Category: Poems for Children

My mother calls me Lose-A-Lot Because I lose a lot of stuff, She buys me two of everything Because just one is not enough. I lost my shoes and then my socks, My brand new shirt I left somewhere. Don’t ask me how but yesterday I even lost my underwear.

When I went to see my uncle The one who owns a turkey farm; I had a little accident That amputated my left arm. Then on a trip to Africa I tried to steal an ostrich egg I could tell she wasn’t happy Because she kicked off my left leg. So I went back to […]

Four silly friends met one summer morning And decided to take a trip. A broom straw, a coal of fire, a little round pea And a grandma wearing a slip. They walked all day under sun and cloud ‘Til they came to a little stream. Round Pea said, “If we’re going to cross over, We’ll […]

He was struggling with an egg; Too much weight for his small legs. “It’s a horsey egg,” he said. I said, “Horses don’t lay eggs.” When I asked him where he got it; He said, “Down at the stable”. I said, “Horses don’t lay eggs. A horse just isn’t able.” He said, “I’ll keep it […]

When Daddy tucks us in at night, He always hugs and kisses us With an itchy scratchy nuzzle That causes us to laugh and fuss. When Mommy tucks us in at night, She always has us kneel and pray, Then gives us each a Mommy kiss And hugs our troubles all away. We wouldn’t trade […]