Portslade

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Portslade Community College Poetry
Competition, 2009
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Winning Entry, 2009
   The Kiss of The Night   As the sun descends
beyond the horizon, The lips of the night ripen
with glistening stars   As it lays upon the
earths edges, it waits for the shimmering ball
of the devil to return to its flaming
underworld   A quilt of darkness, embroidered
with glowing white beads covers the bright sky of
day, calmness echoes over the valley of the
nights kiss.   As the lips of the night leave
their mark of the fluorescent circle the gates of
heaven open to the night.   by Christopher Tully
7ADS  
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Year 7 Entries

• Year 7 Winner
• If Only
• It all started when we moved,
• When a problem got out of hand,
• I was losing control like a wave through the
  sand.
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• So, I started a new sheet,
• At a school just down the road,
• I hoped itd be different and I wouldnt be that
  ugly toad.
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• I tried to be friendly,
• But people are all the same,
• To be famous, glamorous, rich. thats just their
  aim.
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• They dont want variety,
• Theyre all clones if you ask me,
• You have no choice to be different, youre just
  not free.
•  First, it was just name calling and comments,

•  They started to follow me home,
• I found a different way,
• But that made me late every-single-day.
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• My must asked what was wrong,
• I said I was alright,
• I felt ashamed I couldnt battle through my own
  fight.
•  Then it got even worse,
• They caught up with me one day,
• And took my mobile, money and everything I had
  away.
• They made it clear they wanted more,
• I was scared I tried to stay home ill from
  school,
• But dad wasnt buying it, he told me to stop
  acting like a fool.
• They were angry I came empty-handed,
• I got beaten up, my knee was bleeding like mad,
• They left me in a dark alley, all alone and very
  sad.
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• I didnt want to get hurt again,
• I borrowed some money from mums purse,
• This cant be any sort of lesson, it much be a
  curse!
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• I feel a pit of guilt deep in my heart,
• Mum found out she had missing money,
• I denied it, but this is too serious now, this
  problem, its really not funny!
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• Couldnt take anymore money, was being very
  closely watched,
• Was terrified at school, I couldnt even speak,
• Now I know Im not normal, I really am a freak!
• The bell rang!
• I started running home
• As fast as my feet can carry me
• Theyre too close behind!
• Oh god! Please save me!
• NO! Im surrounded!

• I try to call for help, but no sound leaves my
  lips,
• They start swearing words I never even heard
  before,
• I try to fight back, but I cannot move anymore.
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• One of them
• They reach down
• Theres something there
• Deep in their pocket they pull out a knife
• I squeeze my eyes shut
• And curl up tight I knew what would happen now..
• If only I had told someone
• Perhaps, Id still be alive,
• And Id have never had to come that close to a
  knife
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• Id done the wrong thing and now I pay the price,
• Not for being different! Thats not why Im gone,
• But for letting bullies and fear spoil all the
  fun.

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• Imagination
•  Imagination is an amazing thing,
• It can bring a smile to your face,
• Or a tear to your eye,
• And you can take it where ever you go.
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• It is like a personal diary,
• That you can always reach out and find,
• No matter where you are,
• Your imagination is always by your side.
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• Your imagination will take you on journeys,
• From a boiling hot desert,
• To a cold arctic scene,
• Your imagination will take you right there.
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• And when you read a book,
• Your imagination will help you see,
• The characters, the landscape,

• A New View
•  I have to go to school nearly every single day.
• Oh I wish I could go home, Youll often hear me
  say.
• But then I heard something that made me stop and
  think,
• It made my feelings tumble. It made my heart
  sink.
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• For some children in Africa dont have to go to
  school
• At first I thought, Lucky them. But now I feel
  a fool.
• Instead they have to work for very little pay
• Its not even enough to feed them every day.
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• And some walk around, with nothing on their feet,
• Poor working conditions leave them without a
  seat.
• If you think of this for a minute its really
  quite absurd
• And wishes of going to school are all too often
  heard.
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• Now I have an education and privileged I feel,
• I know I should be grateful for every single
  meal.
• And how I really wish that this story wasnt true

