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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Mr. Bread
by agedMr. Bread fell down a hill
So he went to town and worked in a mill
He worked all night and he worked all day
In January, March and May
Gorgeous Love
by agedLove, love, gorgeous love
fills your heart with warm, melting chocolate.
Love, love, gorgeous love
wraps around you like a bracelet.
Ginge, the Best Cat
by agedHis eyes are luminous in the dark…
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First Poems Read more
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
Teenage Read more
Silent Tears
byIt is a silent night
A starlit gaze
Everywhere around me
Booming so loud
Can you hear me?
Do you even care?
Or do people only notice
When I disappear?
Dogs barking
Cats
Neurodegeneration In First Person
byThe silver tide is rising, a global, greying swell,
As millions move to live within a physiological hell.
The city in the skull – once a vibrant, humming hive,
Now struggles with the chemistry of staying half-alive.
Driver’s Seat
byI think it took pressing the gas for the first time to realize I was moving forward.
It took gripping the wheel to realize I’m in control.
I can’t gaze out the window in the back seat like I
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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
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