This poem was written by Connor Allen for Year 6 pupils who will be moving up to Secondary School in September 2023.
Transition
A process of change
It can indeed be strange
The possibilities are endless
You’re growing and growing
Maturing and evolving
These feelings can be tremendous
Or
Scary to contemplate
Or
Exciting to grasp
It’s even scarier to think:
“I’m not little anymore.”
“I’m growing up so fast.”
New environment
Different surroundings
New perspective
Different understandings
Some adventures are unknown
Perhaps they’re the best ones
Walking through a brand new door
To depths you’ve never been before
Journeying to bigger and bolder worlds
Full of ambitions, dreams
And boundless opportunities
Navigating through
Carrying with you
The Blank Canvas
To paint what you can see
And to be all you can be
The next five chapters
Are a transition
It’s interesting and new
But that’s the beauty of it:
The chapters and the pen
They start with YOU
Connor Allen, Children’s Laureate Wales 2021-2023
