Category: Poems for Children

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Polar Bear

Good Polar Bear, It’s just a hunch When you invite Me out to lunch. I know that you Can’t just eat seal With ice water For every meal. But if some time We meet for food, I hope you’re in A corn flakes mood. If I’m wary Of your menu, You can’t blame me Nice […]

Play-Like

Today I married Peggy Sue. It was a stupid thing to do. In an old trunk, she found a dress And that’s what started this whole mess. The shoes she found were much too big, As was her mother’s crazy wig. She couldn’t walk; I carried her. And then I guess I married her. My […]

Mess Master

When it comes to making messes, Mom says that I’m the very best. She says that I would make an A, If Teacher gave me a mess test. It doesn’t take me very long To make a huge mess anymore. I think a mess is not complete If you can see parts of the floor!

Should I Tell Mom?

A large green thing came in our house, It ate right through our big front door. It ate the paper from the walls And ate the rugs off of the floor. I think I’d better tell my mom, Because she’ll know just what to do. The green thing will be sorry then My mom will […]

Unexpected Consequences

My sis really does hate spiders; I put a fake one in my hair, I asked her to look and see What was crawling around in there. She screamed and yelled and said, “Get out!” And tried to make me leave her room. I yelled, “Please help me get it out!” I didn’t know she […]