Poet Laureates
Sunday 21st March was World Poetry Day. In order to celebrate and recognise, as the United Nations declares, 'one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity', the Poet Laureates were given the freedom of topic so that we could have an insight into the creative spirit of their minds. This is what they have produced. Enjoy!
Sunday 21st March was World Poetry Day. In order to celebrate and recognise, as the United Nations declares, 'one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity', the Poet Laureates were given the freedom of topic so that we could have an insight into the creative spirit of their minds. This is what they have produced. Enjoy!
KS3 Poet Laureate: Lois Knight
KS3 Poet Laureate: Lois Knight
What if?
What if?
What if one little thing changes us?
What if one little thing changes us?
Will we still be ourselves?
Will we still be ourselves?
Will we know who we are then?
Will we know who we are then?
What if everything changes?
What if everything changes?
Will we be where we are now?
Will we be where we are now?
If everything changes,
If everything changes,
What will we do?
What will we do?
What if things change
What if things change
And we don’t know what to do?
And we don’t know what to do?
Will I be okay?
Will I be okay?
What if?
What if?
Lies.
Lies.
You can say,
You can say,
All your lies
All your lies
But what you don’t know,
But what you don’t know,
Is that you put on a poor disguise.
Is that you put on a poor disguise.
Your lies and promises are paper thin,
Your lies and promises are paper thin,
Easily broken like glass.
Easily broken like glass.
You think I'm easily deceived
You think I'm easily deceived
But what you don’t know
But what you don’t know
Is that you put on a poor disguise.
Is that you put on a poor disguise.
You can say all your lies
You can say all your lies
But you have no idea
But you have no idea
I despise them.
I despise them.
You think I’m a dog,
You think I’m a dog,
A little kid,
A little kid,
Easily tricked,
Easily tricked,
By your sweet words.
By your sweet words.
When will you finally see
When will you finally see
That I know your real intentions.
That I know your real intentions.
You can say
You can say
All your lies
All your lies
But what you don’t know,
But what you don’t know,
Is that you put on a poor disguise.
Is that you put on a poor disguise.
When will you finally see?
When will you finally see?
KS4 Poet Laureate: Kyle Walshe
KS4 Poet Laureate: Kyle Walshe
Mar
Mar
Breathe in, and out.
Breathe in, and out.
In. out. In. out. In. out,
In. out. In. out. In. out,
The silence quakes, a shattering perception of relaxation,
The silence quakes, a shattering perception of relaxation,
Bludgeoning silence. Sour vexation.
Bludgeoning silence. Sour vexation.
The whaling of the lost, the pulverised desires.
The whaling of the lost, the pulverised desires.
The betrayal is around us.
The betrayal is around us.
Do not breathe in or out.
Do not breathe in or out.
Don’t sin, don’t shout.
Don’t sin, don’t shout.
Less within, More without
Less within, More without
Mercy, she slashed and she yielded
Mercy, she slashed and she yielded
From the bleed of another crop of another harvest.
From the bleed of another crop of another harvest.
Sneezing out the cut-throat lies of admirable alternatives,
Sneezing out the cut-throat lies of admirable alternatives,
No sedative to alleviate the mass destruction.
No sedative to alleviate the mass destruction.
From the concrete in our heads. No graceful paradigm.
From the concrete in our heads. No graceful paradigm.
The smoke that licks at our lungs and cautiously poisons
The smoke that licks at our lungs and cautiously poisons
Our morals and our reasons,
Our morals and our reasons,
To keep on going.
To keep on going.
Relax, there's no need to be sombre
Relax, there's no need to be sombre
Replay the memories you wish to remember
Replay the memories you wish to remember
Relapse the nightmares you wish to forget
Relapse the nightmares you wish to forget
Reload your winning smile, and shoot them dead.
Reload your winning smile, and shoot them dead.
The tongue of Vexation trickles down your spine,
The tongue of Vexation trickles down your spine,
Take another deep breath and seize to target
Take another deep breath and seize to target
Your solidarity,
Your solidarity,
The feeling of being lost is yet to Perish,
The feeling of being lost is yet to Perish,
So much is yet to decay inside its décor.
So much is yet to decay inside its décor.
Stare deep in the soul and cry out the moral
Stare deep in the soul and cry out the moral
Turmoil.
Turmoil.
Take another deep breath.
Take another deep breath.
Breathe.
Breathe.
In and out.
In and out.
Breathe in. Just breathe in.
Breathe in. Just breathe in.
Stay calm, you are braver than you believe.
Stay calm, you are braver than you believe.
Breathe out.
Breathe out.