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• My Auntie
• On one fine morning I went downstairs to hear,
• That my auntie was in hospital that brought me a
  tear,
• Inside me my feelings had burnt down inside,
• I went to my room, curled up and cried,
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• As the tears dripped down my pale face,
• I thought to myself, heres the start of the
  race,
• I hoped and hoped that the best will come
  through,
• I really just didnt know what to do,
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• All I knew was that her heart had stopped,
• I used a tissue, my tears I mopped,
• As the day drew to a sad end,
• My bad thoughts were driving me up the bend,
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• Suddenly we got a quick phone call,
• She is now fine, but I started to bawl!
• by Jade Attwood 7LEA 

• Fly Catcher
• Sitting in the jungle looking for flies
• When a tiger came next to me eating pork pies,
• So I went to the park and nobody was there
• So I shout out to everybody, come see the
  bears!
• No way mate, Im far to slow
• Quick hurry up before you miss your go!
• Only people who can hop and skip can come to the
  jungle to catch a fly that has tricks
• by Alice Barnard 7SGD
• My Haiku Poem About The Moon
• It glistens brightly
• It is the shape of an egg
• This beautiful moon
• by Courtney Hinchcliff 7LEA

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• Summer
• I love summer time, sipping lemonade with lime,
• with my friends having fun, making sure our tan
  is done.
• All day long the sun is shining, you ignore the
  children whining.
• Just the taste of cold ice cream, puts you in a
  summers dream.
• No one enjoys it as much as me, time off school
  which means were free !
• By Katie Bauermeister 7JPM
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• Summer
• Summer - the sun high in the sky - with the birds
  flying by,
• The dripping of the ice creams, as the scorching
  sun beams.
• Hottest temperatures since records began,
• Everybodys getting a tan,
• The stickiness of sun cream,
• As the scorching sun once again beams.
• by William Mullan 7HGH
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Summer Time Poem I can smell the sea from a mile
away, Im just checking in my bag what I have
today, Thankfully were nearly there, The wind
is messing up my hair.   Ive laid out my towel
and put on my lotion, I cant wait to go and
swim in the ocean, But first I need to change
into my swim wear, Im getting hot from the
really humid summer air.   My bones are aching
from swimming all that way, At least the sky
isnt grey, Now I have to put on more lotion and
bathe in the sun, Ive now lost the page of the
book Id just begun.   Now Im going shell
searching they have to be pretty, I couldnt
find many which is a pity, Im going collecting
loads of large stones, Then I can throw them
into the sea along with the fish bones.   This is
my trip to the beach its the same every time I
go there!   By Holly Earley 7JTL  
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• A creature came into my house one day,
• The Crabbersnap was his name,
• He looked ever so small,
• For something so cool,
• I hope he can come again!
• By Ellie Owen 7JTL
• Lion Poem
• Theyre hunting you down
• When youre not looking
• Look out, dont fall down
• Because theyre coming.
•   by Joe Vise 7SGD
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• The Crabbersnap
• A creature came into my house one day,
• The Crabbersnap with his name,
• He looked ever so cruel,
• for something so small,
• But he was actually quite tame.
• It had the ears of a rabbit,
• And loved playing Monopoly,
• The wings of a bat, the fur of a cat
• And surprisingly didnt cause a catastrophe!
• It had the tail of a kangaroo,
• And the hairy legs of a spider,
• It had the beak of a paraqueet,
• And the fangs of Count Dracula!
• It talked completely jibberish,
• And liked playing on my dance mat,

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• In My Head
•  In my head I hear a humming,
• Summer, summer summers coming.
• Soon, I hope my school is going to end.
• Oh my, summers just round the bend!
• Day by day the problems growing,
• We dont know yet where the sun is glowing.
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• It comes and goes basically every year,
• Summer is a time when most people have no fear.
• Children playing and making castles out of sand
• While life goes on, getting a bit out of hand.
• It gets light early and dark really late.
• I like summer because you get to celebrate
• Celebrate the sun and loath the rain
• Come on summer please come again
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• In my head I hear a humming,
• Summer, summer summers coming,

