Category: Poems for Children

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Magic Treehouse

I had a magic tree house High up in an old oak tree. A place where I could become Anything I’d want to be. Sometimes I was a pilot My tree house a jumbo jet, I would fly above the clouds Fly as high as I could get. It could be a submarine To sail […]

Magic Carpet

Mommy has a magic carpet; One that can take me anywhere. And if I sit and wish a place I know that it will take me there. I’d like to take it for a ride And see the world’s amazing sights. I would have gone a week ago, If I weren’t so afraid of heights.

A Kangaroo Came Hopping By

A kangaroo came hopping by, A heading for the zoo. I said, “Let me get my pogo stick; I’ll hop along with you.” A kangaroo came hopping by, Singing an Outback song. I said, “Let me get my new song book, And I will sing along.” A kangaroo came hopping by, Eating an ice cream […]

My Brother’s Bicycle

I rode my brother’s bike, He never wants me to But he was still in school So just what could he do? I hit a great big tree, It was an awful blow. I put his bike back up, You think that he will know?

My Calendar

My calendar Is no more good, Said Miss Sally Underwood. I lent it to Young Tommy Gates, That silly kid Ate all the dates. January He ate at noon, And burped quite loud When he ate June. February What a treat. Its taste, he said, Could not be beat. March and August, Made him sick […]