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Age 13 to 16

‘Those Amazing Tall Ships’ by Jasmine Hearnden Aged 14

As the carnival arrived,
We all ran and dived,
Into a town so happy,
You could never be snappy,
The colours were so bold,
And the air never cold,
And then came the ships,
Oh those graceful Tall Ships.

As I looked to the sky,
I saw the fireworks fly,
The sky illuminating,
And suddenly everybody was waiting.

And then the ships reached the port,
And as we had always been taught,
Respect the ships for before mobile phones and technology was near,
A different way of communicating was here,
There was a time when these ships were the social media,
And they sent our news, letters and stories to those who were not near,
And we should never forget the incredible job they did,
Oh those amazing Tall Ships.

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Age 9 to 12

‘Tall Ships Regatta’ by Tom Canning, Age 12 Years

Tall ships regatta,
fireworks popping, bright and cracking,
bunting, colourful and lively,
blowing in the wind,
people cheering and waving,
stevie the dog has lost his owner,
the owner has lost stevie,
the smacks and the pops of the fireworks,
are scaring poor little stevie,
the tall ships are coming,
with their lights beaming bright,
illuminating the ocean,
they are looking bigger,
and bigger again as they approach,
creating a carnival of colour,
an absolute spectacle.

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Age 9 to 12

‘Sailor’ by Dylan Cole, Age 10 Years

As I stand at the tip of my boat I look out

at the carnival with people laughing

and running around me, I capture this

moment in my mind as this only happens

once for me.

My heart is beating fast, I will land in

the harbour as my boat is very fast.

I am approaching and I’m nearly there

I won’t forget this for however long I live.

I am here and now I will join the carnival.