Student poems

• Green Palace
  By Bella (Year 4, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Birds twitter while the bees buzz, 
  Flying around in a fuzz of feathers,
  Green’s everywhere around the divine palace, and the flower blooms
  When the sun shines, 

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• The River’s Orchestra
  By Marianne (Year 4, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Waves lapping to a perfect beat, swaying trees trees and chirping birds; a natural orchestra.
  Sharp thorns prickle my fingertips 
  As tiny fruits reach out to the burning sun. Towering trees shadow over tiny villages 
  While colourful parrots put on a skilful show,  appealing golden wattles attract buzzing bees.

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• My Special Necklace
  By Rosie (Year 5, Methodist Ladies' College)

  As colourful as the night sky.
  As graceful as a dove.
  As old as a mummy,
  As plain as cheese on toast.

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• My sterling silver bangle
  By Rylee (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  It feels lustrous and fluent,
  twinkles in the light, like a star.
  This bangle hold an event of my past,
  reminds me that my Aunty is safe,

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• The Listener
  By Evelyn (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  The Listener sees all
  The ruler of his kingdom, a king over all
  Yet the Listener is small, insignificant
  To all but I, for he is but a twig in a boundless forest

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• Treasured Crystal
  By Charlotte (Year 5, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Shining as brightly as a child glimpses their future
  Reflecting the rays of luminous sunlight
  Making everywhere a serene place
  With diminutive, kaleidoscopic rainbows

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• Medallion
  By Ottilie (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Two years after it all happened,
  I can still feel the adrenaline rushing through my soul.
  As I trace over the delicate engravings,
  The glossy surface reflects the morning sunshine.

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• Old tales
  By Ava (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  The rustic designs on the cover,
  Welcome me into a world of tales;
  Tales of mermaids, ugly ducklings and a snow queen.
  How I wish to escape to these worlds,

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• Kelly
  By Kristen (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Four faultless paw, one untarnished tail,
  two terrific ears, makes my love, my dog, my long lost Kelly
  My love
  you are my older sister, my dog, my heart

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• My soft companion
  By Molly (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  The beaming sun shines through the window,
  I'm squinting and hugging my toy tight
  remembering last nights dream
  I stand up and forced myself to get out of bed,

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• The Breeze of the Bay
  By Anna (Year 4, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Foaming waves of silk,
  Tenderly making their way across the crunching sand.
   
  Birds chirping in the undergrowth,

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• My Shadow
  By Grace (Year 5, Methodist Ladies' College)

  My shadow follows me like a ghost
  Whenever I go to a meeting it always scares the host
  It is very lazy
  But not very glazey

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• Pictures
  By Genna (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  A sea of memories before me
  the colours oh so bright
  lots of love and laughter
  sadness and sops might blight.

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• Pages Of Wonder
  By Oriana (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  The dog eared yellowed pages
  Hold secrets of times gone by
  And tales of the past
  With its spine only half attached

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• River
  By Olivia (Year 4, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Roots stretching out, longing for something to eat 
  Waves smoothly meeting the shore
  Birds singing happily to each other 
  The smell of sweet pollen flows in the wind 

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• Lola
  By Anica (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  As she runs, her silent feet clutch the floor
  Lean legs power her forward
  A pink tongue lolls lazily on her jaw
  Her velvet ears trail behind her

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• Timeline on a string
  By Stella (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Sitting on top of my jewellery box
  Is something very special to me
  It's a timeline of memories
  Memories on a silver string

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• Timeline on a string
  By Stella (Year 6, Methodist Ladies' College)

  Sitting on top of my jewelry box
  Is something very special to me
  It's like a timeline of memories
  Memories on a silver string

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• My Little Pouch of Greece
  By Raquel (Year 5, Methodist Ladies' College)

  As I hold the soft and fragile pouch,
  providing home for tokens from the Cyclades,
  memories light up my mind.
  The memories mention tales,

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• Little Book Series
  By Amelie (Year 5, Methodist Ladies' College)

  A treasure full of love used to lighten hearts,
  Stories passed on for generations and generations,
  The pages are falling out but the words stay,
  Desperately sliding the pages back in,

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