While boys played their sport,Girls stood on the side told to support.When they complained,The boys...
Category - Years 7-8 2020
Poems entered by students in years 7-8 for 2020 Poetry Takeover
To cross the water’s edge.
To cross the water’s edgeOn the water’s edge this dayA stream now trickles byThis race is now not...
Gibberish
Take off is familiar yet unknown,Knowing what you have left behind,But uncertain of what you are...
her new home
Fifteen years old waiting for a better life Not knowing if it was ever going to happen Dreading the...
The Other Side
I can’t help feeling trapped,My future packed away with all my treasure, destined for another...
In Search of a New Life
“Hayat, come and see for yourself!” 1952, 23 years young, craving a new sun. Adventure bubbling...
Was it all About to Change?
Howling wind through my ears, frozen fingers,and cold droplets trickling down my neckLong...
Going down Under
Stepping beyond England, into the unknown.Far from the familiar horizon.Headlines scream from rain...
The Race
We sit down to see the raceengine roaring down the trackto see the Douglas motorbike. It’s...
Those were the days
Those were the days when I was loved,when I was included in their games.Broken down from being...