Hi all,
While you’re waiting to study Amanda Gorman’s United Way you can see the poem she performed at Joe Biden’s inauguration here.
Please share your thoughts, feelings and writing inspired by United Way below.
Hi all,
While you’re waiting to study Amanda Gorman’s United Way you can see the poem she performed at Joe Biden’s inauguration here.
Please share your thoughts, feelings and writing inspired by United Way below.
We love this poem because it gives a positive message
I love the poem United way because it was very expressive and emotional.I loved how it said that we will only weather this unknown together. I believe that if we stay together, we can cope this crisis of no one really staying together.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Esila.
really heart warming and special i am proud.The poem is really special to me because its
real strong seeing someone like that in america with the american president.well done!
Thank you Ethan and Sabrina. I’m glad you found it inspirational.
Completely agree
I loved the poem United Way.It had lots of encouraging words i’m sure people going through crisis will find it helpful on giving them motivation. I loved it when she was saying her poem. She was being positive and confident and I loved how she was filled with enthusiasm
Bye
Yes I agree Nimo. Amanda Gorman has a wonderful way of expressing her poetry.
Hello, I love these poems because they make me feel happy and connected to one another.
That’s a lovely way of expressing why you like the poems Azad.
I think this speech is really powerful and strong because it is very motivating to carry on until you cant and never give up .
Glad you enjoyed it Charlie.
real nice charlie
People say, repeated everyday,
To struggle is to fear.
We hope, but it’s hard
We repeat, we restart.
With our friends beside us.
We got here together.
We worked
We played.
We changed.
But the one thing that will not fall down.
Our friends by our side.
Walking through town
Thank you Kira. You attain a sense of balance in your poem through your use of repeated line structures. It works well.
ITS AMAZING
thank you
its hard to hope when your swallowed up by darkness,
its hard to cope when your alone and blind wandering through the tunnel,
but we are never alone
and the light at the end of the perilous journey, shall forever prevail against the darkness.
Thank you Dash. I like your poem. There are many strands you could develop further if you wish.
I love this poetic poem
Its hard to think its hard to wash your hands at the sink
while we might be stuck
we keep our cool and dont quack like a duck
Because we only weather this we never
So we dont get to say hello
we trend we dont break even when we bend
Somewhere a car WHAMS
Somewhere a child passes his exams
We are the next later Making our presence brighter and greater
Fighting for everyone in the world
we are helping the world from turning to mould
So there to play
to be hope sighted never to make a bad day
For when we live to give we always say hi or hey
Thank you for sharing your poem with us Muhammad.
LOVE THIS SO MUCH
its hard to hope its hard to cope
while we might be alone we have never been more alive
because what dose not kill us makes us make us stronger
so we get to think
we stay strong we do not break
somewhere another person is dying
somewhere someone is being born
we are the life
making our world greater,brighter
fighting for our life we become happy
so there to care
to be hope sighted never blind
for when we live we always stay united
Thank you Lois. I like the line “we are the life”.
thank u
well done lois, a truly wonderful poem
It’s hard to hope,hard to think
Yet we’ve never been more in sync
So we get to work an work
Yet we try again, We never break and never bend not even in the darkest times
Somewhere, a boy chuckles
A girl laughs
Fighting for the light and dark
Never stop, keep on going
for fiends an family
because with out them you’ll never be united again
Never stop writing one word at a time
Because we never stop trying.
Thank you Rowan. I like the line “Fighting for the light and dark” in particular with its juxtaposition.
We’ve never been more tightly tied
struggles are challenging
so we work together
somewhere a child is bullied
somewhere a child goes home
but we do things for a reason
not for the sake of it
our lives can be dusted over
but it is our job to remove
those dusty thoughts
we work hard
to make sure we have a tether
tied together.
Wonderful imager around dust Syvlie. I really like these lines:
“our lives can be dusted over
but it is our job to remove
those dusty thoughts”
Love the metaphorical element of this
It’s hard to hope, it’s hard to learn
While we might be alone, we have got each other
You can always work, with one another
Someone will be there, someone you can trust
Even if they don’t want to, they must
If you don’t understand, you will have a helping hand
Everyone is there for you
A lovely poem Rory with a simple but important message.
Love this so much.
it’s hard to be yourself
even when you yelp
we’ve never been tighter
even when it’s brighter
now listen hear
because someones got your back
we’ll weather this storm together
on a sinking ship
will people no they wont
I like the brevity of your poem Edward and the emphatic message. I wonder if you could revise the last line?
