The Curious Pea

Poem

2nd Runner-up 🥉 (Junior Season 1)

Word Count: 99

Jan 5, 2025 11:20 am

There was once, A small green pea,
Who came from a plant,
Much smaller than a tree.

Everyone said,
She had a pea-sized brain,
It was pure knowledge,
She wanted to gain.

She travelled the world,
Over hills, across seas,
But her thirst for knowledge,
She could not appease.

She thought to herself,
I need a teacher,
Someone kind,
Who’s a clever creature.

She met with the masters,
She learned from the best,
But still, her tiny mind,
Was not at rest.

She finally gave up,
And sighed in despair,
A potato fairy had appeared,
All the pea did was stare.

The fairy glimmered bright,
“Lift your head,
You can get all the learning,
You desire,” she said.

“Share your knowledge,
And you’ll see,
Just how wise,
You can be”

About the author

- Ira Naik

Nahar International School, Mumbai

Grade 5

I wrote a poetry book titled “My Magically Mystique World!”, in Bookleaf Publishing’s 21-day poetry challenge, at the age of 10 years. I also won Bookleaf Publishing’s The 21st Century Emily Dickinson Award for this book. I am also a trained ballet dancer (since the age of 5 years) and have participated and won at various Indian and International dance events.

Winner (Junior Season 1)