Beautiful poem about lost childhood.

To Any Reader - Robert Louis Stevenson. Click READ MORE. As from the house your mother sees
You playing round the garden trees,
So you may see, if you will look
Through the windows of this book,
Another child, far, far away,
And in another garden, play.
But do not think you can at all,
By knocking on the window, call
That child to hear you. He intent
Is all on his play-business bent.
He does not hear, he will not look,
Nor yet be lured out of this book.
For, long ago, the truth to say,
He has grown up and gone away,
And it is but a child of air
That lingers in the garden there.

Can you solve the riddle in the new personification poem - Nightmare On Toast - @ps4k.com?

Nightmare on Toast - the new riddle and personification poem at ps4k.com

So what's it all about?
What are the sword and 4 daggers metaphors for?
What exactly is that stinking, tummy-rumbling monster coming down the street?
But most importantly, who/what is the poem about?

There are lots of clues, even in the title...

Still stuck?

Click the link to find out. Then read the poem again to see if it makes sense now you know!

Keep Our World Clean!!! by 12 year old Robbie Davidson

I recently received a fantastic email from Robbie. She had been set a school task to write and perform a speech about the "inspiring words of someone else." She had chosen my poem, The Different Path. I was totally bowled over. Even better, she attached one of her own amazing poems about the environment. I especially love the lines, "That leaves just a few, who want to stop the aliens staring." It's a definitely a poem to make you THINK.

Click to read, "Keep Our World Clean!!!"

It might even inspire you to send in one of your own poems. PS4K would love to hear from you!

Two Funny Valentine's Poems

Click to read Squashtastic & Valentine Fool

Unleash Your Dreambeast

Thanks to the OPEN A BOOK blog for using my "Dreambeast" poem to get people thinking big for 2012!

Tame Your Dreambeast!

(*Beware the hope-splatterers & wish-batterers)

What are you wildest dreams?

What will do to make them come true?

Don't be shy - release your beast of a dream today!

Sparks - What will you invent with yours?

Kinda cool to think that nearly everything in the world started as a spark in someone's head. What will you create with your sparks?

Tell us about the fantastic-futuristic inventions you're planning to unleash on the world when you get older...

The Sparks Question Mark

(Can you find everything from the poem represented in The Sparks Question Mark?)

Wearing Mummy's Clothes

Who's sneaked into Mum's high heels when no one was looking or pulled on one of Granny's wigs?

Share your stories with the world.

P.S. Or spill the beans on your brother/ sister/ cousin/ friend... We won't tell anyone.

Promise!

I Love School

I love school like ???

Post your best similes for how much you love school.

I bet you'd miss it if it was gone... just like Tom Hardnut!

At last!!! The PS4K stories have arrived...

Four very different stories to read... alone... in class... with your friends... over the bainrow... under a pamplost... above the toofrops... beneath a sile of pocks. Wherever you read them - get in touch with PS4K and let us know which is your favourite.

Plus... there's a story for each year group. One for thunderous Year 3, one for fearless Year 4, one for fierce Year 5 and one for supreme Year 6. But which is which? Let us know what you think... you're the experts after all!

"Mom's Kissing Santa Again." New Xmas Poem (Well it's a song really)

Here's one to get you in the Christmas mood... but you'll need your singing head on!

"Mom's Kissing Santa Again."

You have to sing along to the tune of, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Click the link above and you'll find the poem and the music to help you warble along with it.

Halloween Date From Hell. Never trust a witch - even if you're a zombie!!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

'Hometime' - New poem to celebrate National Poetry day 2010

PS4K's new poem to celebrate National Poetry Day 2010. One child's unique take on the theme of 'Home.'

What does 'Home' mean to you?

Three New Illustrated Poems

Click to read one of PS4K's newly illustrated poems:

Fishbowl Frolics - Found out what happens when Big Bertha gets tried of being stalked by Jim

If I Were Me - A poem about being true to yourself

The Book Wars - What does happen in the study when everyone's gone to bed?

New Poem for April

Fishbowl Frolics - Funny new poem on PS4K for April.

I'm still writing the stories - on the fourth one. Hopefully they will be posted on the PS4K site within the next two months.

Cheers big ears,

Mark