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

Buses

by Sarah aged 11

Buses coming up and down
Wait, with a boy in it with a frown

Why does the boy have a frown?
Because his mum scolded him for ruining his sister’s gown

And the bus driver
Is looking

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The Forgotten Library

by Aradhana Khuntia aged 11

The bookshelves loomed over people with scorn,
While they read the books all ripped and torn.
Light beams through the frosted glass,
Bordered with thin frames of brass.

The candles flickered with an enchanting glow,
Illuminating

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Roblox

by Charlie aged 9

Roblox makes me ignite
and then I can fight
until I see the light
I am now a knight
and I have a right
to sleep at night
so now I will fly my

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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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Nature

by Victoria Muschamp aged 6

Nature is kind
nature is nice
but people try to kill it
and it is so unfair
for the animals!
I don’t like it
because it is rude to the animals!
Animal’s deserve

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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

The Road Taken

by Avisha Tyagi

The nature is so fond of self,
where I lost myself.
The two road diverging in night,
where I could not find any light.

One was less travelled but going too far,
whereas the other was

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The Girl

by Vi

SLAP
The girl doesn’t know how it feels
She doesn’t know I’m tempted
This is private
You DON’T really know me
How I feel
She doesn’t know
She fights me
And I

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I Love

by Archie Allen

I love my queen
She is my dream
The most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen
Her name is Jolene
I love my princess
Her name is Charlotte
And her sister Margaret.
They are

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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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