Young Writers Poetry Competition
A huge congratulations to Esther!
Esther, is a Year 13 English Literature student for entering the This is Me!, Young Writers national poetry competition. Her poem was published in the recent edition of the Young Writers This is me! book.
A Song – Esther
Nature sings me a song
The fountain of water goes bubble babble
The leaves on the trees go filter flutter
Sure, the tree trunks blow the trumpet
But the leaves on the floor go crunch crunch
Stepped on like fallen soldiers in battle
My hand swaying in the water, I feel the rhythm.
Look around and I see the unspoken lyrics
pennies at the bottom of the fountain of untold wishes.
Sit on the green grass
No need for the noisy streets
Or stubborn kids, crying kids
Come here where it’s all part of the song
Ignore the tune is what I wouldn’t do
Come over here. Join me and enjoy the view
Make memories you wouldn’t want to let go off
Trust me it’s the sound of healing
No need for disturbing sirens
Just stay under her loud silence
The healing process of the musical forest
A sound I wish forever to last
And not be disturbed by constructions and buildings
Restore the free peace that everyone can share
And not the hard material that gives us all a glare.
You can find out more about the competition here
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