To celebrate World Poetry day on the 21st of March, we asked you to send us your original poems about travelling. Thank you to everyone who entered!
You all sent some amazing poems, and ensured that choosing a winner was no easy task. You can read the winner below, along with 5 of our other favourites. We hope that you enjoy them, and maybe even find some inspiration for your next trip!
The Winner – The Sun is always shining by Kirsty Caño
The sun is always shining
Somewhere in the world
So wherever it may be
I’ll set sail, be free
Lose myself across the sea
Find new horizons,
Explore and see
So many adventures
Just waiting for me
The sun is always shining
Somewhere in the world
Above or below the clouds,
Or in between the trees,
It’s up to me to find it,
Wherever it may be.
Honourable mentions
Travel broadens the mind by Barbara Scott
Travel broadens the mind they say.
Well I have certainly done lots of it in my day
Lovely far flung places across the world
Mostly with friends and family but some alone
Yet it is true what they say, there is no place like home.
Lovely to look back on now I am old
With many adventures to be told
Meeting new people and seeing the world
Embracing the culture and learning new words
Words that you find hard to say
But hopefully stay with you anyway
Yes travel is exciting and we are lucky that we can
Even if it is only in a worn out camper van!
Gili Air island by J Roberts
Surf breaks and bean bags and lots of warm sunshine
Views that delight and some serious me time
Sparkling blue oceans and hammocks in trees
Walking the beach and inhaling the breeze
Pony trap drivers, no cars, trucks or scooters
Age old ice cream carts sound presence with hooters
Hawkers with pearls to sell, trudge through the sand
Paradise central is Gili Air island
Roosters at junctions and cows in fields grazing
Turtles, fish, coral, the snorkelling’s amazing
Leaf littered footpaths on which we all tread
Kids play with toys till it’s time for their bed
Quirky cafes tend to customers wishes
By serving up food in handmade bamboo dishes
Bars offer discounts to all manner of tribes
Reggae through speakers completes the chilled vibes
Push bikes with big wheels, runners at dawn
Yoga before lunch, stretch, eat, chill and yawn
Sunrises and sunsets, for my eyes to follow
Paradise central is a cool spot to wallow
A jewel in the crown and a dot on the ocean
Gili Air greets you with loyal devotion
Locals bear smiles and show you their hearts
Welcome to heaven, it’s hard to depart
We think you need a holiday by Peter Holme
We think you need a holiday, all my friends said.
If you don’t take a break, you could end up dead.
Take a page from your bucket list and away you go,
To a tropical island or Switzerland’s snow.
First of all check you have the paperwork you need,
And go to a travel shop a brochure to read.
Then there is your passport to check or get,
And insurance you must not forget.
When you’ve booked the train, booked the plane and hotel in advance,
You can then look forward to that sunny beach in France.
What’s That? You’ve got Covid which you thought was ‘flu,
You’d better contact “InsureandGo” they’ll tell you what to do.
Aurora Borealis by Zia Usmani
Waking up at the crack of Dawn,
Dreamt I’d seen the northern lights,
So serene so beautiful so majestic,
It’s the travellers A list,
That’s the Aurora Borealis.
Just want to see the northern lights,
The calm of the wonder of the wide blue yonder I want to wander.
Just want to see the northern lights.
The flailing of colour over the massive sky.
hither thither and everywhere that is the glory of the Aurora Borealis.
I am revived by Gerard Madden
Heading off to Ireland on the Holyhead train –
Reaching Galway
I’ll be seeing you again.
Your famous landmarks
Mountains and shore
Music and dancing: .
Welcomes galore!
Heading off to Ireland on the Holyhead train-
Catching the ferry
To see you again.
Your aqua blue sea
Fresh and clear;
And Sugar Loaf Mountain
And red Irish deer.
Heading off on holiday –
My head’s alive
And I am revived…