Space and The Sky Select Poetry

Space and The Sky Competition: Select Poetry

The current Kids’ Poetry Club Poetry & Art Competition is on the topic of SPACE & THE SKY accepted entries until October 29th, 2021. This page spotlights a few entries chosen from those submitted. Finalists will be announced in November.

“Here We Are” by Aarohi, aged 10

Here we are
In the middle of nowhere
Under the stars looking here and there
There we see a million stars
While planets orbit in circular bars

Here we are
In my dream
I see stars shine and beam
While earth orbits for 365 days
Venus orbits the other way

Here we are
When we see comets in the sky
We make a wish when it passes far by
When meteors hit the orbit and crumble down
It makes Earth a stony crown

Here we are
While Jupiter and Saturn are made of gas
While the dwarf planets try to trespass
Our Galaxy is purple and blue
Pieces of debris that were left and flew

Here we are
Space is endless void black and dark
Wolves look at the moon and howl and bark
Quasars suck, Galaxies mix and collide
I want to find out about this endless void

“The Light In The Darkness” by Amogh, aged 11

I want to be like the sun who gives light to all
the planets and holds all the planets by gravitational force.

I want to be light and speedy like Mercury,
who can circle the sun in about 88 days.

I want to be strong and fierce,
but still speedy, like Venus.

I want to be like the Earth, which gives us
humans food and water and life.

I want to be like the moon, which gives light
in the stronghold of darkness which is the night.

I want to be unpredictable like Mars,
As the red planet is colder than the earth.

I want to persevere like Jupiter, who can withstand
fierce storms that last for centuries each.

I want to be like Saturn, who has
humongous rings.

I want to be like Neptune, who can withstand
frigid temperatures.

I want to be like Uranus, who is always surviving
by itself, no matter what.

I want to be like Pluto, who finishes any task he starts,
no matter what happens to it.

“The Curious Case Of The Cosmos” by Onel, aged 13

Stars, planets, galaxies,
Oh what a wonder, this great thing is
The cosmos; also called the universe
Cannot be explained, merely in a verse

Stephen Hawking studied black holes,
Elon Musk is trying to go to Mars,
Johannes Kepler did an awful lot of research,
Trying to reach the stars.

The Big Bang formed it,
As they say
But how do we know for sure?
We weren’t back there in the day.

History is found,
We aren’t so sure of the present.
But what about the future?
The universe is, was and will be, unsolved.

“Space And The Sky” by Dulasi, aged 12

The sky is blue and filled with clouds
And mister sun is waking up
Birds are playing hide and seek
Hope today will bring good luck

At the end of the day the sun goes down
And the darkness descends, all through the town
While every one’s in bed a black canopy is over us
The night sky fills with fairy dust

The moon is glowing big and bold
And little stars blink, twinkle like gold
Shooting stars to make a wish with the sky
Rubbing out the darkness as they pass by

I ride on a star and zoom into space
Float with the planets that move with grace
Endlessly moving, endlessly zooring
My mind like the universe-ever expanding

“The Difference Between Space And The Sky” by Precious, aged 7

The difference between the Space and the Sky,
Is that space is as black as night.
The sky is as blue as the sea.
The difference between space and the sky is,
Space lights up the everything at night.
The sky has a giant yellow ball instead of little ones.
Space and the Sky are two very different things,
but are equally beautiful.

“Amanda Panda Traveled To Space” by Niah, aged 9

Amanda panda traveled to space,
Amanda panda traveled to space,
And took with her…
A little pink package, tied up with lace.

Amanda panda traveled to space,
Amanda panda traveled to space,
And took with her…
Her chinchilla, named Ace,
And a little pink package, tied up with lace.

Amanda panda traveled to space,
Amanda panda traveled to space,
And took with her…
Some alien food,
Her chinchilla, named Ace,
And a little pink package, tied up with lace.

Amanda panda traveled to space,
Amanda panda traveled to space,
And took with her…
A banana that says ‘moo’,
Some alien food,
Her chinchilla, named Ace,
And a little pink package, tied up with lace.

Amanda panda traveled to space,
Amanda panda traveled to space,
And took with her…
A tortoise’s shoe,
A banana that said ‘moo’,
Some alien food,
Her chinchilla, named Ace,
And a little pink package, tied up with lace.

And what was in it?
Her passport of course!

“Still Higher” by Eleanor, aged 6

Clouds so high up in the sky
Up above the moon will lie,
Clouds so fluffy,
Moon so hard,
Shining in my back yard.

In space so many planets shine,
In a row or in a line,
In the sky,
Bigger than I,
I spy a big bird fly.

“When I Look Up” by Lily, aged 9

I look up at the sky in the day
And I wonder to myself what it would be like to fly high in the sky
I imagine myself a bird
Soaring over trees and up mountains
Meeting others of my kind
As I climb through clouds
Up, up and into the sky

I look up at space in the night
And I wonder to myself what it would be like to fly up and onto Mars
Walking over marshland covering Mars
Meeting alien friends
And flying over to the sun where it will burn so hot
Imagine me, an astronaut
In a rocket with my Martian crew

I imagine all this when I look up at you
Sky
Space

“In My Holidays” by Aditeya, aged 14

In my Holidays, I go to space
which is a wonderful place.
There, I’ll play with the stars;
explore Moon and Mars,
will step on the Moon
and feel like a balloon,
check out all the planets there
and wonder, Pluto has gone where?
Unfold all the mysteries;
and will learn all about their history.
I’ll definitely chase the Sun.
Oh, it will be a lot of “FUN”.

