Spirited Poetry 2019
Windows on the soul
If you look in the window of your soul, what do you see? If you look out from the window of your soul, then what? This theme encourages children and young people to dream and imagine the spirit and soul. If you could look through a window in your mind or soul into the ‘big beyond’ what will they see? Does the ‘window of the soul’ open in life, through music, by spiritual discipline, or only at death? Does the spirit or the soul even exist? Original work will go beyond a sunset seen through a window! What do the different religions teach in their scriptures about our spiritual side, our human nature, our souls?
JoyWinner
Annabelle (Age 6)
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy
Joy
The important thing about Joy is it makes you want to dance.
It makes you laugh and sing. It makes you cry. It makes you
fall in love.It makes you smile and make new friends.
But the important thing about Joy is it makes you dance.
Click here to hear this poem read by guest judge Paul Cookson.
Soul Song Winner
Edith (Age 11)
Leicester Grammar Junior School
Soul Song
What is the soul?
An infinite loop of love and personality
A spiral of safety inside you
A mystery of man
The sun inside you
What is the soul?
The howling wind that powers you to live
The electric sparks that fly when you feel good
The magic part of you that makes you you
No one can steal your soul
What is the soul?
A burning fire inside you telling you to believe
A soul song is a power in you that sings your sadness away
Sing your soul song
What next?
When your body on earth fails, your window is closed, your soul song ends your
Soul will go to the place over the rainbow where losts souls go
Do what makes your soul shine
Click here to hear this poem read by guest judge Paul Cookson.
Wondering won't helpWinner
Ella (Age 12)
Wycombe High School
Wondering won't help
Wondering won't help,
It's the science that counts.
There isn't a soul,
Now that's one to announce.
Wondering won't help,
We all know it's true.
Of course there's a soul,
and it lives within you!
Wondering won't help,
I believe it's in there somewhere.
Maybe not an actual thing,
But what gives you your flair.
Wondering won't help,
It's all just a story.
Probably made up long ago
To give someone glory.
Wondering won't help,
We all have different ideas.
Dreams and wonders,
And none of it is very clear.
Click here to hear this poem read by guest judge Paul Cookson.
Window of my soulWinner
Sydney (Age 9)
St Matthew's School
Windows Of My Soul
Life might be a mystery but it’s equally spectacular,
Eye-widening, breath-taking, unkind or peculiar.
Life’s story is eternal but it also has an ending,
Death is inevitable, however heartrending.
If you start to worry, your story becomes unsettled,
Like a rose in full bloom losing its petals.
It can be petrifying, eye-watering, a lake of heavy tears,
You never know what evil is lurking amongst your fears.
If you always keep moving, things can become more stable,
It’s like you’re a baby learning to climb out of your cradle.
Your story will continue right to the end,
Always keep believing round every corner and every bend.
Window on the SoulWinner
Tatenda (Age 11)
St Matthew's School
Window On The Soul
In the mirror is your reflection, but be careful not to miss,
How your spirit lingers in your eyes full of bliss.
You dream in your sleep but could it just be,
Your spirit reminiscing and travelling free.
Your soul inhabits your hidden inner self,
Unnoticed, untouched and entirely by itself.
Even the most advanced minds of our planet,
Cannot grasp the answer, the possibilities infinite.
Who knows the answers? Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims or Atheists?
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