Its hard to hope when everything seems bad
when you feel alone and the whole world is sad
But this will change if we all stick together
School will return and hope will be forever
But for now we have to accept what we have
And support our key workers who are doing every thing they can
Because here comes the covid jab
Back to school
seeing all of our friend again
But we still have to be cautious
Because it still lurks here
But sooner or later there will be nothing to fear
Fantastic poem Bela. It’s very difficult to maintain rhyme but you’ve managed this in a sophisticated way.
superduper!
me and Ciaran absolutely adored this wonderfulAmanda really brung her point acro
I liked a lot of the poem, especially the line “We are the world’s neighbour”. It makes it sound like us and the world are very good friends and we can look after each other, which is true. Since the earth gives us an opportunity to actually live and we are trying to make a healthy environment for the world. I also liked the line “To be hope-sighted,never divided” because we should always have hope in a lot of things in life!
I like the phrase ‘We mend, we don’t break even when we bend’ because it reminds me of when two friends get into a fight and they mend their friendship instead of letting their friendship break forever.I also like the phrase `To be hope-sighted,never divided` because it’s unique and catchy and is telling people to keep their hope and never divide it or lose it.
I love Amanda Gorman and her poem United way because she always inspires people and my favorite line of her poem is ‘when we live to give,we always live united’ because she is trying to tell people that life is not all about taking its about giving and sharing.
We are in love with this poem,its beautiful,powerful and strong! We love Amanda Gorman because despite her disability of speaking she still goes around the word and lectures people. We absolutely love the last line,”For when we live to give,we always live united.” We like it because its saying to do a good deed and not to keep everything for yourself.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed it so much in Pakeman.
Me and Ciaran absolutely adored this poem. Amanda’s point came right across and swiped us off our feet, our minds were blown while reading this poem. We thought our favourite line was when she said to be hope-sighted,never divided. We also like the internal rhymes like ‘hard to hope, hard to cope’, and ‘live to give’, they sound really nice. And it’s true!
I’m so pleased you enjoyed the poem so much and well done for spotting the internal rhyme. Why do you think Amanda Gorman uses this?
Hi, we loved the phrase to be hope-sighted never divided for when we live to give, we always live united. those are my favourite two lines, It really inspired me to just be united with the world and to be Hope-sighted. It has an important meaning and is a very simple poem and can remind people we are all united. Everyone has a neighbourhood and that is the world whether you are homeless or even if your in hospital in your last breathe you all are never divided. Our other favourite part is when we might live alone we have never been more tightly tethered because it shows that deep down we are all united as one. It is all a very inspirational poem and it was so hard to pick my favourite verse.
Yes I like the idea of us all being neighbours in the world.
I like Amanda Gorman because everything she writes is always inspirational in different ways. I especially like the line,”we are the worlds neighbours”, showing that were all together, and we’re one big community.
I like the part when it says we are the world’s neighbours because it sounds nice and wonderful .
Erica
I liked the part were it said we mend we don’t break even when we bend because it reminds me of when two best friends have a arguement but the get back together as friends.
wow i really like it because it really beautiful to hear this cos i want to be a poet too as a young black girl.
That’s lovely to hear Saeedah. I hope you are writing poems and sharing them. Perhaps you can share some with us on the blog.
I like how the poems rhyme there really nice its amazing
i really loved the beautiful poetry and how she said it
I really love your poem it was really nice
‘We are the world’s neighbour’ means that we are in this together and to support each other.
Thank you for the explanation.
i really like this poem, it’s very inspiring. I also think that the message of the poem is a very strong message as it’s something that effects the world.
I like the phrase to be hope-sighted never divided for when we live we give we always live united. It is a very inspiring poem and it might have inspired a lot of people to become poets or even writers and be nicer people and not be a bully and
if your friends are angry at each other never be friends again.
Thank you Yahya and Kaleb for highlighting a part of the poem that inspired you.
I love how this video sends a positive feeling and it is a message that you are not the only person going through things and we are all there for you we are a “United Kingdom”
Very VERY inspiring I love the way you motivate us it was so beautiful From Ramlah. It lifted my heart it was sooo special and I loved it. From Ella.
What a lovely way of expressing how the poems made you feel. Thank you.
