Category: Children’s Poetry

The daydreaming child, time well spent,
Pursuing rainbows, heaven sent.
Dancing with fairies! Let them be,
Lost in the clouds, deliberately.
Let them wander, they’re not lost,
Befriending giants, snow and frost.
Exploring beyond, let them go,
Mysterious lands you’ll never know.
Candy mountains and chocolate streams,
Riding rapids, playful dreams.
Flying high, a growing world,
The path of life, revealed, unfurled.
It’s time to live again.

Darkest despair, a deep blue cloud
All alone, a misty shroud
An angry curse, a crimson fire
Passionate, cravings, pink desire

Random, obscure, 2 toned thoughts
Metallic gold, cannot be bought
Roaming free, wild and green
Luminous stripes, transparent, seen

Jet black rooms, darkened places
Dazzling smiles and glowing faces
I embrace them all, they belong to me
Colours of life, for all to see

It’s time to live again

It’s that time of year when the monster appears
It’s pink and red with fangs and ears
End of year SATS and new schools ahead
The monster feeds on the things I dread
The more I fear the bigger it grows
Inside of me where no one knows
He loves to stay hidden away
To feed your fear from day to day 
What does he look like? please tell me
Bring him out for all to see
In the light, let out a shout
Tell your friends what he’s all about
Then you will find that your mates have one to
Don’t let the monster overpower you
When you and your buddies share monster fun
It shrivels away and off it runs

Today I walked with a giant
His shadow stretched out ahead like an arrow pointing the way
He had such presence when he walked, an aura that made those he passed stop and stare
They loved touching his shadow hoping to catch something as he journeyed 
Everyone knew sometimes he was a tad grumpy and he didn’t always get things right
and everyone knew he had struggles inside, despite his happy smile
But that’s why they loved him
Because the giant was fully known
They knew there was nothing hidden which gave them confidence as he passed
In fact that is the very thing that made him a giant
No physical thing that made him attractive
No perfection that others need to attain
Just honesty with self and those around
I long to walk with that giant everyday


It’s time to live again