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.
Allsorts Read more
The Moon Can Talk
by agedThe Moon can talk
The Earth listens as he takes a walk
The Moon says, Sometimes rocks collide with me
I wish that they would let me be
I see you Earth, any time, anywhere
Schools and Pools
by agedAt school, you learn
In pools, you swim
There no difference, surely
So pass slowly
Wonder
by agedWonder is a waterfall,
Wonder is a beach ball,
Wonder is my amazing sister,
Wonder is a humungous blister.
Wonder is learning at school,
Wonder is a gigantic pool,
Wonder is a dolphin jumping,
First Poems Read more
The Polar Bear
by agedRainbow the polar bear
went looking for a friend.
“Will I ever find a friend?”
she wondered
She looked up and down
right and left
She walked and walked
At last, she saw a penguin
Cloudy
In My Heart
by agedEverybody has times in
Their lives when their hearts are
Full with doubt. But everything
They hoped in their time; every
Thing you hoped could
Happen in your dreams. Everyone
Will have the same
Seas of Hope
by agedSeas 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
True Love Read more
Hello: An Ordinary Word
by agedHello—it’s such an ordinary word,
Harbouring hundreds of stories unheard,
It’s the beginning of an imperfect friendship,
Or the start of a hating war you can’t skip.
Hello—it’s such an ordinary word,
Yet saying it to
Friend’s Crush
by agedMy friend has a crush…
I have to stay up late
just to read her messages ’bout her crush
or else my friend will yap about him at school…
The worse part is,
His class
Love
by agedOh stinking love
I should have come above
To join you my dear
I guess I had fear
Oh stinking love
should of come above
Through all these years
I still have tears
Teenage Read more
What’s Love Again?
byLove, it’s a strange, unpredictable thing,
It brings the heart a brief serenity,
Like promises exchanged within a ring,
Before it blinds us to calamity.
If I must reject this poisoned grace,
The world will be
Stubborn Hope
byMirror, mirror, on the wall,
Beauty is subjective to us all.
So instead I wonder if a single soul alive,
Would mourn someone such as I.
Would they scream?
Would they cry?
No forget-me-nots
Life’s Cursed Being
byIt was cold, unfair and beyond painful.
Everyday to see the chain warp around my throat
choking me slowly, deathly and blissfully.
I was in hell, looking at heaven the world I live in
spared me no
Competition Entries Read more
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