Favourite Words

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by Louise aged 11

Who said I had to have one word,
Not two or three or five?

These words that I have chosen,
Just make me wanna jive!

There’s kurfuffle and kerplunk,
Apricot and dunk.

And then there’s doala?
Okay, I made that up!

I need a word to replace doala,
It sounds a bit like koala?

But no… I want something else,
Ooh! I know… BANANA!

We Must Remember

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by Louise aged 11

The planes are flying,
The guns are shooting,
Conflict is roaring,
And air raids are hooting.

A dangerous world,
Is ours to hold,
Some day for peace,
But others won’t be told.

We need to remember,
Those who gave their lives,
To give them our thank yous,
Because peace was the prize.

Time Stood Lifeless

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by Louise aged 11

All across the land,
Time stood lifeless,
All for that one man,
He stood alone.

Alone, he was on the bench,
Planning his next escape,
This man was a criminal,
He was being chased.

Charges? He had many,
Plenty held against him,
He’s a mastermind – don’t be tricked,
DANGER! Don’t go closer.

All across the land,
Time stood lifeless,
All for that one man,
But someone came to join him…

The Rollercoaster

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by Louise aged 11

When the air is right,
And the screams are ringing,
The rip will create,
Onto the crate you’ll be clinging.

On that rollercoaster there,
You’ll be in for a scare,
You’ll be doing far away,
I’ve warned you: “Beware”.

That rip is a portal,
To a parallel world,
Once you have entered,
Your terrors unfurled.

Isolation from joy,
Just sadness and fear,
A desolate land,
No-one is here.

The Moon

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by Louise aged 11

Dark and mysterious,
Hung in the sky,
Beautiful and calming,
Just passing by.

Revealing its presence,
With a radiant light,
Showing its beautiful
And calming sight.

The Porcelain Duck

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by Louise aged 11

Coral, pink and porcelain,
Sculpted with precision,
Once a swan is shimmering waters,
In a loving position.

Over aching years,
Turning into porcelain,
Limb by limb a glistening shine,
Not seen by passing men.

Cradled by past relations,
Passing down the line,
Travelling through the nations,
Soon to become mine.

Gunfire

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by Louise aged 11

Boom, Bang, Boom, Bang,
The bullets pierced the night,
Boom, Bang, Boom, Bang,
We tried to stay out of their sight.

Boom, Bang, Boom, Bang,
The gunfire went a clicker-clack,
Boom, Bang, Boom, Bang,
We went and fired back,

Boom, Bang, Boom, Bang
We kept going though our hearts were sore,
Boom, Bang, Boom, Bang,
What were we fighting for?

War Horse

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by Melissa

There was a little horse, a clever chap was he,

he looked back in time and its history

Days about the war, when horses they were used

among the bombs and bullets, by which they were abused

They just carried on with their bravery

all the fear inside they just didn’t see

Courage of lion, as brave as they could be

fighting for their country, help to set it free

How they had to gallop with bodies all around

they just kept on going through the muddy ground

then when the war was over they took a rest and then

ready for their fight if they were called again.

The horse he learnt a lot from back in history

signed up for the forces, a war horse now was he

Just like all the horses that showed their bravery

that showed all their courage to set the country free

Explicit Love

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by Olutona Emmanuel aged 18

Whenever I turn on my radio
Around Feb`ry, all I hear is love
Even when I open up my window
I see two birds showing love
I can’t really comprehend
What most of my friends
Would do in this climate that’ll soon end
‘Cos girls in their wiles
Love parading up and down
Some miles
Moving all round the town
With their impeccable gown
Displaying the bevy of their beauties

Boys also in their wiles
Pretend to be wise
They fail to realize
That emotions
Aren’t chronic, they give reasons
They claim to be Heaven N’ Earth
They claim to be girls breath
They claim to always be there
They claim to always fly by air
They claim to always mind
They claim to always be kind
Always to girls they claim, when
Captured by Lust And give excuses, when
The feelings is completely lost

I wish I could find a love that is real
Like sunshine, so bright to heal
Me from love malady
One who won’t only be my lady
But who will at peak be my wife
One who will precious my life
Irrespective of some stupid things I did in my tantrums
But unite with me to do good things
One who’ll give me love that don’t last a day
But give me that which doesn’t fade away.