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 โ€“ aged 10-14), Teenage (aged 13-18) and Previous Competition Entries including Winning Poems. Or read them all.

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Me and My Sister

by Isla aged 7

Me and my sister sitting on the tree.
Me and my sister swinging on a swing.
Me and my sister watching Bing.
Me and sister like the same thing.

Hello and Goodbye – A Wordly Rhyme!

by Anay Bhargava aged 8

๐ŸŽถ Hello and Goodbye โ€“ A Worldly Rhyme! ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‘‹
โ€‹Hello, my friend, so nice to see,
In every tongue, come sing with me!
โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Bonjour in France, with smiles so wide,
And Au

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Spirit of Christmas

by Blake aged 10

I am the sky, quiet and deep, tucking the stars in before they sleep.
I am the wind soft on your face, carrying snowflakes from place to place.
I am the candle warm and small, guiding footsteps through

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Hello and Goodbye – A Wordly Rhyme!

by Anay Bhargava aged 8

๐ŸŽถ Hello and Goodbye โ€“ A Worldly Rhyme! ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ‘‹
โ€‹Hello, my friend, so nice to see,
In every tongue, come sing with me!
โ€‹๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Bonjour in France, with smiles so wide,
And Au

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Describing Earth to Aliens

by Lys Marotte aged 6

Animals running around in great sunshine.

Flowers flopping in the forest.

Trees swing in the shadows.

Octopus moving her tentacles in gentle water.

Insects buzzing around the freezing air.

Seasideโ€™s waves sloshing onto my legs.

The Person Who Would Never Pass

by Alexis aged 7

The person who would never pass.
Was playing football and he always got the ball
But he would never pass
BECAUSE he’s the person who would never pass.

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Love a Bit More

by Emma aged 9

love is time
and love is sweet
all above when its more sweet
chocolate life
love is love and that’s me
be mine be all

thank you

When it Rips

by Emma aged 9

Ugh, wake up!
Rotten eggs and banana bread – what had my brother eaten?
Alakazam phhhhhhew again
Come on mate!

Besties

by Asmau aged 10

You and me
together as one
count on each other#
like 123

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Colour

by Tilly

Blue

The loud waves hitting the rocks

Loud gusts of wind

The summery smell of salt

My hair blowing in my face

What is blue?

Video Games – School

by Dom Person

Somewhere over the rainbow
Are video games
Yet under the ground is my school in Africa
Please send help!

The Lost Spark

by Aatika

In a sky dressed in silvered gray,
I could only see darkness my way.
But then it came, a spark so bright
Which fixed my world, made it right.
We were like sisters, we could do

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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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