Student poems
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Always Tethered
By Allegra (Year 4, All Saints Anglican School)Earth
Below
Wings beating
Swiftly soaring -
A Chain of mysteries
By Anika (Year 13, Glendowie College)'Soul-less chunks of metal'- that's what the world sees.
Can you take a look through my eyes, please?
I cheerfully received my first key chain at seven,
bound to a dainty doll- it was a little girl's heaven. -
There is a painting in an antique shop that reminded me of you
By Grace (Year 11, Ormiston College)No bigger than a walnut,
Framed in a tiny slice of weathered glass
Cork back pressing it to the screen
I look at you through the pane. -
Hottie, my Toy
By Willow (Year 3, Russley School)My toy is important
because it helps me not have nightmares
in the scary night time.
It is cute and fluffy with twinkly eyes and a beaked nose -
My pony best friend oreo
By Katy (Year 7, Horizon School, Auckland)I met this creature,
This creature means everything to me,
Life wouldn't be the same without this creature,
If i lost this creature i would have no one to share secrets -
Abah's Crane
By Janani (Year 10, Christmas Island District High School)From birth, he taught me
to pass the time
make cranes.
Each wing flattened by the mother nail, -
Husky
By Taika (Year 4, Woodlands Park Primary School)Two small eyes like coal buttons
A golden bell hangs around his neck
Stitches
He brings back memories of adventures with my family -
The Kraken
By Olive (Year 8, Balmoral School )Far below the waves,
Swaying to the current of the ocean,
Dragging men to watery graves
Without the slightest of emotion. -
Fiery Determination
By Etienne (Year 9, Churchlands Senior High School)Perfect circle,
Hammered brass,
Otherworldly shine,
Sifting through my memories, -
Seal
By Michaela (Year 7, Russley School)Small purple loose ends of wool
blow In the morning breeze,
black beads glisten in the sun
The tiny seal -
The Red Leaf
By Frazer (Year 6, Gladesville Public School)The light shone at the bright red leaf
That sat in the middle of the room late at night.
Without sense or reason
Nobody knows where it came from -
Caramel
By Olivia (Year 7, Russley School)Her caramel coat reflects
the brightness of the blinding sun
“Rip” the kale has rapidly separated between
her cloud white teeth -
An Ode to My Graduation Dress
By Lani (Year 11, Seaton High School)This is an ode to my graduation dress
Pretty and pristine
Locked inside my closet
Since two thousand and sixteen -
Greenstone
By Marc (Year 8, Balmoral School)The smooth stone sliding through my palm.
Light reflecting off the dark green surface.
Slowly breathing in and out.
Getting ready to be on the court. -
Pretty Paua
By Maisie (Year 5, Annandale North Public School)Pretty Paua holds my memories of New Zealand nervously feeling home sick.
Missing caring cousins, a gentle grandma and playful pets.
Calming a cool salty smell.
A bumpy armour protecting a delicate inside. -
A gift from God
By Syifa (Year 10, Christmas Island District High School)A true gift from God I receive.
A soft fabric that wraps around my head like a shield,
a sign of maturity: I wear it like layer of protection.
It covers my hair revealing nothing but my true identity: -
Four-Leaf Clover
By Zarlia (Year 6, Morphett Vale East Primary School)Hearts circling each other,
Endlessly spreading, as if it was spilling honey.
Smells like the freshness of mint,
Looks like a mini forest for tiny insects. -
Campfire
By Emma (Year 5, Murrumbeena Primary School)Fire crackled
Embers flew
Logs burned
And ground was glowing red hue -
My little pug
By James (Year 8, Balmoral School)His fur’s as brown as chocolate, eye’s as green as the sea
My little wooden pug, makes me super lucky
I can put him in my pocket, in my bag, and on my dresser
and when I’m feeling down, he always makes me better -
Colours of the Rainbow
By KateSeven colours
scatter like marbles
reflected on the white walls
of our grey society
