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
School
by agedSchool is so boring
It is so tiring
We get out at 3
p1 – p3 get out at 2
They are so lucky
P4 – p7 are not
I go to secondary school
My Teacher
by agedMy teacher is pretty and she is lovely.
Whenever she talks she opens my heart.
And she is so smart.
My teacher is beautiful and so respectful.
When I see her everyday her smile makes my
The Poem of Life
by agedLife is tough
When times are rough
It hurts to see
When you can be
A he or she in the dark
With a spark of light in the night
It gives you a
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Colors
by agedRed 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 agedWhat 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
My Thoughts
by agedYou think your wish will come true!
But it’s not true.
It might come on a different day
It may not come true sometimes!
It’s ok. But don’t stop wishing!
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What Could’ve Been
by agedYou can forget it, but it won’t forget you.
It follows you, a shadow in your wake,
with no trace left behind it, no evidence of your fight;
the world keeps turning, your stomach churning,
yearning
The Last Night of Laughter
by agedWe used to talk in light filled rooms,
We used to laugh for years,
We ate we slept, we lived with joy,
No dread, no fear.
One night, it changed forever,
The words burst out from
Mystery Boy, Mystery Kids, Mystery Wedding
by agedI go to sleep to dream a dream
I hope that will come true
Every night I lie in bed and think about you
I have had a couple dreams about you
They were so very
Teenage Read more
I Will Not Stand
byI pledge allegiance
to the Flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for who?
Because it’s not me, nor
Evolution
byChristmas―
Started with glee
The allocation of a sock
For the get-a-gift spree .
Christmas Eve
The eve of hope
Was I good?
Or for the list, I was a nope?!
Light
byA place where I don’t belong,
Feeling all kinds of wrong.
Why is this happening to me,
a feeling that’s now familiar, not new to me?
Why does no one care,
why am I such
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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