Year 7 Ballads









D- Day

15 men,

Cramped in our boat,

The cold sea waves,

Splashing my coat.

 

Our boat gliding over the seas,

Crashing through the waves,

Whilst some men seem heroic,

Others seem dazed.

 

With a thud,

We hit the seashore,

The ramp’s about to open,

Acting as our door.

 

The ramp is open!

Men are mown down,

Others go over the sides,

But they soon start to drown.

 

“Come on men!”

One-man yells,

But his voice is drowned out,

By gunfire ringing like bells.

 

The sea crimson,

With the flow of blood,

It washes on the shore,

Like a hellish flood.

 

I rise to my feet,

Begin the charge,

Towards the firing cliffs,

Rising up so large.

 

People are dying,

All around,

The machine guns,

Knocking them down.

 

I crash into the seawall,

“Let’s blow the wall”

With a tremendous bang,

We advance to the bunkers tall.

 

I didn’t see the bullet,

Fired from Satan’s gun,

As quiet as a snake,

As deadly as Atilla the Hun.

 

Looking down,

I see only red,

Not long til’ I realise,

Soon I’ll be dead.

 

War is brutal,

War is deadly,

And chances are,

It will end in tragedy.



Global Warming by George N




 







The Antarctic is dying

The ice is peeling

Animals are crying

Have to hope their wounds are healing.

 

“Welcome to the news

Today it is Global Warming

Let’s go to our reporter John Hews

Surely mankind haven't been that appalling.”

 

The Antarctic is dying

The ice is peeling

Animals are crying

Have to hope their wounds are healing.

 

“I can’t lie, the ice is falling apart

No hope to be found

It’s like the Antarctic has been stabbed in the heart

It’s spreading like a disease, it’s going all around.”

 

The Antarctic is dying

Ice is peeling

Animals are crying

Have to hope their wounds are healing.

 

“In the forests the trees are falling like giants

Animals are losing habitats

All these diggers are causing riots

Employed to destroy trees, like little rats!”

 

The forest is dying

The animals are retreating

Animals are crying

Have to hope their wounds are healing.

 

“And that’s it for today folks’

Hopefully today's News-Round was meaningful

Monkeys, Polar Bears and Antelopes

They are dying, and we are not that helpful.”

We are trying our best

We are not lying

Please give your work a rest

To stop the world dying.

 

 

 

 















Sanders: A Forgotten Hero


Child, let me tell you a story, 

There once was a hero, 

He was great, 

Way better than you pathetic zero! 

 

It starts in Kentucky, 

The chickens rebelled, 

And Colonel Sanders missed his good friend Bucky, 

What were they going to do? 

 



They won the war, 

They killed the chickens, 

To celebrate, 

They read Charles Dickens.  

 

Whilst he read his book, 

He noticed a problem, 

He took his disabled friend’s crook, 

And said, “What will I do with, all these chickens?” 

He scooped up the chickens, 

He used his friend’s crook, 

For he had an idea!   

Past all his friends he stealthily snook. 

 

Sanders started a restaurant with all the chicken, 

And that was the start of the tasty finger lickin’. 

In 1952 he bought the property, 

It was very popular, 

Like winning the lottery! 

But something still wasn’t right. 

 

Colonel Harland Sanders changed the recipe! 

And after 1009 rejections, he found a happy taker! 


By Charlie H - Year 7






The Creepy Plague Doctors

 











The plague doctors

The most horrible people ever

Wore huge masks

And wore all black

 

The plague doctors were everywhere

The plague doctors waited

The plague doctors creeped

The plague doctors sneaked

 

The plague doctors killed women

The plague doctors didn’t care

The plague doctors hurt in the park

The plague doctors hurt in the dark

 

The plague doctors coughed near a victim

The plague doctors didn’t care who saw

The plague doctors were evil and scary

The plague doctors were vicious and wary

 

The plague doctors targeted girls

The plague doctors all strode around

The plague doctors harassed

The plague doctors made people gasp

 

The plague doctors destroyed people

The plague doctors ruined people

The plague doctors were cruel

The plague doctors waited outside school

 

Everyone listen up

I’m trying to help

Stay on the path

And always have a laugh

 

By Imogen R – Year 7



The Veil of Emerain by Ewan HP - Year 7

Deep in the valley of Altein,

beyond the watershed, the caves and the woods,

lived a soul named Emerain.

