I am a bird.
I live in a nest with big leaves.
I like to eat worms.
I love to sing songs as loud as can be.
I can fly very high in the sky.
I am scared of loud noises.
While I can escape from dangers without you seeing my eye.
I am a bird and I will always be.
I am an ocean
of shining fish;
I am an ever
growing universe;
Your secrets confide in me;
I conceal the mysteries of space;
like a dreamland
of fluffy clouds;
wishes and dreams
float around in a never-ending abyss;
my beauty is a cover
for the darkness inside
The arctic white crystals,
descend and tickle each surface;
grass, stone, wood,
each flake unique.
Image the sway of it,
six sided beauties spin down,
a soft hit on the ground of glitter.
Blissfully swishing,
gracefully gliding.
A rush of snowflakes drop,
as the flurry never seems to stop,
the crisp air rejoices in the nipping wind,
snowing glitter,
blowing bitter,
as a blank canvas forms on the glistening ground.
Suddenly a chance of fortune strikes,
right before a child’s eyes,
as the incessant snowfall flurries and flies,
a sudden silence. Then cheering.
Children rush to the door.
Frantic hands, wrapping layers,
rushing outside,
their joy echoes as they play in the purest white,
building, sculpting, carving, creating,
and memories engraved in their small minds,
their laughing, a voice that rings in the dark,
as the blessing glides gracefully,
over their protected bodies,
a snowy paradise behold.
Swimmers, standing on the diving blocks,
Waiting for the call;
The silence and tension in the air was deafening,
Even the chatty ones fell silent.
The birds had stopped chirping
And the wind had stopped howling.
I myself was on the block,
Calming myself down.
All of a sudden,
The referee called out,
“Take your marks!…”
The tension grew more and more,
As our muscles tensed. “BEEP!”
I lunged forward with all my might,
Ignoring the pain and shock
As I entered the water.
I broke through the surface and gulped the air.
I raced through the water,
Feeling the adrenaline
Run through my blood.
Our powerful arms moving,
Gracefully and aggressively.
My chest burnt,
And my body shuddered with exhaustion,
I felt like I was suffocating.
Fortunately, I turned to breathe to the side
When out of the corner of my eye,
I noticed Gabriel and Diana encouraging me
And I didn’t want to let them down.
So I kicked my legs harder than ever,
And moved my arms so quick
I thought they were a blur.
I was close to the end,
So I sped up;
Faster and faster I went,
When I was near the flags
I used every bit of energy left inside me,
And sprinted to the end.
My hand whacked the wall hard
As I finished.
I gasped and splattered heavily,
Feeling the throbbing pain in my head.
As I unblocked my ears from water,
I started to hear
The London Aquatics Centre erupt with cheers and applause.
I could see the proud look in my coaches eyes;
I blushed with pride
As I noticed that I had come first!
I slapped the water, feeling overjoyed and triumphant,
Yet overwhelmed and fatigued.
I climbed out of the pool,
Feeling like a queen.
I was soaked to the bone
But I didn’t care,
I did it!
I had reached my goal!
A note to swimmers:
Never give up,
Never slow down.
With true and hard work,
Anything can be accomplished, won or done.
If you really have a dream,
Go for it,
And never fail to the ground
When times are tough.
Get out of your cage and soar up in the stars.
Winter, Winter cold breeze comes
Winter, Winter, twinkling lights shine
Winter, Winter the crunchy snow
Winter, Winter how lovely you are
I hear the news
I see the tears
If I only knew why humans
Have to lose
The war is happening
I don’t know why
Haven’t we learnt it doesn’t work
To hurt each other
When we are all just brothers?
But we are just seeing fear
On the faces of our mothers.
I see the people walk away
Pretending it isn’t looking their way.
We need to learn to help each other
And become humans who see each other.
Wipe the tears from our mother’s face
And let the war stop raging in hate
We are all together in this world
Please let us remember to stay united
And become humans who win together
Not break each other.
Someone who I know
I won’t tell but I’ll show
The someone I know’s nose is extremely big,
and his cheeks red as fig,
his forehead dotted and brown,
and on his face always a frown.
His body is entirely filled with air,
while his head has a single hair.
His stomach holds the whole body’s strain,
while his big head has a missing brain.
Not all heroes wear a mask and cape,
Some come disguised as silver-haired grandads
With twinkles in their eyes.
My grandad was wise and fierce,
Protecting family as well as his peers.
My hero is my grandad,
Who unfortunately recently passed.
And oh, sure, he certainly did make me laugh.
From mushroom foraging and midnight walks,
We gazed at stars,
And he made me comfortable to talk.
He was my hero, so big and brave,
A guiding light, even beyond the grave.
Dedicated to my Grandad (Mark Smith
Five more day till Christmas,
Santa and his crew were working overtime,
making childrens’ dreams come true.
Santa’s elves were scurrying about the workshop floor,
except for little “Ty” who was napping by the door.
“Wake up little Ty there is no time to sleep!” Santa shouted,
“We’ve got millions of toys to make!
Now get up on your feet.”