We both love this video and think that it is very inspiring. Amanda Gorman writes truly heartfelt and meaningful poems. We also loved how it was so original and so heartwarming. This proves that women can be what they like. Thank you for this poem, it was LOVELY! ~ Xayaana and Kadra
Thank you Xayaana and Kadra. Yes I agree Amanda Gorman’s life and poems are inspiring.
Look at the light
Shining so dearly bright
Calling your name
It’s time for change
It’s hard to cope with crisis
It’s tie to leave bullying in the darkness
Work hard, Play hard
It’s more fun that way
It’s better that way
More UNTIED that way
We listen together to each other
That’s how we roll with
Everyone,
United Way
Forever.
By Kayden
It’s easy to love,it’s fun to play
With all of your friends at school
Everyday
Look at the sunny side
Of your incredible school life
You get to learn and make new friends
In the beloved playground
School is a place where teamwork is essential
To reach new heights
It is amazing to gain new knowledge not only about yourself but about others also
To work as a team is crucial
So we should unite not only as buddies but as a growing community
Learn to love and not to hate
For if we are together the world is truly great!
Look in the dark
The light behind you
Try and make it shine bright
We help each other
Respect one another
We throw bullies in the dustbin
We are not strong alone
Our community is united as one
No idea is ignored
All of us are stronger together
We are bound as a borough
Our community is a star, glinting and shining in the moonlight
We will never turn our glisten down
Every citizen is a sparkle
Making one vast blinding star
Our borough is one like you have ever seen
Sharing our knowledge
We are united
We are one united community
Do things the right way
The united way
look at the light even when it’s night
don’t let the dark take over
it may be peaceful but when everyone’s not together, it might be lethal
leave all the darkness behind
we run we walk but we shouldn’t fall
we share the class room and all the knowledge we have we are stars that’s shine like the night sky
hope sited brighter than the sun we are like burning candles in a dark room we are more united that ever.
We all sit in a circle together,
To get calm and happier,
We get in a fight,
Although it is sad,
We keep the past behind.
The time will come when it’s right,
Our teacher put us as talk partners.
We started chatting again,
I realised how fun it is,
Look at us now.
All happy and bright,
We made our way,
The United Way.
When you see the sun smile that it’s another day
But when there’s a storm
No-one goes hip-hip hooray
No-one is perfect
Don’t be mad about that
You will do something as you may
That’s just the United Way.
Start a new day,
The sun always shines,
The shadows are dark,
We help each other, we hear each other,
Support each other in achieving our goals,
We say no to bullying,
We say yes to good friendships,
We all live in United.
The start of a new day
With good role to play
We all go to school
Closer than ever
We are harder to push than a jammed lever
If one of us need something
We are there for each other
If one of us need help
We are there for each other
All the darkness
We never see
We are too bright
Even the sun can’t compete
We all leave school
We get a football
We play in the playground
Brighter than ever
When you see the sun smile because it’s another day
But when there’s a storm
No-one goes hip-hip hooray
No-one is perfect
Don’t be mad about that
You can doe things as you like,as you may
That’s just the United Way.
The lamp is always first.
Then the shadows are behind,
We will always listen to each other.
Whenever we need
Help we will help each other,
Whenever. In math, English and topic.
We will all unite as one. In classes
And as we have discussions.
We say no to bullying,
And yes! To helping out.
In school we need to
Hope in Each other!
Great opening lines Yusuf.
Here at school, we stand together
We support each other, no matter what
We are all different, but actually much the same
We need each other, we help each other
We all look at the bright light
Some of us have problems, but others are there to help
All we achive, we achive together
Nobody is ever left behind
We all look up to the optimistic sun
We make it trough hard times together
We are one community, we never divide the team
We all know that no matter how far, we all live on one planet
We all sleep under the same stars
We are all one family, we are stronger together
We work as a team, then we can do anything
We are Pakeman United.
A lovely poem Kinga. I’m sure your school will be very proud of you. Perhaps you could read this in assembly?
Look at the light
We keep it bright for everyone in the school
We listen to each other
And
We learn together
Leave the darkness
Leave it all behind and carry on .
A common goal a role to play to share the light beam from pupils eyes
Take the sunrise
The joy of children and teachers
Because of the light
That shone through the darkness.
