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The Competition Winners
The quality of the entries was impressive and the children all deserve thanks and congratulations. The following poems particularly impressed the judges and are published for information. They are in alphabetical order according to the pupil’s names.
The Little Soldiers of the Night
Though some hundreds you may kill,
Still you’ll find there’s hundred’s still,
For they hide beneath each other
And are smart at taking cover;
Then you have an awful bite,
They’ve a shocking appetite.
There are families in dozens,
Uncles, mothers, sisters, cousins,
And they have their married quarters,
Where they rear their sons and daughters;
And they take a lot of catching,
Cause an awful lot of scratching.
By Adam Gillett, age 13, John Hampden Grammar School
Judges’ comments: Good scanning, rhythm. Have you just read “The Pied Piper of Hamlin”?!
God
Every move you make,
I’ll be watching you closely,
Don’t you forget it.
By Robin Gray, Year 8, John Hampden Grammar School.
Judges’ comments: True, but don't forget that God watches over us out of love. He could not love us more. See how many times you can find the word "watches" in Psalm 121.
SAVE THE CHILDREN
There are many orphans on this earth.
Abandoned, soon after birth.
Children abandoned by their mothers,
It happens each day so there will be others.
Orphans aren’t as lucky as you,
But they need to be cared for too.
They need more money to be fed,
So they can sleep happily in bed.
Orphanages are in need of cash,
Make this happen as quick as a flash.
There are many children in need,
Donate some money as a good deed.
Orphans live some of their life without their mums,
But at the orphanage they have lots of chums.
They will be extremely excited,
When they’re finally reunited.
By Songhow Kwong, age 13, John Hampden Grammar School
Judges’ comments: You’ve seen the need of orphans.
Perfect Day
I gazed into the babbling brook,
I wait and wait and then I look,
A perfect cast I say to myself,
Reaching to my little shelf,
Of hooks and floats and sitting there,
A tug on my rod I leap from my chair
Horray Horray my perfect day.
I laugh and shout, it’s a trout most like,
But another look tells me that it is a pike.
It has gleaming teeth and beady eyes,
What a triumph and what a surprise,
To catch a pike of this handsome size.
By Jordan Parrett, age 13, John Hampden Grammar School
Judges’ comments: You have created the atmosphere and excitement.
Life
What is life really about
you say,
As we go through every single day.
Pondering as we go along
Thinking of the future ahead,
As we get into our cosy warm bed,
Whilst other people lay on the streets nearly half dead.
As they awake on the streets,
The future looks bleak.
As the rich walk hastily passed,
Ignoring those less fortunate who have to fast.
They ask for money,
For a very hungry tummy.
No! this should not be
what life’s about,
There definitely is no doubt.
Life is to care for each other,
To help improve the lives of one another.
We should respect the rich and the poor,
Don’t forget we live on the same shore.
By Andrew Piggott, age 13, John Hampden Grammar School
Judges’ comments: A good message.
NOAH’S ARK
The animals went in two by two
The monkey saw the kangaroo
The animals went in three by three
The flee went to see a bee
And what about Noah and the family?
Well, they went to the zoo with me!
By Thomas Plumley, age 6 ¾, Lochinver House School.
Judges’ comments: So young!