“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.”

                            Dylan Thomas

                         Partners' schools

1. 3rd General Lyceum of Karditsa, Greece

2. Otto-Tschirch-Oberschule Brandenburg,  Germany

3. Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr XI we Wrocławiu, Poland

4. Liceul Teoretic Sfânta Maria Galați, România

7 international teams of students from Greece, Poland, Romania and Germany  worked together with vigour and passion and inspiration!

Each international team created a short poem using a common  Google document for discussing  ideas with their team-mates  and writing  the collaborative poem.

 Emotions from  their perspective was the potential thematic core for these creative writing efforts.

 All the created poems have been collected on this common ebook.

                                             Our poems

 Team 1

Paraskevi, Maria, Eleftheria, Julia, Daria Narcisa, Alessia, Eva

                            Title: Ego

The sound of my voice

touches my soul

longing to be my best version.

I see the vastness of my potential

wondering what I may become. 

I want to be known

Akin to a star in the sky

Followed for guidance

Giving advice to all

The best version of myself

Whatever it may be

I want it to be kind

Like someone once was to me

I don’t know the future,

but I believe in all good

and hope that it’s mutual,

and all good believes in me.

it will never come out.

the days come by

and we still stand alone.

We feel empty but 

We have many thoughts in our heads

But… we are not alone

Family, friends and kin  

The people who

We need it in our lives.

Our souls in our bodies

It will never come out

We won’t reveal our true thoughts

We are afraid of others’ reaction

There are many thoughts in our heads

But we feel empty inside…

But…what about…

The people we love and trust?

There is nothing to worry about 

We will never be lonely people 

There will always be a person…

Person that we can trust

Really? Really.

Team 2

Eleni P., Artemis, Matthaios, Emil, Mateusz,  Roxana, Alexia, Maria

                Title: I dream my life

I dream my life by the sea,

to feel at peace,

listening to the sound of waves.

I touch the sun

but I'm not burning

I see myself swimming 

I like dreaming and close my eyes

Imagining worlds beyond the skies.

Everything is quiet, everything is calm

Air, water, sunshine

Listen and relax.

Eyes closed, to dream, to drift away,

Where rain's soft touch guides night to day.

Within this serenade of sky,

Emotions rest, no need to cry.

In nature’s song, a calm unfolds,

A gift of peace the rain beholds.

The bird is falling

His wings are failing

He fulfilled the order

He has made happy his significant other

He fell down like it was raining

Team 3   

Alexandra, Eleni S., Athanasios Sy., Kornelia, Karina, Petrișor, Octav,  Sofia

                   Title: I hope, I see, I grow

I hope to have a meaningful life

I wonder what my full potential is

Did I reach it in the past?

I worry about not doing what I imagine

I see the sky and take pictures of it when it’s pretty

I know: if you search then you’ll find,

So I stop and look around,

In the quiet moments, clarity may rise,

Revealing paths unseen by hurried eyes.

I grow: every new experience I have

Every new person I’ve met

Make me stronger

Make me better

Life is a journey with no return

I see the stars in the night sky's dome

Guiding us to dreams and home

In their glow, a truth so clear

Our worlds are so near

In the world of dreams 

my hopes and fears fight

I seek love and friendship

All I need to survive

In the real world 

my confidence is fragile

Delicate like a flying leaf

I understand, I grow, I see.

Team 4

Arsilnta, Nafsika, Eleni T., Christianna, Kornelia, Tosia,  Mateo, Ramona, Amina

              Title: Wellbeing's dance

I say better late than never

I might seem indecisive, puzzled

I pretend to be a tourist in my town sometimes

Dreaming to leave it one day

I surely wish to achieve all my goals

I want to go far away

So I can finally by at ease

With my family I want to stay

And dream big for days

Looking at myself, what do I see?

No lies, just me, plain honesty.

I see the good, I see the flaws,

Being true to myself, that’s my cause.

 Wellbeing's dance, a fragile art,

Mending wounds, a fresh restart.

A journey fought with twists and turns,

In healing flames, the spirit yearns.

Embrace the dawn, let sorrows fade,

For wellness blooms in serenades.

Team 5

Ilias, Marios, Apostolos, Konrad, Adrian, Sebastian, Cezar, Daniel

                                Title: Hoping

I feel happy today

I touch the sea

but worry about nature, my future

hoping for a better tomorrow

I am a person who sees

where life will take me

Hope is a seed in the heart’s deep core,

Blossoming bright as I dream and explore.

Beneath the sky's wide-open dome,

I walk through fields where wildflowers roam,

With acts of kindness, big and small,

We build a future, one and all.

After a biennial 

I finally went for a denial

No more this sorrow will I let swell in me

I know not how, but now I'm free.

Team 6

Vasiliki C., Panagiota, Vasileios,  Leo, Antoni, Răzvan, Albert, Max

                              Title: Embracing each moment

I understanding that sometimes

all we know is free.

At moment, I feel tired

and I feel happy with my friends.

Being nice and loyal

I want to find true love like in a movie. 

Embracing each moment, come what may, 

With dreams of love that guide my way.

Live every moment

don’t waste your time

breathe the fresh air and all the scents

the problems will pass

Each sunrise brings a chance anew,

To chase the dreams we hold in view.

With friends beside us, bonds so strong,

We face the world, where we belong.

Team 7

Vasiliki S., Anna, Theodoros,  Alisa, Ania, Andrei , Stefan, Ali

                                Title: My heartbeat

I cry when I’m sad

Trying to be perfect in everything I do

But then I see the moon at night

Wondering how the future word will be

I hear my heartbeat

The moon, the stars 

Can they tell the future?

If I knew I would be calm

I wouldn’t worry that much

My heartbeat keeps lying to me

My soul guides me thought 

"When will it end?"

They're both silent.

My heartbeat echoes the rhythm of my quest,

A steady reminder to give my very best.