Celebrating young poets
Our Year 6 students have been studying poetry this term. They've had the opportunity to unpack the author’s craft to reveal the hidden messages from within. The use of metaphors and similes have been widely implemented to connect nature with human impact.
An intense class discussion on “A World without ….” soon followed and the enthusiasm continued into many requests for time to work on free verse.
We hope you enjoy reading a sample of their work.
Stray
– By Amira
Stray cat on my windowsill,
How did your life go downhill?
Like me, you were taken away.
Your happiness beginning to sway.
Now you have been shunned and disrespected,
their actions and words rushing to your head.
You promised a safe utopia,
but now you’re in a dystopia.
Walking through dark alleyways,
your life beginning to look like a maze.
You’ve been treated with abuse,
in this city, cruelty is the muse.
The days feel prolonged hell,
your wounds beginning to swell.
The world is a dangerous place,
yet we still stare them in the face.
We wanted fantasy.
They gave us fallacy.
They disdain us.
They hate us.
They live to tease us.
Here, we became the martyr.
Our lives, a shade of white and black.
The blood in our mouth has never tasted richer.
We are weapons, we are smarter.
Our blood stained lips are beginning to crack.
STAY WITH US.
I want to go back…
The End is Near
– By Ava C
Climate change is taking us all,
The country leaders just want to brawl.
While Donald Trump tweets on his phone,
People in California are losing their homes.
The oceans around the world are rising,
While people keep taking photos and smiling.
Everyone looking for one or more saviours,
The world leaders we’ve chosen are nothing but failures.
The animals in the world are slowly dying,
It seems to me like no one is trying.
A World without Laughter
– By Morgan
Dark and dull, nothing but sad,
This world of mine, making me mad
No more giggle, not even a cheer,
All have gone is something I fear
Silence stands by me, not a hint of a smile
This dark, dark day will go on for a while
No colours for us, just black and white
We need to fix this, it’s just not right.
A World without Peace
– By Cruz
A world without peace, endless hell
No more joy, just a warning bell.
The streets smell of death and decay
All hear the bullet’s ricochet
All the leaders having a laugh
Right when their soldiers get pulverised in a blood bath.
The streets chatter once loud, now dull
Once had people but now just a skull.
All have become fear’s slave
As his rein becomes like a tidal wave
All deal with blood and gore
People drained of life at their core
Bamboo
– By Henry P
In the silence of the forest
Bamboo lies alone
It’s arms reaching out ready to be chewed on
As each leaf of nutrients gets swallowed by pandas
Against the walls of the The Great Wall of China
Cute little animals get their feeding
What a great sight to see
In misty mountains they live carefree
As the bamboo break off in three
Their sturdiness is hard to see
Young Lavender
– By Ava W
Dear young lavender
You couldn’t be happier
Your scent will travel across the plains
You journey home to the old world
Your hours of sunlight will never be drained
You will be our medicine
Your resilience will be our saviour
You will survive every drought
Your prickles will grow into leaf shaped life
You will heal us with your purple hue
Dear young lavender
You will make us happier.