Our class is a shining star it shines brighter than all the others
The darkness is pushed aside and the light shines through
We live to give,
The world is great,
We live to forgive,
We live united,
We live to give,
We fight to become,
We live to forgive,
Fear no more when your united,
Never fear again,
Remember your always united
It’s hard to hope,hard to cope with bad things
Leave negativity behind
And then you’ll find your way
Your say
Your day
Have hopes
And stay united
If something you do is good, keep doing it
When you listen to something relevant
Keep listening to it
If you helped someone
Keep doing it
And stay united
Help others and you
Don’t hurt and do good
Speak up if worried
And stay united
If you do all of these things
And carry it on
Then you’ll have good things
You’ll also have good friends
And stay united
I think we should be optimists
Always looking on the bright side of everything
And worry not
Have a good morning
Day and night
And stay united
It’s hard to hope, hard to cope
we will never break or even bend
we will always be
The world’s neighbours
we will fight for our
neighbours
we will be there for them
for ever
Look at the light, keep it bright
making our communities brighter,greater
Fighting for every person in the neighbourhood
We,becoming of the common good
Lets start a new day
By getting the bullying out of the way
Lets help people be brave
We are the worlds neighbours
Come on we don’t have to fight
Instead lets unite.
Look up at the light
even at night and dawn, the future awaits.
The world can’t hold
it’s self without a helping
hand.
Were we are today is a place i do not
want to stay this way.
Let’s talk good about our self’s because the world can’t hold it’s self without
a helping hand.
It’s hard to have faith when it’s covid_19
but we can still be hope-sighted even if your not
exited
Danger can’t compete with hope,respect and faith even when we try and we fail we
can still get through
The world can’t hold it’self without a helping hand.
Some wonderful expressions here Kaleb. I like the idea of the world struggling to hold itself without support.
It’s hard to know things, hard to work
For everyone at school
We help each other
We help everyone,and respect others
So we start to get to work
Sometimes we learn new words
Sometimes we learn new things at maths
While we play together
Wer’re stronger to face bullies
Making our communties greater
To care for people
We share a book
We share a table
We have fun
More greater that way
Give hope
And be united
Look at the future, forget the past
Try to work hard, but you will get there
Think of your family
Cheering up for you
They want you to show how great you are
At night, you say to yourself
”Am I good enough or not?”
So there to care
You can share your emotions
But don’t feel nervous
You’re a shining star
Shining bright to your destiny
We will always help each other
Side by side, never leave another
We, becoming of the common good
The situation might be difficult
But you will always find the way
For it
People working hard to live
People trying to find the cure to heel
People dying of diseases
But we have the hope in our hearts
But, for when we live to give
We always live UNITED
Look at the light,
Shining so bright,
We all need to stay together,
To beat this ugly weather,
Somewhere another child does his homework,
Somewhere another child helps his talk partner,
We are united,
Making our school communities stronger and more powerful,
we are there to care,
not to make it unfair,
for when we live to give the united way
Great opening Mohammed.
Look at the sky
Keep your smile bright
Open the huge doors to your beam of light
The world is as warm as the sun
Opening a book that’s full of mysteries
Is as nice as starting a lesson of history
Having a time of fun is as cool as making a pun
All minds clear as were united together
Helping kids in schools forever
Helping kids achieve their dreams of
being a doctor or a lawyer
We are never far
Everyone is never apart
Children will succeed
And soon they would lead
We live on this world to give and not take
And never care about how much money we make
Helping each other is a must
And no one will be treated as a speck of dust
In this world we are united together
All our hearts conjoined forever
Look at the sky
Keep your smile bright
Open the huge doors to your beam of light
The world is as warm as the sun
Opening a book that’s full of mysteries
Is as nice as starting a lesson of history
Having a time of fun is as cool as making a pun
All minds clear as were united together
Helping kids in schools forever
Helping kids achieve their dreams of
being a doctor or a lawyer
We are never far
Everyone is never apart
Children will succeed
And soon they will lead
We live on this world to give and not take
And never care about how much money we make
Helping each other is a must
And no one will be treated as a speck of dust
In this world we are united together
All our hearts conjoined forever
United Way
By Alexander Bendon Coombes
It is hard to have fun
Can’t go to the park, can’t go on a bike
Locked in a house
Tested positive
Feeling negative
Even though you might feel alone
Even though this isn’t much fun
We must find a way
To push through
Together.
Thank you Alexander. I like the way you’ve changed the experience but have kept the same message.
real nice alexander
We must fight our battles together,
To be sure we’ll never Wither.
