Student Poetry Competition 2025 Finalist: Night and Morning

Night and Morning

by Sadie Sheldon, Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
Finalist, Years 3 – 4, written poetry

The birds tweet softly,
And the crickets chirp loudly,
And nighttime has come.

 

The noise stops quickly,
The whole world becomes silent,
As I shut my eyes.

 

The world moves on as,
I am sleeping, very still,
Quietly, calmly.

 

Then, a bright light shines,
As bright as a million suns,
The morning is here.

‘A comforting and reflective poem capturing the gentle transition from night to morning.’

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