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.

Allsorts Read more

ABC poem

by Malik aged 9

A good day.
Be yourself.
Cereal is the best.
Ding dong.
Eat food.
Farm is flooded with animals.
Good food.
Horses are big.
I like football.
Just be yourself.
Low

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The Riddle

by Charlie Anderson aged 9

It sits on the mountains like icing on a cake
It covers the treetops and the cold, frozen lake
It sparkles in the sun like a disco ball
Like steps on a rug it quietly falls

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Seasons

by Anaya aged 9

March brings the buds of spring,
Birds awaken as they begin to sing.
The rays of sun get a little warmer,
With summer just around the corner.

The summer months are the hottest yet,
Paddling in

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First Poems Read more

My Teacher

by Matilda Wormwood aged 5

The 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 Swara Suhas aged 6

Red 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 Swara Suhas aged 6

What 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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Lost

by Melissa aged 13

You lose her trust
You lose your future

I Love Sri Lanka

by Mangolassi aged 9

I love Sri Lanka, she is my home,
A beautiful island where I roam.
Gazing up at a starlit dome,
A playground where the insects roam.
With sparkling, oh so beautiful flies,
Do not be

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Sunsets Burn

by Megan aged 11

I’m Everest Spring,
My name sounds happy, I used to be happy.
I used to love books
I used to love music
Most of all, I used to love sunsets.
I used to sit on

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Teenage Read more

Silence

by Indo

Drowning in words that were never said

Taken aback from what lingered in my head

Lament and forlorn

The fervid feeling stabbed like a thorn

All turns have a result

But you’re not at fault

It rings around every corridor

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I’m Sorry

by Sage Mico

I’m sorry for the way you made me feel.
I’m sorry for all the distance issues that make you stay at home.
I’m sorry for all the shitty things you didn’t do.
And I’m sorry for everything

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Selfish

by Ojaswee

If there was a bird stray on the streets,
Would you take it home and let it grow its wings?
If there was a man, unbeknownst to you,
Would you take care of him all night long,

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Wish List

by Khaliya Rajan aged 18

Smiles (for my family)
Breaths (for my community)
Heartbeats (for my country)
Poppies (for the world)
Muscle (for me)

As The Snowflakes Fall

by Veer aged 11

As 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

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The Tower of Light

by Daisy Pull aged 10

The 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

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