Finding great friends,
Turning unknown bends,
Never falling back,
Those who help me when I need,
I can help them learn to read.
Dont try to change who you are,
Just be yourself.
Don’t let challenges get you down,
Never give up trying.
When times are tough,
Keep on fighting through,
until you’ve done what’s right.
It’s hard to cope, hard to keep believing,
While we may be feeling sorrowful, we’ll never feel defeated,
We stand together, bearing any weather, optimistic to no extent,
Dampened spirits are non-existent; our threadbare souls shine with the sun’s radiance,
We strive to be the light on the darkest of days,
We strive to fulfil our limitless potential,
At the end of the day, our bodies weary and fatigue, we know one thing,
We live to learn, and we learn united.
Amanda has a good thought on the world and her poems are good
i think amanda gomans poem was very enspiering and it shows that she wants to make change to the world and she uniting everybody one step at a time and it shows that she wants make change to the world and bring people together and hep people throu dificult times
She is very brave talking across lots of people and such a amazing poem
The poem United Way pretty much sums up all of our struggles, and I think Amanda Gorman has found a way to stand up to problems through poetry, and I find that very fascinating and extremely inspirational. I hope in the near future everyone can be ‘united’.
I think everyone’s poems are great! They all have a different and unique message. Well done!
Hard to hope-merely conceals easy to change,
Change is not something we hope for,
Change is something that we together can achieve,
By practising and presenting and practising once more,
We can overcome this,
Communicating shouldn’t be something we fear,
It should be something we strive to do,
But lockdown hid us away,
Let our social skills decay,
Here we are again lost in the big crowd,
Older but none the wiser,
Here we are again,
We will bounce back,
We will succeed,
We will prevail,
When we need.
I know it’s hard to believe in the future,
But to overcome the challenges we must work together.
Now we are bound to our homes,
But soon light will overcome dark.
There are no boundaries to helping the world,
And if we try then we will succeed.
Don’t think, do.
Don’t dream, be.
So we hope, hope for a better future.
Even when we feel so restricted,
There is always something we can do.
Amanda’s poems ,your right, are truly inspsiring
Its hard to fail only if we stand together,
if in a test you can not ask,us students and teachers,
can push through hard times,its going to be silent.
but with are working brains and friendship its always loud,
we are all special but if we rise together we are
UNSTOPPABLE
It’s hard to hope, hard to believe in the future,
Right now we’re stuck at home, but soon we’ll see the daylight,
If we work together, things can be normal once more,
We can defeat this challenge, if we avoid separation,
We will never give up, we won’t stop until we succeed,
We may have masks over our faces, but no-one can ever mute us,
We pray, we hope, we wish for our problem to go away,
If we work together, we can win together,
We have been imprisoned, but if we try, we will be released,
This disease thinks it has won, but if we unite and fight, we can show it that the battle has only just begun.
It’s hard to hope ,with things so hard .
Like speaking infront of your class …is like climbing a wall that never ends .
When it finally ends your embarrassed
And want to just climb in a hole and disappear.
Then break time ,you might feel alone .
When worst comes to worst .You just want to go home .
Acting might be the worst part of the day .
Like role play or a freeze frame .
Class assembilies can give you anxiety and shame .
When loads of people are watching you you just wan to go away .
Luckily you have people around you to comfort you.
Without them no one can be comforting you these days .
As we stand together united.
A comunity never broken.
As the shril bells chime.
we flood the coridors and the playground.
we are never silanced as are voices are to strong.
As we fight for are voice to be herd.
we are silensed.
so when th day is done
the silence creeps in.
It may be hard to control the true things in your mind while having something else to
control in the real world . It will get worse
continue to get confused in your mind
your mind
will not
know anything
if you would you would Have good brain energy that,s why !!
I feed the brain!
everyone will face challenges in life,
challenges that may dent your confidence,
challenges that prevent you from reaching your potential,
tasks you’ll face out of school,
tasks you’ll face inside of school,
there may be mental ones,
there may be physical ones,
the way of challenge is a great thing,
the way of life will always occur with challenge,
there may be awkward ones,
there may be embaressing ones,
ones that you’d never forget,
moments that you’d never overcome,
not in a million years,
if you let it, it may bring you down,
it may destroy you,
you will be bullied if you let it,
but if we strive,
get out our seats,
overcome our fears,
be brave,
there will always be a light to follow,
to guide us,
to keep us open minded,
and at the deepest,darkest times of our lives,
we will always push through with passion and pride.
