Many years ago I came upon a book of poetry titled MIRACLES compiled in 1966 containing poems from English speaking children from around the world. Any time I’m feeling down or depressed I return to the poetry in that book. The name of the authors and their age will be listed at the time the poetry was collected. With luck the authors are now in their forties and fifties and I hope they’ve continued with their poetry writing. They’ll never know how much pleasure they’ve given me over the years. I hope you enjoy them as well.
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GROWNUPS
By Mark Duskin, Age 10, United States
Grownups are silly,
They never drink coffee
When it’s served
To them.
They just talk
And never drink it
Until it’s cold.
Isn’t that silly?
I haven’t grown
Since I was five
I haven’t grown at all –
Grownups are just getting shorter.
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ADORABLE
By Martin O’Connor, Age 10, New Zealand
I am a nice boy
More than just nice,
Two million times more
The word is . . . ADORABLE
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PEARLS ON THE GRASS
By Geeta Mohanty, Age 13, India
After the beautiful rain,
The rocks shine under the sun,
Like the droplets on the cobweb
Amongst the green, green grass.
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HOURS
By Susan Morrison, Age 11, Australia
Hours are leaves of life
and I am their gardener . . .
Each hour falls down slow.
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