Here are fifteen poems by young Chinese teenagers. All of these poems have been approved for publication by the young poets themselves, their parents and teachers. 

The collection is titled Youth & Poetry Project.

Launched jointly in the spring of 2025 by Chinese poet Su Yun and Greek poet EVA Petropoulou Lianou, the Youth & Poetry Project aims to boost international cultural exchanges through teenage poetry. Below are poems written by young Chinese writers, full of childlike innocence and unique philosophical insights peculiar to their age:

1.五月的风

毓秀小学 裴熙月（10岁）

五月的风

吹过农民的脸颊

滚烫的汗珠

闪烁着丰收的希望

五月的风

吹过环卫工人的扫把

扬起的尘土里

藏着城市干净的朝霞

1. Wind in May

Pei Xiyue (10), Yuxiu Primary School

The wind of May

brushes across farmers’ cheeks.

Those burning drops of sweat

sparkle with hopes of harvest.

The wind of May

blows over the sanitation workers’ brooms.

Within the raised dust

lies the clean morning glow of the whole city.

2.勤劳的春天

毓秀小学 宁静涵（10岁）

春天的勤劳

藏在暖暖的风里

它轻轻吹过

把花香送给大地

藏在小蜜蜂的翅膀里

嗡嗡唱着，采蜜不歇

藏在小鸟的歌声里

衔来树枝，搭起新房

藏在老黄牛的脚步里

低头耕开，一垄新泥

 2. The Diligent Spring

Ning Jinghan (10), Yuxiu Primary School

The diligence of spring

hides in the warm wind.

It blows gently

and sends the fragrance of flowers to the earth.

It hides in the wings of little bees,

who buzz nonstop, gathering nectar all day long.

It hides in the songs of birds,

who carry twigs to build their new nests.

It hides in the footsteps of old oxen,

ploughing open rows of fresh soil.

3.我给月亮写诗

毓秀小学 柴舒畅（10岁）

我给月亮写了首诗

读给它听：

“月亮啊月亮……”

它边听边笑

笑着笑着

就弯了

 3. I Write a Poem for the Moon

Chai Shuchang (10), Yuxiu Primary School

I wrote a poem for the moon,

and read it out to her:

“Dear Moon, my dear Moon……”

She listened and smiled,

smiling and smiling,

till she curved herself into a crescent.

4.雷雨

毓秀小学 原凯伦（10岁）

雷雨轰轰烈烈过后

小草喝饱了

太阳从云里跑出来

而它留下的水坑

成了孩子们的乐园

 4. Thunderstorm

Yuan Kailun (10), Yuxiu Primary School

After the thunderstorm roared past,

the grass has drunk its fill.

The sun runs out from behind clouds,

and the puddles left by the rain

become paradise for children.

5.思念的翅膀

毓秀小学 辛婉怡（10岁）

思念的翅膀把我带到

时间的长河中

我看到了奶奶向我招手

等我跑过去

她已消失在苍穹

我摸着湿透的枕巾

把思念写进诗行

 5. Wings of Yearning

Sin Wanyi (10), Yuxiu Primary School

The wings of longing carry me away

to the long river of time.

I see Grandma waving her hand to me.

Yet the moment I run toward her,

she fades away into the vast sky.

I touch my soaked pillow,

and weave all my longing into lines of poetry.

6.梦

河北省石家庄市藁城区工业路小学 苏墨琰（11岁）

妈妈

不要再说

睡醒之后我的头发乱了

那是因为梦要找一个好去处

有时候

梦会迷路

脑袋便乱糟糟的

也有时候

它会变得很小

在发丝中偷偷蔓延

但是不管怎样

茂密的头发丛林里

它总是能悄悄溜走

见不到梦的真面目

 6. Dream

Su Moyan (11), Gongye Road Primary School, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

Mom,

don’t keep saying

my hair is messy after waking up.

It’s because my dreams are searching for a nice place to stay.

Sometimes,

dreams get lost,

leaving my head all tangled.

Other times,

they shrink tiny,

creeping quietly between strands of hair.

No matter what,

amid the thick jungle of hair,

they always slip away silently,

never letting me see their true faces.

