Competition Entry

As I enter America
The Statue of Liberty warmly welcomes me in
like my mother would to her own house.
It’s six-thirty and the sun is setting
leaving a beautiful pinky-purple background
to hundreds of tall buildings in the distance.
Entering this country is as exciting as It was
when I use to wake up Christmas morning as a child
but better.
There’s new people, new faces all around me,
all excited to see the city for real for the first time.
As I get closer to the Statue of Liberty,
the Mother of Exiles
I start to feel butterflies.
Is this the right choice?
Should I turn around and go back to my mother country?
It’s too late now she has already welcomed me in
I’m only some meters from the land
and my excitement has taken over fear.
The Statue of Liberty, the mighty 350 feet tall woman
holds a torch in her right hand
which is made of Copper, like the rest of her body
She was a gift from France
which represented the freedom
the Americans gained from the English.
Now I’m here on land,
I can still see her standing in the distance
waving the other ships in
The sun’s gone
The moon is out
and it’s time to explore New York

Friendship, friendship –  how does it sound?
How does it say, how is it bound
First you go up to someone and look at them
It could be John, it could be Ben
Then you ask them something
Then the sun will start to sing
The trees will dance and play
And friendship’s here to stay
Now the meaning of friendship is alive
If you’re 1 2 3 4 or 5

Make your vision clear, your fears become irrelevant.
Manifest anything, it’s your own development.
Vision without execution, is hallucination.
We’re not limited by our abilities, it’s the vision that brings frustration.
Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams, instead of the expectations and opinions of your team.
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to the rest.
Have a vision, it doesn’t make you any less.
If you can see the invisible you can achieve the impossible.
Be discreet, don’t be predictable.
Your leadership is what creates an unlimited capacity
to create a vision that translates into reality…

Vision is art
Vision is the people close to your heart
Vision is music ringing in your ears
Vision is fears
Vision is colours of a beautiful rainbow
Like an erupting volcano
Vision is the ink on the pages of a book
Vision is a smile or a look

These are things most of us can see
But for some this is not the case
For they live in a deep dark place
Some may see very little colour
Others see much duller
Those who are fortunate enough to read the words I have written on these pages.
Take a moment to think about what life would be if you were unable to see.

The golden sands shine,
With a glint that is divine.
Breathe…sway. A new day.

I have three little cats
They’re all very small
And sometimes they will throw their food out their bowl.
And after all that food they won’t go to the loo
They will all be sick on the floor.
But all after that they will go to sleep and forget it all.

Flash of red
Black spots
Legs as thin as an eyelash
Tickling my hand

Two white eyes
Two tiny white nostrils
Glossy black head
Wings fluttering

Ladybird, you are my friend.

WINNING POEM

Coronavirus spreading all round,
Across the streets,
Across the town,
Coronavirus is spreading all round.

Coronavirus spreading all round,
Bored at home with nothing to do,
Nothing to see but empty streets,
Coronavirus is spreading all round.

Coronavirus spreading all round,
But we shall beat it,
Whatever it takes,
Now – Coronavirus is stopping all round!

Please Mrs Butler
This boy Derek Drew keeps copying my work…

Vision, I use my eyes to see
All the world around me.
Centuries before; our ancestors past,
That beautiful world.
Those luscious green trees
And calm rivers flowing,
All the amazing animals
And insects were growing
The mesmerising dodo
All hunted and gone.
Extinct, where did it all go wrong ?
Now this world I see
All around me.
Pollution, an ever growing problem
Plastic wrappers, plastic bags,
Killing innocent sea life.
Many water species might go extinct
Because of this harmful mess.
We as humans some don’t care,
Others ? They try to help.
The Black Lives Matter campaign
Tries to work things out,
It sparks a world changing effect
On people all ages; all races.
Global warming, another complication
Factory and workhouse fumes
Melts icebergs and ice caps
In Antarctica causing penguins to deteriorate
Evil, illegal loggers cutting down trees in forests.
Tigers, cheetahs, pandas all in danger.
Covid 19 spreading everywhere.
Thousands dying everyday.
People not social distancing outside.
Some people wear masks all the time
And others just don’t consider
We humans want to go on holiday
But the covid boundaries say no.
Lockdown for 6 months
Young children asked why.
This is the world I see,
All around me…
And it needs to change.