Category: Poems for Children

I went flying One bright and sunny day. I went last year in March Or was it early May? I went flying, I did loops and figure eights. I dodged tall chimneys And crashed through garden gates. I went flying Way high up in the sky. I winked at Mister Moon As I passed him […]

My teacher taught me how to write But didn’t teach me how to read. I made a note of things to get But now I can’t read what I need. If I could read the things I wrote Then I would know the things I knew. I might not like the things I said In […]

Mommy gave me these dumb slippers, Donkeys just to please me. They certainly aren’t the fashion craze In that you can believe me! She is my dearest Mommy So doesn’t she know that I’m going to be a Republican, Not a Democrat? Editor’s note: There’s a story with this one. Wayne was at a poetry […]

I found a rabbit’s foot, They always bring good luck. An egg fell on my head From a migrating duck. I got two-dozen warts From playing with a toad. A truck splashed mud on me While playing by the road. I lost my garter snake Somewhere in Sister’s bed, She hit me with her doll […]

Mom gave me a bowl of soup That had a bunch of letters. So I spelled out FRENCH POODLES And then spelled IRISH SETTERS. Next I spelled FINNISH LAPHOUND, Then even though it was hard, Spelled MEXICAN CHIHUAHUA And then I spelled SAINT BERNARD. But when I spelled out HOUSE CAT The dogs all tried […]