Category: Poems for Children

A monster sleeps under my bed And nobody seems to care. He snores when I try to sleep So I know that he lives there. Dad’s told me all about monsters And I know they’re scared of light. So I asked Mom for a lamp And I leave it on all night. I was sure […]

Mommy makes me go to bed When I’m still wide awake, Then makes me get up in the morning When I’m still sleepy, for goodness’ sake! Bedtime is not something that many children look forward to. It is difficult for even the most experienced parent to make bedtime a happy time. When my children were […]

“Oh, no,” he said to his little girl, “That light was red, and I drove right through!” “Well it must be all right,” she told him, “‘Cause the cop behind us did it too!”

I spread them out Across the floor. An empty box, There were no more. I looked again, It wasn’t there; So what to do, It’s just not fair. Instructions plain, No way to beat them. If it’s broken, You can not eat them. These grownup rules, Sometimes aren’t real. I checked once more, There was […]

Since Keith lost his two front teeth, Things he says don’t sound the same. We all think that it is funny; Keith can’t even say his name. All of us now call him Keef (That is what he says his name is). That big gap in his top teeth Is where he says the blame […]