I really liked a poem called ‘United Way’ by Amanda Gorman because it shows how everyone should be united and respectful.
i like amanda gormans poetry because it’s so strong and determined and it makes you want to agree join her.
I really love your poem very much. And i thought it was nice to be together
I love how Amanda Gorman’s poem was introducing a resilient, passionate end, after a rather sad depressing beginning, because it kind of gave me hope for the future she described.
Iliked this poem because it seemed to be really honest and was not covering up the trutj but it was really encouraging as well
Yes there is an honesty to the poem Rahel.
NICE POEM LOIS
I really liked this poem and I the message of unity was brilliant.
I love this poem because is reveals that not everyone’s life is easy to go through; everyone faces difficulty throughout a lifetime and if you hope, then times will ease and pass thoroughly.
It’s hard to pass by,
While we might be all alone, we’ve never been more connected,
So we get to only get to live once,
We don’t give up we don’t break even when we bend,
Somewhere, another mother fails to pay her bills,
Somewhere, another child goes hungry,
We are the protectors of each other,
Making our people brighter, greater,
Fighting for the homeless in the future,
We, becoming greater friends,
So there to help each other,
To be hope-sighted, never give up on your dreams,
For when we live to give, we always protect one another.
It hard to cope,hard to endure
While we might be all alone,we have never been more determined
So we get to curing
We keep on going but we dont break when we bend
somewhere a child makes a friend
somewhere a child is born
we are the popular and lonely
making our future brighter and greater
fighting for the sad and the lonely that was once us
we becoming the brave ones
so there to help
to give hope ,not take it away
because shouldnt everyone feel united
It’s hard to pass by,
While we might be all alone, we’ve never been more connected,
So we get to only get to live once,
We don’t give up we don’t break even when we bend,
Somewhere, another mother fails to pay her bills,
Somewhere, another child goes hungry,
We are the protectors of each other,
Making our people brighter, greater,
Fighting for the homeless in the future,
We, becoming greater friends,
So there to help each other,
To be hope-sighted, never give up on your dreams,
For when we live to give, we always protect one another.
By Louie
It’s hard to hope, hard to stay happy’
While we might be all alone, we’ve never been more lonely,
Because we will only we will only weather this as a team,
So we get victory,
we are strong we don’t break even when we bend,
Somewhere another person has been Infected ,
Somewhere the problem’s unstoppable,but,we are better than it together
making our lives brighter and greater
fighting for the ill in the hospitals
we, becoming of the common good
so there to care
to be hope-sighted, never afraid
for when we live to give, we always live united
It is unique that we are here today,
But that just because someone is different coloured it doesn’t matter,
We live in the same world, the same universe, the same galaxy,
We do not break hearts we make them,
Life is a rollercoaster with bumbs and courses on the way,
Your are going to have something to be challenged by but you have to keep on going,
Be happy stay happy,
Thats how we were made to be.
It may be hard to hope, as might be hard to cope
While we might be all alone,we’ve been more at home
we work together to get through this
Making our life brighter,greater
To be hope-sighted and never give up
For when we live to give,we always come together
we are here together forever
Fighting fore everyone in the town
So there together as one
It’s hard to hope, impossible to foresee the future
Whilst crisis ploughs on, we’re in this all together
Because we cannot overcome this challenge all alone
Mistakes are imminent, but hope must be shown
Trying and trying to keep in touch
But we can’t do much
Imprisoned in your own household
Can’t do anything
Finally and finally gone away
We all managed to pull through, still with hope
It’s all back to normal again, hopefully
Hope is key
Dont worry, It will pass,
But we know its hard to cope with crisis,
Just try your best,keep out the sirens,
People you will see again,
Dont think you are always alone,
Just keep trying even if you failed,
Try again,
Somewere somebody struggles,
Somewere people are worried,
Even if we feel locked up,lets take a breather,
It will be over soon,
For when we live, we are never alone.
I like the opening Lily-Mae and the way you through the reader straight into the poem.
The first time, the first day, is the hardest.
29 new faces stare.
But as time passes,
And years go by,
Everyone finds a place.
People leave, and people come,
And people are sometimes mean.
But in darkness, also comes light,
And if we are brave enough to see it,
Then it can ignite a feeling of hope.
Overcoming difficulties may seem impossible,
When we are alone,
But together we can,
If we try hard,
Because we are always, always, united.
