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Age 9 to 12

‘My Poem’ by My Molly Aged 11

The velvet curtain of midnight-
Blue sky, embedded with glittering diamonds
Shining in the faint orange glow of the street lights,
Is slowly drawn across the brightly-coloured sunset.
Eruptions of colour splatter my amazing view with ear-bursting fireworks.
They shoot into the air,
Exploding into little volcanoes brimming with sparkling jewels,
Before spilling with multi-coloured lava
That floats slowly to the ground.
I see people gathered in the streets
Buzzing with the excitement of the arrival of the tall ships,
Gasping with awe
As fountains of colour
Paint the sky
With happiness
And the promise
Of more to come.

Categories
Age 9 to 12

‘My Story’ by Faith Aged 11

Dancing sparks of fire bursting into beautiful colours splatter over the purple night sky, transforming it into a huge canvas of colour. I can feel the glimmering fireworks reflecting off my eyes. The great, shining sky and moon above have turned into a dangling stopwatch, hypnotising everyone looking up to the above. I nibble a corner of my delicate pasty to reveal an explosion of taste. It’s almost as if the great exploding volcanoes are inside my mouth.
The vast tall ships tower over the town, blocking the view of the creamy blue ocean. Their sails billow out towards me. They are alive, celebrating along with the noisy, excited crowd. This is a memory I’ll never forget. After a while the fireworks die down and the crowd melts away. I stand alone. I take one last glance at the tall ships. Why should I leave? I had no choice. I dragged my feet through the freshly painted town. If only I could travel back in time..