'Family Breakup', 'A Simple Coin'

Two more poems from the recent Junior Poetry Prize competition, the first being another by the eventual winner :-

'Family Breakup', by Opeline Kellett, III form

Land the cause of all evil
money the root of the problem
tranquillity
solitude
silence

split

The relatives you treasured
the memories you saved
motionless
dumb
confused

divide

Times that you savoured
loved ones you'll miss
heartbreak
tears
abandoned



'A Simple Coin', by Lauren Scully, I form

It causes a lot of harm,
Greedy and selfish,
The people become.
It’s shiny and silver,
Like a new horseshoe.
It cannot buy happiness,
But sometimes people will try to.
It is vital equipment for life,
As is a sword in a fight.
When put in a pocket,
It rattles as it moves,
Just like planets in space,
When placed in a vending machine,
It is swapped with an item,
As the buying begins to take place.
This can be a magical thing.