Lovely poem Emma. What do you mean by “29 faces”?
To be preached which means to practice,
Everyone is by your side,no tide can wash that away.
In times like this we feel alone,
But you are never alone,
We may not suffer what you suffer but we are one.
The world around us is part of you,one of your
Treat it as your friend not your foe.
The challenges you face will always be a step closer to your goal,
Your life is your own,only you can control it,only you can mold it.
Some lovely expressions here Reuben.
I loved the poem united way as it was very truthful and honest that if we stick together we would be able to help each other to get through hard times such as covid. I think it shows a lot about what life is like now
I like this poem because it will inspire others.
i really liked the poem because its really positive
i love the poem (and her jacket) because it has a very powerful message , especially when she says it. I think it is about sticking together when life is hard like in Covid 19.
Ooh! i wrote my own version of the poem as well here it is…
its hard to hope hard to start anew,
though we might be all alone,
we’ve never been more closely tied together,
that was a part of it its quite long so i did not write all of it.
Ha! Her jacket. I know what you mean. Thank you for sharing a part of your poem Lexie.
I love it. its so inspiring and the poem tells us how we should work together be together instead of apart.
It’s hard to hope, hard to think,
Even if we’re apart we will always have spirit,
No matter comes between us we push through,
If we work as a team we can change the world,
If we can change the world we can change who we are and what we do,
So if we can make a difference we could save our world,
We’ll live to see our children grow up happily,
And so will them if we make changes now and not then,
We’ll find our way to live another day.
I think that the poem is really powerful as it had such a positive message
United way
It’s hard o hope, hard to cope with all the work
while we may be alone’ we’ve never been more connected
because we will only weather this unknown together
so we to our desks
we glue, we we don’t break when we bend
somewhere another task
somewhere more calculations
we are the class’s neighbors
making our school better, brighter, greater
fore all our futures
learning
we becoming of the new generation
so there to learn
to be hope-sighted, never divided
for when we live to give, we always live to learn
I’m really enjoying all your poems Gillespie and thank you Matthieu.
I like this poem as it was very positive.
Things will divide us
Blocks will hold us
But we will climb up to the top and before we stop
Covid will pull us down and make us drop
It’s easy to think but harder to do
Everyone should struggle just like you
We will unite then we will fight
Defeat our obsticales till the night
we will struggle the sprint and sprint and wear off some weight
We will succeed that was fate
Gillespie together united forever
Thrive we will
Grow we will
Decide our decisions
create our divions
We all have talents and more differences
Super poem Jude. I wonder if you could share this at an assembly?
I really enjoyed Amanda’s poem as it had a really nice message. I think that Amanda gave an amazing speech.
My version of United Way:
It’s hard to carry on, hard to start a new year
While we might be deserted, we’ve never been so stuck together
Because we will only fight this challenge as one
So we get back to our desks
We fix, no matter what obstacles are in our way
Somewhere, another computer switches off
Somewhere, another teacher stays up late marking
We are the world’s best friends
Making our classrooms friendlier, funnier
Fighting as we all put our heads together
We, becoming the top of the school
Are there to help
To be hopeful
We forage to go on
We are united
That’s a lovely version Ellen.
i liked it because it was very inspirational and interesting. It makes me feel hopeful as well
I like this poem as it was very positive.
It’s hard to hope, hard to stop spreading covid while we might be all alone, we’ve never been more happy to learn together.
Make this place a better place we don’t bully each other , we dont break even when we bend somewhere, another child tries their best we are the school leaders making our school brighter, greater fighting for each other
I really enjoyed this inspiring poem. It has a positive story and gives a nice message
My poem:
Its hard to hope or cope with a new school year.
We are tethered together, together forever.
With bullies making your day down,
Kinder classmates can turn it around.
Somewhere another child fails their exam,
Somewhere another child gets a full mark.
Yet this is life with ups and downs.
We are trying to make our school better,
We need to hope we will succeed.
Prevent thinking failure is near!
A hard working class will make us better.
Our study-time is limited so we ought to work hard.
All our hard work will pay off when you celebrate your good luck!
All our friends have helped us rise
When its your last year of primary , get ready for secondary.
Thank you for sharing your poem Sama.
Dear future generations,
do you breathe our pollution and purify our water
or cut trees with brutal machines.
I like the way kwame alexander uses “smooooooooth” because it funny and amazing.