Poet Tree

POET TREE

I am currently looking for poetry from young poets 5-18 for a collection of childrens works titled Poetry of the Children of the World to be published next year. Parents are welcome to submit works by their children. Only the name, city and country will be printed in order to ensure complete privacy and safety of the poets. Our Children have much to say, let's give them a chance. Profits from this book will be used to promote literacy for children and adults around the world. Each contributor will receive a free copy of the book and retain all rights.

email through this site with Childrens poetry in the subject line. Thank you. allbookreviews@aol.com

Poets featured in Poet Tree are from all walks of life and many countries of the world. Your interest in reading their work is appreciated.

Allbooks Reviews is currently collecting children's poetry from around the world to be assembled in a collection. This a sample of the poems received.

Rilely Walsh,

Age 9

Binghampton, NY

THE BEACH

Shells crackle as I walk over the sandy shore

The water washes over my skin

As the tide comes in, Mother Nature's treasures

Wash up onto the beach.

A hermit crab scuttles over my feet

I see the waves destroy a sand castle

A dolphin leaps out of the water

I wonder how it jumps so high

As the sun sets, I realize

how beautiful this other place is from where I live

I hear my name called

I take one last look and rush inside.

RAIN

Sparkling orbs,

Drifting down with the breeze

Liquid silver

Making life beautiful.

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Erica Thornton

Age 13

Killingly, CT

The Letter I`ll Never Send

This is the letter I`ll never send

Because my love will never end

I can`t explain myself to you

All I know is I`m oh-so blue

You never understood

Like my best friend always could

I said I felt like I was in the dark

Like a caged dog that could only bark

Now you sit and ask me why

Why all those times I could only cry

Rapidly tears fall from my eyes

The pain I feel is no surprise

I feel as if my heart has broken

But of course you have not spoken

The love we had felt harshly muted

It feels as if it was unsuited

I hate it that we`re not together

I feel like a weightless, empty feather

I guess it wasn`t meant to be

Unfortunately, it took me so long to see

If your child (ages 5-18) would like to submit a poem for the collection please email us at our contact address on this site for submission information. Thank you. Profits from the sale of this book will be used to promote world literacy.