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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Beautiful Earth
by agedThe Earth is a perfect place
The birds fly with perfect grace
The sun shines in the breeze
The wind ruffles in the trees
We love the Earth
We love the sun
We love Jesus
Find Happiness in Little Things
by agedIf it is a good or bad day just don’t be sad,
It’s a brand new day and there is a long long way to go.
If you get hurt just cheer, as everyone is right here.
The Flying Dream
by agedI had a dream; I was standing on a private jet.
A little plane to fly in with my purring pet.
I had a cup of tea, right beside my knee.
Flying up high speedily with buzzing
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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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I Need You
by agedWhat if we didn’t have ground to walk on?
We take it for granted,
But without it we would just fall, fall, fall
That’s what you are for me.
What if we didn’t have air to breathe?
Savage Woman
by agedI loved you for loving me,
I loved you for protecting me,
I loved you for your trust,
But that trust fades for you and me.
I gave you my love and life,
But you
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
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The Black
byThe lock ceilings
In my imagination,
You are my best consolation.
And now, you’re ghosting
And I’m left opened
Saw you on the internet
Why can’t you just pretend?
You turned yourself into
The 23rd
byPain hit hard, a crushing weight,
The 23rd — a test of fate,
A cruel state.
So deep it cut, life lost its glee,
Death felt kind, a distant dream.
But in that dark, a
A Secondary School Life
byFirst thing on a morning I wake up bright and early
7 AM to be exact
After that I go into my bathroom and brush my teeth
Then once I go on to washing my face with
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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