• Summer
• A sky so blue and bright,
• The warmth of the sun holding me tight.
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• Flowers vivid, growing big and small,
• Yellow sunflowers giants are so tall
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• Big bumble bees and insects of the wing, loads
  of birds in chorus sing.
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• So hot we head for the beach, the sea, we can
  run, play, splash,
• We are free.
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• Ice cream so sweet and cold,
• Drinks so chilled theyre hard to hold.
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• So we sit back, relax and watch the sun go down,
• That happens at a very late time now
• Summers in town.
• by Catrina Wilson 7HGH

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Summer The summer sun is in the sky Shining,
shining up so high   The sun is shining bright
Bumble bees are in flight   Paddling pools and
trampolines In the winter these things are never
seen   BBQs for all the family Followed by
summer strawberries   I love this time of year It
always brings great cheer by Amina El-Alami
7HGH   Summer Summers hot unlike the other
lot. Wish it would never end Winter drives me
round the bend.   Flowers, birds, summer sun Down
the beach to have some fun.   Holidays, sunburns,
tans and stuff While my dog looses all his
fluff.  by Amber Barnard 7JTL
The Little Crocodile How does the little
crocodile improve his shining tail, and pour the
waters of the Nile on every golden scale! How
cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads
his claws and welcomes little fishes in, with
gently smiling jaws! By Sam Carey 7DFE   The
Polar Bear Poem The polar bear is a predator,
its so soft its great and posh. They are
camouflaged and cannot be seen. You have to be
careful of where they have been. Do not kill !!!
Just be chilled. These animals are precious and
are living beings. How would you like it if you
were them and became their carpet instead. By
Chloe Whyte 7DFE  
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• Summer
• Chocolate that always melts in your mouth,
• Holidays either North or South,
• Barbeques, smelling all the food,
• Listening to music makes me in a good mood.
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• I love when its hot, out comes the sun,
• Water fights and the beach are really fun.
• by Paris Owen 7LEA
• Its Half Term!
• Playing in the playground,
• All day long,
• Jumping on the hopscotch,
• Or singing a lovely song.
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• Swinging on the swings,

• Summer
• Summer time is here to stay
• Till its Autumn it goes away
• Swimming and eating yummy ice cream
• A day at the beach is like a dream,
• Go and have a BBQ under a tree,
• Dont forget to take your keys.
• Always remember to put on sun cream
• Or you will burn and hurt and scream
• Some people go on holiday far far far away
• Go and read in the garden
• Theres no need to wear a cardigan
• Summer time is here to stay
• Till Is Autumn and goes away.
• by Shannon Richardson Emily Penfold 7SGD
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• Off The Pitch
• I have to work every day,
• For as much as 2 pounds pay.

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The Scooter Poem Ridin on my scooter All day
long Ridin back and forth But it goes really
fast! When I fall off it I get back on my
feet (My scooter would be safer if it had a
seat) Not to worry, it doesnt really hurt But
it goes really fast! What does my scooter look
like, glad you asked Its silver and blue and
its really really fast! Faster than walking,
slower than driving But it goes really fast! My
scooter broke! Oh no The top fell off! Oh no No
more riding it! Oh no My scooter doesnt go
really fast!   by Alex Roche 7LEA

• In My Cauldron
• In my cauldron I have
• A lions tooth,
• An elephants tusk,
• The eye of a tiger
• The lost sprinkle of a leopards breath
• The patience of a snake
• The tongue of a hippopotamus
• The lips of a pig
• And the lies of a fortune teller
• The charm of a ghost whisperer
• A whisper of a dying man
• The last spell of an old Wizard
• The greedy laugh drunken man
• The last word of a Chinese woman.
• by Briony Wheatly-Crowe 7ADS

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• War
• Every year on Christmas day,
• We sing and dance and laugh and play.
• Forgetting about the awful war,
• They just keep on dying, more and more.
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• Just take a minute to remember those,
• Who give up their time to make life a rose.
• The goodness they have brought to us,
• They just do it without a fuss.
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• Tons of children losing their daddies,
• Who try to get on, ignoring the paddies.
• Hoping they will come home some day,
• Not having to go to church and pray.
• by Katie Bauermeister 7JPM

