THE CHANTAL FOULSHAM PRIZE FOR POETRY 2008

The annual Prize for Poetry is awarded in memory of Chantal Foulsham, who was killed in a car crash in 2005.

This year's six shortlisted poems, on the theme "Friends" are below:

 

 

Friends by Autumn Laskey-Downs

 

 

Spring

We play in the April showers

We make a harvest song

 We pick lots of daisies

 Make a daisy chain

 Summer

 Planting flowers in the sun

 Dancing in the summer sun

 Going to the beach

 Playing ball

 Just sitting in the sun

 Together

 Autumn

It’s October now

 It’s my party

 We play together

 It’s Hallowe’en

 We dress up

 Go trick treating

 Winter

It’s icy cold in winter

 We have Christmas presents

 Boxing Day, sitting by the fireside

 Drinking chocolate

 

 FRIENDS         by Charlie Head

Always looking out for you and cheerful when you’re sad,

Always playing with you and never getting mad.

Always there for you when you need them,

Making you laugh – that’s a good friend.

Playing on the trampoline, doing lots of tricks,

Helping you out when you are in a fix.

Someone to understand and to listen when you are worried.

When you are doing something good, they are there to encourage.

 

 

Friends        by Elliot Gould

Me and my buddy

Flying kites

 Picnics

 In the sun

 Driving around

 On bikes

 Feeding the ducks

 In the forest

 Climbing trees

 Oak trees

 To the zoo

 Penguins

 Laughter

 Sunny day

 Birthdays

 Fossils

 Chess

 Sweets

 Painting

 Playing fairly

  

 

Friends       by Dolly Swann

  

Flying kites in the park

 

Riding bikes at the skate park

 

Inventing fun games

 

Everlasting friendship

 

Never breaking up

 

Deciding to come to each other’s house

 

Skating at the park on out skateboards!!!

 

  

My Friend Elsie    by Leonie Morland

My friend Elsie

Quiet but funny

Always thinks for

Others

Playing with our

 

 

Teddies

Making up new

Stories

We never ever

Fight

Or hurt each other’s

Feelings

We sometimes go

On bike rides

Or to the

Cinema

I'll miss her when we move

Schools

But we’ll still see

Each other

And still be

Best friends

You’ll see us

Together!

 

 

Night Friends    by Amber Clark

 

 

Sleepovers at my house

Ghost stories in bed

Midnight feast with sweets

Late into the night

 

 

All tucked up in bed

But still not asleep

Mum comes in

And suddenly

We are all fast asleep!