Category: Poems for Children

You never saw Billy Boombox Without his monster boom box on. He always had it turned up loud Because his hearing was quite gone. He couldn’t hear an auto crash, He couldn’t hear an organ grind. He couldn’t hear an elephant If it was sneaking up behind. He couldn’t hear a thunder clap Nor could […]

I told the magic genie I wanted to be a pirate And sail the seven seas. I knew the magic genie Wanted very much to please. He knew that I’d return him To his little genie bottle If he didn’t grant my wish. His bottle was quite crowded With two monkeys and a fish. So […]

I spent last night at Mary’s house. Her little brother is a rat! He told me his pet snake got loose And that it swallowed Mary’s cat. He said it ate their neighbor’s dog And both their rooster and their hen. He told me as I went to bed That his pet snake was loose […]

Mommy, Mommy, hurry and come! Can you save my bubble gum? I dropped it in there by mistake. Please hurry up for goodness sake! I blew a bubble, Then I popped it. I accidentally dropped it While I tried to roll and mush it. PLEASE, DON’T ANYBODY FLUSH IT!

I asked the little elephant, “Why are your toenails red?” “It’s really very simple,” Is what I think he said. It seems the little elephant Was playing hide-and-seek, With all the other animals In our back yard last week. Elephants are kind of big, It’s hard to hide, you see. He painted all his toenails […]