“The Expanding Universe” by Buvindu, aged 12

The universe goes on for miles and miles
Never reaching its final size.

The universe is dotted with stars glowing at night
In shades of yellow, blue and white.

Black holes, planets it carries them all.
We’ll never know what all of it is called.

Asteroids, moons and planets like balls
Our solar system contains them all.

Most importantly is the giant sun
Eight planets orbit her in orderly run.

Earth has nature, water and life.
Earth is where we survive.

Mars is the closest planet to us.
May be there’s life yet to discuss.

Jupiter the biggest of all.
May be the scariest of them all.

Sitting here small and looking above.
I wonder what’s out there….
Can they feel?
Can they love?

“Space And Sky” by Disuli, aged 12

Beauty lies within the things we see
Like flowers, butterflies and bumble bees
But there's a place so wondrous and yet to see
A place so mysterious as any place can be

As we look upon the sky, so blue and dashing
But as soon as night falls, it feels so mesmerizing
With twinkling stars filled in the night sky
Shimmering and shining like diamonds up high

The moon so bright like a sparkly gem
Giving us light in the dark within
As shooting stars pass by like rockets
Making a wish upon more than a dozen

Exploring new planets, galaxies and more
Making new discoveries in our space ships we soar
Through space and time with no worries at all
We'll fly through the sky like we're kings of it all

“Sky Explorer” by Kuhu, aged 7

How would you like, to be in the sky?
Wondering, if creatures, would fly up high…
May be you could even meet a Unicorn,
May be you could even meet a Pegasus…

May be you could see the wondrous things,
That you have wanted to see for a long time…
You can’t go anywhere as you are a kid,
I am still angry at that…

I study Astronauts, don’t you know,
I wish to go to the sky..
I want to become a Sky Explorer,
That’s right!

I am going Explore the Sky,
Day and night..
I am gonna, get the secrets allright,
Night and day..

I am gonna, get the secrets allright,
I am gonna, do a study myself..
I am gonna show the world, and the Sky,
Who I really am? What I really can do?

I am gonna
Help the
World become
A marvelous space……

“Space” by Sanaskriti, aged 13

My brain is so gracious and spacious
for the memories that dwell in it.
I traversed through my inner space where;
Words burst like a supernova, enlightening a new idea.
A comet of thoughts orbits around my cortex.

Some memory embraces me with light and warmth.
Some hold me to the ground, wet and solid.
Idea illuminates like a moon, satellites around my inner core.
A nebula of uncertainty forms after an explosion of contradicting ideas.
I could sense those tiny thoughts still glittering around the big one.

When I couldn't find any, I pressurized my positive and negative thoughts, to create a sensible one.
Sometimes a void is created in my brain, where nothing comes in or goes out.
Each and every thought is simultaneously orbiting around my nerve.
I could see them concentrating, giving way to the next.
Some words excites my pulse, some fuses into one.
Perplexed by the complexity, I opted out of space to doze off!!

“The Universe I See In The Night Sky” by Sanali, aged 12

Some days at night
I look up at the night sky
And a blanket of glitter
Captures my sight

I feel so small
In this vast ocean of darkness and silence
Realizing that this is where we began
And where we will fall

Every second, every minute
I grow more and more insignificant
I feel like a speck of dust
In this body of infinite

There’s so much more
To this night sky we see
The universe is stretching, expanding
Growing evermore

Planets, stars and our very own sun
All in in what scientists call space
Creating and destroying
Leaving nothing undone

We too are made of star dust
And what brings us together….is trust.

Are you made of star dust too?

“My Super Giant Star” by Ahmad, aged 12

I am living in a galaxy.
Galaxy of stars and moons.
They all are luminous.
They are all my teachers.
They teach me, they guide me.
But for me there is one supergiant star.
Because when worldly attractions detrack me.
She is the one who brings me back on track.
When I am in pain or in grief.
She understands my emotions.
When even I am passing through my rainy days.
She holds me under her umbrella of love and gentle smile.
She is my super giant star.
I revolve around her like my other friends.
You are my source of life , you are my mentor.
You are really Mahvish like your name.
Spreading the light like a supergiant star

“If I Were A Dragon” by Benjamin, aged 9

If I were a dragon, I would soar through the sky
Eating as I went, a large plum pie
If I were a dragon, I would set fire to
All the books and worksheets my teachers made me do
If I were a dragon, I would be happy to
Do eight-figure loops outside my school
If I were a dragon, I would fly in the air
Protecting my country from threats everywhere
If I were a dragon, I would do as I please
Travel in space, totally at ease
If I were a dragon, I would travel to
Earth, Venus, Mars and beyond Uranus too.