I thought today would be a good day to post some poetry by youngsters. I’ve read all of the most famous poets, but they don’t give me the same kind of rush that poetry by younger people gives me. These were obtained from various English-speaking countries around the world. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.

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THE GRASS by Warren Cardwell, age 8, United States

The grass seems to dance,

It seems to walk,

It seems to talk,

It seems to like to

Have you walk on it,

And play with it too,

It seems to be stronger than you or I.

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THE JELLYFISH by Glenn Davis, age 11, Canada

Dome-like top, speckled, comets converging.

Gold-green flesh, wave edges urging.

Jellylike globules, soft lattice arms,

Spiked fury, leather lash meting out harm.

Golden-smooth rods, waving whiplike with water,

Beauty and danger, the jellyfish slaughter.

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DEW ON A SPIDER WEB by Michael Capstone, age 10, New Zealand

Two twigs acting as a loom

Hold a wonderful weaving.

Silver threads, simple but beautiful against the

bright blue sky.

Who would ever think this was woven by an ugly

old spider?

How I would like to have a wonderful evening like

that.

My one would never fade away.

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THE BEACH by Stephen Hopkins, age 10, Australia

A gull’s ghostly call.

Fish dive to deeper water

flashing down like leaves.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO RICHARD LEWIS