And what a peculiar fellow he was.

 

As he walked down the trail,

every day he would sing,

“As I toil tooth and nail,

the veil will prevail in its majesty!”

 

The local townsfolk inquirèd,

Although to no avail,

As he continued undeterèd.

“What a peculiar fellow!” they said.

 

‘Twas the eve of the 4th of October,

as the folk gathered ‘round, the town crier spoke,

“Tomorrow will be the arrival of the Duke of Rober!”

They erupted into cheers unaware of what was to come…


On the 5th of October, as it struck noon,

And residents gathered on the high street,

Expecting the stagecoach to come soon,

Instead they say Emerain in his rugged brown cloak.

 

“The Duke has passed!”

“Passed into the new land!”

In shock and horror, the townsmen all gasped,

“Treason! How could you? You shall be hung!”

 

In no sooner than a day,

They gathered ‘round again.

As the noose was applied for him to pay,

He yelled, “The veil shall prevail!”

 



Trump Global Warming by Maciej M 

 There Donald sat in the white house

Drinking shots, gazing at the clouds

So peaceful and quiet, not even a squeak of a mouse

Melania came in and said ‘’Look at the medias!’’

 

‘’What is this?’’ He asked as he read it out

Greta Thunberg was on the headlines

‘’What is she doing? I bet she’s in it for the crowd!’’

‘’Oh yeah, I didn’t think about that’’

 

‘’All of this is fake!

Trump claims New York tax law no longer applies to him because he's not  president | The IndependentAll the animals are fine

This is fraud for goodness sake

All the animals are fine!’’

 

‘’I see no difference, the grass is green

The sun is shining

The water is clean

What are they talking about, they must be lying!’’

 

‘’All is tremendous, at least it is for me!’’

‘’Stop talking like that Donald!’’

Melania turned off the TV

Shaking her head in disbelief.





Homeless by Suraya A - Y7


 I fell to the floor crying out in pain

Tears blurred in my eyes

She lifted up the cane

And smashed it on my leg!


I felt her rough hands around my hair

She dragged me out the orphanage

I said, “You wouldn’t dare!”

She laughed her cruel laugh and chucked me on the streets.


I jumped out of the way as a horse raced past

My whole body was covered in mud

My hunger was deafening, I hoped it wouldn’t last

For I was starting to wish I was back in the home!

 

And then it hit me

I was homeless!

It was clear to see

That I will have to fend for myself

 


I ran down the streets in panic

What was I to do?

As I passed a scary mechanic

I ran faster down the dark alley way

 

I fell to the floor exhausted

It was cold and damp

It was the bad weather that caused it

I soon fell asleep as quiet as a mouse

 

I then woke up as hungry as anything

My stomach murmured in agreement

My stomach grumbled at everything

I then saw something that would rest my hunger


I got up and ran towards it

The smell was sweet and delicious

I didn’t look where I was going and fell in a pit!

I called up but no one answered

 

Hours passed and I was still stuck

No one answered to my crying pleas

And then came my luck!

Two boys looked down and smiled and waved



I was going to be free at last!

They told me to wait so they could get someone who would set me free

It had been minutes since they came past

I wondered if they would ever return


And then they came back with an old lady

Could it be matron?

No, that would be crazy!

Then she looked down at me and grimaced

 

“Oh, it’s just you.” She sneered

“I’m surprised you’re not already dead!”

And then she flew...

BANG! And chucked a brick at my head!

 

 

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