7.衣兜里的秘密

河北省石家庄市藁城区工业路小学 苏墨琰（11岁）

妈妈洗衣服

掏开我的衣兜

一颗带来好运的金瓜子

三枚亮闪闪的游戏币

五粒同学送的酸酸糖

一叠小纸条也蹦了出来

上面写着

“啊”“呀”“唉”

它们轻轻松松

暴露了我的小秘密

 7. Secrets in My Pocket

Su Moyan (11), Gongye Road Primary School, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

Mom was washing clothes,

and emptied my pocket.

A golden melon seed that brings good luck,

three shiny game coins,

five sour candies given by classmates,

and a stack of small notes hopped out too.

On them were written:

“Ah”, “Wow”, “Sigh”.

With such ease,

they gave away all my little secrets.

8.床

河北省石家庄市藁城区工业路小学 苏墨琰（11岁）

一个小角落

一棵不起眼的枫树上

搭着一个鸟窝

阳光嫌冷

秋风嫌硬

小鸟嫌小

蚂蚁嫌高

只有一片

红枫叶不嫌弃

静静地躺在那里

 8. The Bed

Su Moyan (11), Gongye Road Primary School, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

In a quiet corner,

on an unremarkable maple tree,

perches a bird’s nest.

The sunlight finds it too chilly,

the autumn wind finds it too harsh,

the little birds find it too cramped,

the ants find it too high.

Only one red maple leaf does not mind,

lying there peacefully all alone.

9.光

河北省石家庄市藁城区贾市庄镇贯庄小学 顼铭泽（10岁）

冰最不喜欢的东西

是什么

当然就是光

光打在冰上

冰不堪重负

被打成了水

水被光照着变白了

就像冰

举着小白旗投降了

 9. Light

Xu Mingze (10), Guanzhuang Primary School, Jiashizhuang Town, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

What is ice’s least favorite thing?

It’s light, of course.

When light strikes ice,

the ice cannot bear the weight,

melting into water.

The water glows pale under the light,

just like ice

holding up a small white flag to surrender.

10.贪吃的雪

河北省石家庄市藁城区贾市庄镇贯庄小学 裴晨宇（10岁）

卖冰糖葫芦——

卖冰糖葫芦的来了

一会儿

孩子们都出来了

还有一个糖葫芦

雪飘下来

买下了最后一串

10. Greedy Snow

Pei Chenyu (10), Guanzhuang Primary School, Jiashizhuang Town, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

Candied hawthorns for sale—

The hawthorn vendor has come.

Soon,

all the children run outside.

One last skewer remains.

Snowflakes drift down

and buy the final string of candied hawthorns.

11.黄昏

黄山头镇中心小学 张海童（11岁）

太阳顺着地平线下落

路上车来人往

我背着书包回家

买一根冰棍

很甜 很满足

鸟飞回巢穴

世界缓缓入眠

11. Dusk

Zhang Haitong (11), Huangshantou Town Central Primary School

The sun sinks along the horizon

Vehicles and pedestrians pass on the road

I head home with my schoolbag

Buy an ice stick

So sweet, so satisfying

Birds fly back to their nests

The whole world drifts off to sleep

12.夏日趣事

黄山头镇中心小学 黄震宇（10岁）

夏日趣事

就是一卷凉席

一根冰棒

一部电视剧

一个美好的心情

 12. Joys of Summer

Huang Zhenyu (10), Huangshantou Town Central Primary School

The little joys of summer

are a roll of summer mat

an ice pop

an episode of TV series

and a peaceful happy mood

13.红

黄山头镇中心小学 何梓康（10岁）

这个世界离不开红

红色的太阳

红色的苹果

红色的怒火

 13. Red

He Zikang (10), Huangshantou Town Central Primary School

The world cannot do without red

The sun is red

Apples are red

And anger also burns red

14.夜

黄山头镇中心小学 孙晓帆（10岁）

夜是宁静的，

因为，

每到夜里，

所有的生灵都会沉睡。

夜是美丽的，

因为，

月亮高高挂在天空，

星星还纷纷来给它点缀。

14. Night

Sun Xiaofan (10), Huangshantou Town Central Primary School

Night is quiet,

because

when night comes,

all creatures fall asleep.

Night is beautiful,

because

the moon hangs high in the sky,

countless stars come to decorate it.

15.光明

黄山头镇中心小学 罗夕（10岁）

光明可以赢过黑暗，

我们都喜欢光明。

整个世界都有光明，

光明无处不在。

15. Light

Luo Xi (10), Huangshantou Town Central Primary School

Light can conquer darkness,

and we all love the light.

Light fills every corner of the world,

light is everywhere