Category: Poems for Children

Have you ever heard the tale Of how the slug was once a snail? He envied all the shells he saw But with his own he saw each flaw. One day a hermit crab came by, He had a shell that pleased Snail’s eye. Now hermit crabs are quick to trade And with the snail […]

Saturday night I lost my head When I had a terrible fight. I would have won the silly brawl But I completely lost my sight. I couldn’t hear just where he was And so he beat me black and blue. My ears were on my head, of course, It seems that I had lost them […]

My friend Ted has scribbleitis. He loves to scribble anywhere. Ted scribbles in his Sunday best. He scribbles in his underwear. He scribbled on his bedroom walls. He scribbled on his mother’s soap. When they took him to see a doctor Ted scribbled on his stethoscope. Last night while I was sound asleep And stretched […]

I love to go to Grandma’s house, Because it has that certain smell. So if you’ve been to Grandma’s house, It isn’t hard for me to tell. I love to walk on Grandma’s floor It’s fun to hear its groans and creaks, But no one sits on Grandma’s chairs Because her chairs are all antiques.

My childhood friend Was good and kind, A better friend No one could find. We never fought Or disagreed, He catered to My ever need He took my side When I’d been bad And played with me When I was sad. For such a friend I often grieve, So what if he Was make-believe.