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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Two Bananas Interlinked

by kasia jank aged 11

Two bananas interlinked,
I sit and ponder on what to think
an inane thought brought to life,
as i recollect this memory of mine.
Two bananas interlinked,
how silly and foolish,
what to think!

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Dylan

by Ralph aged 8

Dylan on the phone to porter and cooper
Listening to Blink-182 ole ole ole yeah

All night long as Beyblades x’
Spinning round and round

Mondays

by ralph aged 8

Mondays suck
We all hate them
Boring Boring

They leave me snoring
Blah Blah Blah
No one likes them

Make a wall so I’m not on show
Playing with finger board like a pro.

First Poems Read more

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.

What If?

by Swara Suhas aged 6

What 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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I Love Sri Lanka

by Mangolassi aged 9

I 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

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Sunsets Burn

by Megan aged 11

I’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

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Miss

by Unknown Miss aged 12

Oh, she’s beautiful!
Her lips are red,
they meet mine.
Her lipstick stains them.
It stays there forever—
she doesn’t.
Oh how I miss…

Teenage Read more

I’m Sorry

by Sage Mico

I’m sorry for the way you made me feel.
I’m sorry for all the distance issues that make you stay at home.
I’m sorry for all the shitty things you didn’t do.
And I’m sorry for everything

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Selfish

by Ojaswee

If there was a bird stray on the streets,
Would you take it home and let it grow its wings?
If there was a man, unbeknownst to you,
Would you take care of him all night long,

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My Craving Carl

by Bri

I wasn’t ready to let you go, but everything comes to an end
just like how my love for you was always there, now it’s gone.
Your sweet talks and smell, fresh warm hugs like cookies.
gone.

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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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