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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Love for the Sun

by Bella aged 12

Sky lighter
Earth heater
Night sleeper
Power giver
Sea shiner
Snow melter
Light creator
Flame thrower
Bright blazer
Color changer

Jumping Jam

by Jarvis Seymour-Jones aged 15

Jarvis was jumping
with his jumping jam
He then saw a cam
and said then, “Oh damn”

After a while
he saw a big pile
so he jumped up upon it
and set out

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Turtles

by Olive aged 12

Turtles are the best
Turtles are all we need
IF YOU DON’T LIKE THEM
I WILL
FIND YOU!

First Poems Read more

Nature Poem

by Martha Mills aged 5

Oh swishing grass, oh blooming flowers,
I love your blooming hours,
I love your look,
I love your sound,
and best of all you’re all around.

Anything Can Happen

by Leo and Kamal and Isaac aged 9

Anything can happen
I am in control
Fantasy is reality
Characters come to life
All within a simple screen
Sounds, glitches and lighting

The Train

by Arham Khan aged 6

The train was blue, red and yellow
We were waiting at the station
I was sleepy near the window
And the fox was jumping on the snow

True Love Read more

Back Home

by Ruby aged 11

Home is a place that I can go,
To take things off my shoulder,
Park is right there so take me too,
Then you need to hold her.

Someone take me home.

Friends

by Olive aged 13

Friends are fun
Friends are great
You should have friends
Friends are awesome
Friends make happy memories
Friends can keep a secret 😉
Friends will know your secret

Roses are Red

by Hollie aged 10

Roses are red
Violets are blue
You’re such a good girl
I don’t know what I would do
Without you

Teenage Read more

Oh

by Dylan Vinson

I made pie,
It tasted fine,
I showed it to my Ma
she said Nah
as I wept away.
So I’m writing this sonnet
while sitting in my bonnet

Melissa

by Ray ray

Mad
Excited
Lovely
Ignoring
Sweet
Silly
Amazing

Grace

by Ray ray

Great
Really kind
Amazing
Cool
Excellent

Competition Entries Read more

Christmas Senses

by Orla Rennie aged 6

I can see sparkly presents under the Christmas tree.
I can hear Santa and his reindeers landing heavily on my roof.
I can smell the sweet chocolate yule log sitting on the kitchen side.
I can feel

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Nativity Tradition

by Marselis Davis aged 20

The story of Christ‘s birth
Is told every year
Yet it holds the same worth
And it still brings good cheer

The story of herdsmen
Tending to their flock
When angels from heaven
Caused

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My Runaway Snowman

by Areeba aged 12

On the day before Christmas
I made a snowman,
As splendid as could be.
I hoped I could keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
It turned out I could

…Read the rest