Inspired? Get writing: We’ve Got a New Head Teacher by Ryan Cummins, from Pitcairn Primary School, Perth

This poem was runner-up in category A – under 12. The inspiration was Jean Muir by Glenys Barton

We’ve got a new Head Teacher,

Her eyes are like an owl’s,

Watching your every move.

Her hair is like the sea,

The deepest, darkest blue.

We’ve got a new Head Teacher,

Her ears are so sharp,

She can hear a pencil drop.

Her voice is like a witch’s,

So rasping and so jarring.

We’ve got a new Head Teacher,

Her smooth surfaced skin,

Is the colour of a stain from a teabag.

Her daunting, menacing eyebrows,

Are perfect for raising at children.

We’ve got a new Head Teacher,

Her heart is as cold and hard as stone,

It was forged by the devil, filled with hatred.

It holds no sign of love or feelings,

Doomed and cursed to serve for evil.

We’ve… got a new Head Teacher…