• RACISM
• The darker the flesh, the sweeter the juice.
• The racism in this world should badly reduce
• But if you refuse then it will gain
• People in this world will go through a lot of
  pain
• White Asian Black
• Were all the same
• Man this world is twisted everyones insane
• I thought only in the olden days they used to use
  the cane
• God imagine how much pain
• Some people got it but only use 25 of his own
  brain.
• Just coz Ive got brown skin doesnt mean I
  cant be the same.
• by Mohammed Miah 7LEA
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• The Terror of Cybermen
• Skin of metal,
• And the body that will never age or ever die,
• With a heart that will never sob or ever sigh,
• They are merciless for people of innocence or
  greed,
• They will murder those who weep at them and
  pleasd,
• They are not of this universe,
• Theyre from another version of our planet,
• They take people from their homes,
• Then take the brain and can it,
• They one day saw a mighty sphere
• Break the rift of universes,
• They fought a very mighty war killing with no
  mercies,
• The fought against aliens called Daleks,
  creatures of war and hate,
• But they both got sucked back in a void, what a
  nasty fate!
• Some survived and fell back in time into a
  Victorian Christmas.
• They joined forces with Miss Hartigan who was
  merciless.
• They made a plan to upgrade the Earth with a
  Cyberking
• A giant and armed ship walking on legs, it was a
  nasty thing.

• The Witch
• There was a weird old woman,
• That lived just down my street,
• But although she just lived doors away,
• We still had yet to meet.
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• I saw her across the street one day,
• She was wearing a black, floaty dress,
• Her shoes were ten sizes too big,
• She did look quite a mess.
• Her hair was long and straggly,
• A tired, manky grey,
• Her teeth were starting to get a bit brown,
• Thats the least that I can say.
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• When, at last, we finally met,
• She told me something strange,
• And I knew, from that moment on,
• My life was about to change.

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•  Ran Away
• I had this Bunny,
• It nicked my money,
• Thought it was funny,
• Then he ran away.
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• I had this cat,
• It found a rat under a mat,
• The mat was flat so
• The fat rat went splat
• Then the both ran away.
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• I had this dog,
• It loved logs,
• One day we had fog
• In fright he ran away
• In the night.
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• I had a fish,

• Down behind the dustbin
• Down behind the dustbin,
• I met a dog called Luke,
• Leave me alone he said,
• I think Im gunna puke.
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• Down behind the dustbin,
• I met a boy called Jim,
• Get out of my way he said
• Im hunting Bin Laden.
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• Down behind the dustbin
• I met a woman called Carol
• Im working at the pub my dear,
• I need to fill the barrel.
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• Down behind the dustbin,
• I met a ginge called Jake,
• Get out of my way he said,

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• Summer
• I love it when the summers here,
• When the clouds and rain all disappear,
• No more the need for scarves and hats,
• But barbeques and cricket bats!
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• Summer means a six week break,
• Holidays abroad to take,
• To lay on the sand and swim in the sea,
• To relax and be carefree.
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• Summer leaves more time to play,
• And having friends come and stay,
• Baby lambs and fluffy chicks,
• Ashdown forest and pooh sticks!
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• Fruit ripens and falls from the trees,
• The garden alive with busy bees,
• Working hard to make the honey,

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• Year 8 Entries
•  Year 8 Winner
• Lest We Forget
• What do we forget when we remember
• What are the stories left untold
• What do we think each November
• As we march down that glory road
• As we march down that gory road
• One hundred million
• Dont come home from war
• Another eight hundred million
• Who lived to bear its scar
• Who lived to bear its scar
• Lest we forget
• What they were killing for
• Lest we forget
• What the hell it was for
• On this day the guns fell silent
• On this day we stopped the violence

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• Two Minutes Silence
• Every year in November,
• We always like to remember,
• The soldiers that lived and the soldiers that
  dies,
• We just need to remember that each one tried,
• So that they could lead the way,
• To victory.
• by Kirsty Wall 8TM
• Two Minutes Silence
• The two minute silence
• Made us think about world war
• We sit and think
• About the people who gave
• Their lives to save ours
• We didnt think much of it,

• Two Minutes Silence
• Thinking of all the men
• Who died in the wars
• Over-head bombs falling everywhere
• Men who gave up their lives for us
• Injured people
• No-one is safe
• Under bomb-shelters
• The Black Out
• Everything rationed
• Silence fills the room
• Sitting quietly
• In pain and agony
• Life-less bodies
• Enemies fighting all day and all night
• Not enough food for everyone
• Courageous soldiers
• Everybody scared.
• by Jodie Russell 8PMH

