Year 6 girls took part is Mrs Persson’s National Poetry Day competition and she was hugely impressed by all the entries. She judged the following two to be the winners:
What I See by Sophie B, 6J
You see an empty acre, grass brown from sun,
I see a forest full with mythical creatures.
You see a polluted ocean, day in, day out,
I see a new country waiting to be discovered.
You see a half empty glass,
But I see it half full.
You see an old house, cobwebs and broken clocks,
I see an opportunity, an opportunity for a fun Hallowe’en.
You see a pitch-black sky, owls but no stars,
I see the Northern Lights, green swirls of delight!
You see a half empty glass,
But I see it half full.
You see a broken world, a piece of art gone wrong,
But I see a planet with work to be done.
Here, There by Xinrong Z, 6S
Here, years pass in the blink of an eye,
Here, seasons change with everlasting conserve.
Here, I am stuck, suspended in time,
Here, unable to act, only to observe.
There, spring, the sun and air is still cold,
There, swallows glide over a glittering lake.
There, summer, hot sun, laughing children,
There, days stretch longer making wonderful shapes.
Here, my heart aches, watching my people,
Here, I watch the beautiful sea shift and change.
Here, I watch as the land loses green,
Here, my tears flow down my face, trapped in a cage.
There, autumn, red, orange, yellow, gold,
There, the melody of birds is strong, not weak.
There, winter leaves fall, trees are barren,
There, white snow is something I can never keep.