Things

Some of our writers wrote poems for the recent Poetry Box competition. The challenge was to choose an object (something inanimate- not alive) and write a poem about it. Here are some of their entries:

My Treasure

by Noah H, age 8

From 3 generations
a little smooth and wrinkly
with a tiny square hole
I can spy through

It’s got curious symbols
around the edges

a secret treasure
for me and my
coin
grandad

Shhhh!

The Monkey Bars

by Kendra, age 7

pink, smooth, slippery
tiny webs on it
because it’s very old
and when it’s very cold

it goes icy
wet and slippery
it makes your hands
go numb

and it makes a squeaky sound
when I hop on
my hands and legs
doing a flip

Panda

by Michaela E, age 7

Soft fur
squeaky and snuggly
it came from my great grandma.
It is a toy panda
I sleep with it all the time.
When I cuddle with it
I think of her.

Cell Phone

by Zion S, age 8

I hear my sister’s alarm
clicking and ticking

The ring tone vibrating crazily
like a mad dog.

She plays annoying songs and
I turn into the Hulk.