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• Two Minutes Silence
• We sit and we think about the past
• the moments go so very fast
• Its sad upsetting but we are grateful
• For what they have done
• They done it for us they have won
• They fought they fought till they could fight
  no more
• They fought for us, for England in war.
• by Jessica Murday 8PMH
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• A Poem of Remembrance
• The bugles sound,
• The poppies fall, all is quiet in the Albert
  Hall.
• Row upon row the military stand,
• They can almost touch each others hands.
• Two minutes of silence to remember the dead,
  still the poppies fall, the carpets gone red.

• Two Minutes in Silence
• Thinking about back in the day
• Thinking about where dead people lay
• Thinking about why this was
• They fought their lives just for us
• It went on for four years
• But lots of people lost their ears!
• Sitting here in silence,
• Just thinking of their continues violence
• We sit here in silence for two minutes to
  remember the people that risked their lives and
  lost their wives.
• Both armys marched to war, both armys marched
  to deaths door.
• by Jordan Scarratt 8 PMH
• Two Minutes Silence
• Think of all the soldiers,
• Resting in heaven,
• On this special day,
• That is 1111

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• Two Minutes Silence
• We have 2 minutes silence to remember the people,
  who died at war,
• And the reason why they give our life to us,
• The poppies fall as some brits die,
• But still we win the big fight,
• The reason being to get to country free from
  other invaders and make sure they dont come back
  again.
• by Jordan Master 8PMH
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• Silent is the room
• Injured soldiers
• Lying dead bodies on the ground
• Endless lives
• No movement
• Crying families
• Everyone in silence - for two minutes
• by Megan Ruff 8TGM

• Silence for the Soldiers
• On the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th
  hour,
• Its silence for the soldiers.
• Soldiers that fought,
• Soldiers that are fighting.
• Soldiers that are dead,
• Soldiers that are dying.
• Its silence for the fathers.
• Fathers that have cried,
• Fathers that are crying.
• Fathers that have bled,
• Fathers that are bleeding.
• Its silence for the loved ones.
• Loved ones that served,
• Loved ones that are serving.
• Loved ones that remember,
• Loved ones that are remembered
• On the 11th day of the 11th month on the 11th
  hour
• Its silence for the HEROES.

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• Two Minute Silence
• The silence of this great day is for
• Those gave their life away
• So god give them peace and rest
• The red poppy will always
• Be on our chest
• The freedom was your aim
• But it cost you a lot of pain and
• What you have done is not in vain
• The poppy is for something to say
• We wish youre still with us today
• How far you are away
• We will remember you everyday
• by Mounir Issa 8TGM
• Snail Poem
• Snail upon the wall
• have you got at all

• Many Words of Love
• I dont know what to do, I have something to
  tell you but I wonder if you feel the same about
  me why cant see all I really need? Without you
  my heart would bleed, so please dont leave me,
  you are the key.
• The thing I want to say is that I think about
  you everyday, I just cant stay away. I feel it
  in my veins even when it pours it down with rain.
  All I can feel is this pain its driving me
  insane. I cant take it anymore, I want you more
  than before. I have a endless beating in my
  heart. I need to know if you think it not right
  because then I can try to move on with my life
  but cant I really cant.
• My world revolves around you, Ive told you
  before I dont know what to do, I couldnt hold
  it anymore I was starting to feel sore, I love
  you for richer or poor, do you feel the same or
  do you think Im lame. I feel Ive got myself to
  blame but its not my fault that you came.
• by Lizi Paul 8SJS/ISK

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• The Onion
• Onion is my name
• And crying is my game
• I know its rather lame
• But Im happy all the same
• Theres a softy bit inside
• But thats the bit Id rather hide
• Because Im a tough guy on the outside
• But I still do love to cry!
• Onion is my name
• And crying is my game
• I know its rather lame
• But Im happy all the same!
• This poem is about me
• And Im happy as can be
• But I love crying,
• Cant you see?
• I am an Onion
• That is me.

