Category: Poems for Children

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 […]

They all made fun of my old hound, He wasn’t the smartest dog around. He couldn’t fetch and he couldn’t sit, But I was as proud of him as spit. He never would chase a truck or a car; He just didn’t care to run all that far. Exertion, to him, was never a habit; […]

I told Mama that I saw it When I went to buy some gum. She just smiled and shook her head Like she thought that I was dumb. But I sure know that I saw it And I know that it’s still there; It is in there with the gumballs Doesn’t anybody care? I am […]

Rhinoceros and Hippopotamus went on a dinner date. They ordered the entire menu, brought out on one huge plate. They both ate steaks, and chicken too, and then ate vegetables galore. The waiter said, “The food’s all gone, there’s not one olive more!” Hippopotamus ate the table, the chairs, and candles too. Rhinoceros said the […]

I’m going to dig to China. Mommy says it is quite a ways. I’m going to dig to China, If it takes me seven days. I was going to dig my hole In the lot across the street. But the ground there was so hard It made the shovel hurt my feet. So I’ll dig […]