It was cold and dark
I could hear dogs bark
I was thinking of my parents
Lying or stuck somewhere

The Earthquake had destroyed everything
And nothing could be seen
Outside smoke everywhere
Buildings collapsed all over the village

I sat down on the grey miserable street
My eyes are on the men that are digging and shoveling
Could it be that my parents are under that pile of building?
Or possibly that one
I could not tell, but I know it was getting dark
And my parents never showed up

I did not have anywhere to go but to sleep in the street
I cut a box and laid it on the floor
My mother usually comes to my room at this time
But unfortunately she is not here
And neither is my room
It was destroyed by the earthquake
Only if there was no earthquakes
Only if….

By Mohammed Yacine Hamadouch (Year 7)

Our religion is the best,
It puts us to the ultimate test,
The only religion with truth,
Loaded with proof,
That Allah is the only God,
He's the one that made us from sod,
He created Adam first,
Then hawwa was the first to give birth,
The first sin was committed by Qalib,
Who killed his god fearing brother Halib,
Then rapidly mankind increased,
But our sins did not ceace,
So Prophets were sent to us,
To try and show that our lust,
For doing bad deeds,
Like back stabbing and greed,
Is not the rigt way,
So tirelessly night and day,
They showed us that islam is the most beautiful way,
Till they past away,
So until we die,
We must try,
To uphold our beautiful deen.

By Ali Guven and Ismail Macit

We seek Allah's protection
From shaytan's evil mind
And begin with the name of Allah
Most merciful, most kind
Allah is great this I know
Because the Qur'an tells me so
All of us belong to him
We are weak but he is strong
Thank you Allah for all that you give
I know sometimes I'm naughty so please forgive
Please teach me to be good every day
And let my heart be ready and willing to pray.
Thank you Allah for your prophet, whom I love,
Please raise him in rank in paradise above.

By Ismail Macit