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Year 9 Entries Year 9 Winner

• And I shall Rise After My Passing(Centro)
• Pass, pass upon your own way, for I grow never
  old
• I am the solitude that asks and promises nothing
• And although we are not better for it,
• When my heart can beat no more
• Theyll see how beautiful I am.
• And not to be pacified by a clever line,
• We wear the mask that grins and lies
• Ive heard it in the chilliest night
• By mourning tongues
• When the soul lies down in that grass
• The smoke of my own breath,
• The sunlight singing within me
• Was like the stillness in the air.
• I have almost forgotten my dream
• In no more wishing to belong
• The words of a dead man
• But in the importance and noise of tomorrow
• The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar.

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• Ruby
• Rubys red is blood
• Her body grown in mud,
• Her early beauty a fight
• But only till days light.
• So Ruby, like a flower
• Its beauty every hour
• Rubys day is now dawning
• Until the seeping red of mourning.
• by Kieron Mansell 9KGT
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• The Seasons
• Winter is a lovely season
• Cuddling close, is a real good reason
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• Spring is fun and makes you smile
• Such a shame only lasts a while
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• Metamorphosis
• Last night I crawled along,
• To where I belong,
• Eating my dinner,
• So as not to get thinner,
• This morning I wake,
• To discover my fate,
• Id turned into a cocoon,
• Oh too soon.
• With a shake and a wiggle,
• With some little giggle,
• I spread my wings,
• The colour sings,
• I open my eyes,
• To fly in the skies,
• Then meet a friend,
• To start over again.
• Thats my metamorphosis!
• By Annabel Fleet 9OHL

