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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Books
by agedBooks are sage, books are great,
A companion for every age.
A box of wonder,
With hidden tales under.
Takes you into space far and wide,
Where the mind in the moment resides.
The body rests in
Vault of Secrets
by agedSecrets everywhere,
Not mine but mine to guard.
They trust me to keep them safe,
To keep them locked away.
Secrets falling, big and small,
Like a blanket made of scars.
Each one burning my
Not Enough Time
by agedTime is slipping through my hands,
A tide fading from the sand.
I’m chasing the hours, but they don’t wait
Each tick sounds further and further away
The sky turns dark, blues and greens creeping in,
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My Teacher
by agedThe 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 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
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Starry Dreams
by agedthe stars are laced
in a mysterious, intertwining net
of galaxies
the moon shimmers
with ethereal glimmer
of elegance and grace
the night sky is vast
and I am tiny
the magnificence overshadows
worldly
My Family
by agedThis is my family
They always make me happy
They make me sleep tight
This is always alright
Sky of Stars
by agedA sky full of stars
and he looks at her
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Astronaut
byAstronaut goes to space!
Astronaut uses rocket!
But do you know who
My school’s Astronaut is?
She is my teacher,
Bringing us to the universe of stories.
A Spoonful of Winter
byThe teapot wore a velvet coat,
The clock forgot to tick,
A heavy sigh sailed in a boat,
Made out of frozen brick.
A melancholy turnip wept,
Because the sky turned blue,
While shadows in
Mistakes
byMistakes, mistakes, mistakes,
This is everything to think about.
You make one, don’t cry,
You make more, don’t regret.
Mistakes are a part of life,
Let them be the past, don’t bring them into our present.
Don’t focus
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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