Category: Poems for Children

Most everyone has a talent Of which they are justly proud. The boy who sits in front of me Can snap his fingers really loud. The talent that I wish I had, Is the one like my brother Keith, Who you can hear a mile away When he whistles through his teeth. The only talent […]

Sister’s cat is a real ratfink No matter what she tries to say, ‘Cause when I make a small mistake The stupid cat gives me away. When I broke Dad’s model airplane And tried to claim that it was her, She ran and jumped up in Dad’s lap And won him over with a purr. […]

An elephant named Bill And a giraffe named Sam, When asked who was biggest, Each responded, “I am!” The giraffe looking down From his high lofty view, Said to the elephant, “I’m much taller than you.” But Bill told the giraffe, “As anyone can see, I outweigh you a ton; Or maybe two or three!” […]

I took another trip last night, Across a dark and scary sea. It was such a fearful journey For one so very young as me. From my boat, so small and leaky, I could hear sea monsters grumble. There were lightning strikes and thunder And I feared my boat would crumble. Then I heard the […]

“You’re kind of small,” The genie said, Stroking his beard Shaking his head. The small boy said “I’m not so small It’s just that I Am not real tall.” “I know that I Stand just three feet And one more foot Would be real neat.” “Another foot And I’d be tall, No one would say, […]