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Diamonds Winter is not like a Diamond If it was
it would fade away Never to be seen again Until
Summer comes When summer comes, The Diamond will
stay And sparkle once again. by Sarah Grout
9KGT    Metamorphosis I woke one morning as the
day was dawning I looked in the mirror and saw to
my horror That I had turned into a bug I looked
at my hands and found two long strands coming out
of my head As I smelt home-made pies I realised
my eyes I had not two but six Then my mum called
for me but could not let Her see what happened
over the night As my mother waited I nearly
fainted as I fell asleep on the bed by Nathan
Coles 9KGT
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Year 10 Entries  Year 10 Winner  Dark Lady Those
lips that loves own hand did make Breathd forth
the sound that said I hate To me that
languishd for her sake. But when she saw my
woeful state, straight in her heart did mercy
come. Chiding that tongue that ever sweet was
used in giving gentle doom And taught it thus
anew to greet. I hate she alterd with an end
that followd it as gentle day doth follow night,
who like a friend. From heaven to hell is flown
away. I hate from hate away she threw, and
savd my life, saying not you. Rebecca Lewis
10JCE 
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Sometimes Sometimes I wonder why Im with
you Sometimes I ponder, is this true? For so long
Ive been left alone and finally, Ive found my
home. Sometimes I wonder why youre with me. Do
you feel its meant to be? Questions linger in
your stare, but in my heart, Im not quiet Yet
day to day, my passion grows, The longing for
your touch, it shows. So many colours in my heart
Was how I felt right from the start. Dont be
fooled by ignorance, Im still adjusting to this
sense of closeness, love and happiness. My mind
still tried to sort this mess, forgive me if I
push you away, just know that I want you to
stay By Isi Fink 10RKR
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Pain She wears a face of lies and laughter, She
covers up her deep disaster, She pretends shes
happy so they cant see, She wants and truly
needs to be free, She does not answer, When they
ponder, She runs and hides, And drowns her
cries, She cant kill the pain, She finds it hard
to cover shes insane, She writes these words
with deep thought, She feels shes lost
everything which she fought, She walks around
scared, Her problems unshared, She covers her
face, She goes at her own pace. By Lauren Roach
10DIF  
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My heart is fragile, Labelled Handle with
care, Try not to break it With words, thoughts
or glares.   Its made out of glass, Sellotaped
together Broken so many times, Wouldve thought
Id be more clever. By Claire Harding 10 KRK  
Untitled Everythings a mess, Disaster has struck,
I need a little help coz Im all out of
luck   Felt like I was on top of the world, Like
I was my own four leafed clover, But those
leaves fell one by one, Now my luck is
over   Everything my heart once cared for,
Every time I began to hope, Is lost in the
chaos, Or laying here, broke.   I was always
optimistic, Tried not to be judgemental, But
Im losing my balance, Think Im going mental.  
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Untitled Ive lost everything, to gain one thing,
Finding money for food is a challenge, Stealing
being my only option for life. Time ticks slow,
trickling by, Like a tap, turned off by a
weakened child.   Dont worry, Ill be fine, Not
that you would worry anyway, No-one knows me
anymore, Ive just lost contact, But did you know
me back then? Do you miss me now Ive gone?   I
havent slept in so long, nights are endless,
Just staring at the pavement all night long.
But when I do, I dream of Death himself, Taking
me away to a better place. The kind of place
where you have a roof over your head. 
  Following your voice, Left me disorientated,
battered bruised. When I realised it was all my
head, And you were not there beside me as I had
thought, But miles away, forgetting about me, as
you did on my birthday. I miss my family, not
that they miss me. Love became a strange place,
my life collapsed. I ran, far and fast away from
you. Dont worry, its happened before, But Ill
give you one last chance. By Jack Skilling
10RKR  
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Depression a silent battle and a silent cry She
tries to make it through each painful day Even
though she knows she cant A silent battle and a
silent cry Things never change She looks in the
mirror and looks at the person she
hates Agonising tears fall down her hidden
face Eyes so dark, so mysterious and full of
pain Every dark and hollow day always the
same Putting on fake smiles and laughs while
shes bleeding inside Its a TV show and shes
the actress She was asked how she was, she said
she was fine, she lied She cuts herself, she
slits herself, she slices herself Again and
again Again and again And again and again Till
the flowing red liquid pours down her wrist and
leaves her scars to dry Till shes numb and
escaping from despair Sinking more into sadness,
darkness and isolation She doesnt care anymore,
she doesnt care Sinking into what you call
depression She hears them all laugh and
gossip She sees them all talk and stare They
judge, they laugh, they talk, they dont care
about her
She tries to pretend theyre not there She tries
to clock them out and carries on numbing her
hurt Leaving the world behind The reality fading
away into emptiness like her Her and her sharp
healing razorblade The blood stained medicinal
razorblade The music playing in her ears with the
lyrics to her life  Block it out, block, it out,
block this painful life out Everyone oblivious to
realise this vulnerable girls state Its the
depression that puts her through so much
pain Its the depression that rips her soul and
breaks her apart day by day Its the depression
that makes her throw in the towel Its the
depression that makes her feel so alone Its the
depression thats left her empty and dry Its the
depression that makes her carve that sharp
razorblade through her tender wrist Its the
depression that makes every living day hell Its
the depression that makes her hate herself. Its
the depression that makes her want to commit
suicide Its the depression, its the
depression Her silent battle and her silent
cry Depression has taken over.   Save a life
today by Shema Begum 10DIF
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Love Is Love is when You talk to each other,
Not get beaten up By her big brother.   Love is
when you Kiss and cuddle, And take the
rap Whens she is in trouble. Love is when You
take her to lunch, Not get angry And shout and
punch Love is when you Respect her wishes And
help her clean All the dishes.
Love is when you Buy her flowers Not leaving her
Waiting for hours and hours So this poem is
about keeping your loved one and dont lose them
like I have done.   So if you love someone Dont
go and boast Put your arms around them And keep
them close. By Jamie Runciman 10MLC
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6th Form Entries Versions of the Red
Wheelbarrow  6th Form Winner
So much depends upon The hill top Church Eerie
with ghostly Echoes Nearby an engraved
Letter Anna Connacher
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So much depends Upon a story with a plot to tell
us the ending of love and tragedy. by Alyson
Gravett Mother So much depends Upon A mother
who Cares Smelling sweetly Although tough But
gently inside by Jasmin Martin
So much depends Upon A black pen Filled With
precious Ink Upon the white paper by Alice
Smith So much depends upon The black starry
night Glistening with joy Besides the night time
moon by Anon
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Portslade Community College Poetry Competition
2009 Organised judged by Ms McBride Word
processed by Mrs IAnson Electronic format by Ms
Morgan