shine bright light nature

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The Detective and The Lost Watch

by Swara Suhas aged 5

Once there was a detective.
The detective’s name was Rose.
She was having chocolate pancakes
for breakfast.

One girl called her.
The girl’s name was Katie.
“My watch is lost,”
Katie said.

“I will

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Rain

by Swara Suhas aged 5

Rainy Day
I waited for the rain to stop.
But it didn’t stop.
I wanted to play outside,
But I have to wait for the rain to stop.

I felt so bored inside the house.

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Each Other

by Jack, Gino, Marko aged 9

We weren’t with each other but now he’s my brother
My mother said to my brother
Go make a sandwich and get ham
So we could jam with each other
And my mother

I saw a

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True Love Read more

Dove Eyes

by Ywa Hay Tha aged 13

Him and his dove eyes
tastes like the blue skies
Him and his dove eyes
is where the diamond ocean lies
Him and his dove eyes
‘till my heart cries
Forever I shall love

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Easter Day So Bright and Sweet

by Evan Thomason aged 11

The sun is out, the bunnies hop
Easter treats don’t make them stop!
Pastel flowers, sky’s so blue
Hidden treasures just for you!
Spies in shadows, creature’s glide
Easter’s fun is far and wide!

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Your Reality

by Ivy aged 10

Every day, I imagine a future where I can be with you,
In my hand is a pen that will write a poem of me and you,
The ink flows down into a dark puddle
Just move

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Teenage Read more

Struggle

by Somma

I’m really scared, and I have nowhere to go
No one to confide in
In this wicked world, nobody cares whether you live or die
Every night I soak my pillow with tears
I keep waiting

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Lonely

by Nidhi

Out in the rain
In a crowded lane
But all alone
Pain all through my bones

A humming bird without its voice
A loud cry within making a high noise
A caterpillar stuffed in its

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Solitary Twig

by Noor Misba

At the heart of the campus, in the playground
lies a broken abandoned twig
Unaware of its surroundings,
it lies on ground with no life
Once a part of a mighty tree, green and bright

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Snow

by Ismah aged 8

No breath of wind no gleam of sun
still the white snow whirls softly down,
Twig and bough and blade and thorn
all in an icy quiet form,
whispering, rustling through the air
on still

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Five Ways how Christmas Can be Shared

by Jeanri Jordaan aged 10

Sleigh bells ring,
the moon illuminates the sky and glows.
The air is filled with joy and happiness,
everywhere someone goes.

No matter if it’s a town or village,
no matter if it’s a city or

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Do You Know What It Is?

by Kaira Thakkar aged 9

Am! Nam! Nam!
Eating cookies, drinking milk
Distributing gifts while sitting on a sleigh,
And guiding the reindeers swiftly,
Decorating Christmas trees,
With ornaments and hanging stockings,
Sitting cosily by the fire,
And

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