Category: Poems for Children

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Dog and Cat Fight*

Now Tommy’s dog And Sally’s cat Decided they Would have a spat. As cat and dog, Each of them knew, That fighting’s what They had to do. Two days and nights They fought and spat. The dog on top And then the cat. If not for chores They’d still be there. Just teeth and claws […]

Color Blind

“Never mix blue and green,” Mom said, “They don’t go with one another.” The sky is blue, the grass is green, So, didn’t God have a Mother?

Spin Cycle

Let me tell you the tale About Timothy Green, Who climbed in his mother’s Brand new washing machine. It was entertaining To his brother Michael, Who had watched him go through The entire spin cycle. His mother was worried, But his dad just said, “Bosh, I’m sure little Timmy Will come out in the wash.”

Alia’s Coloring Book

There’s nothing that Alia likes More than to color in her book. She uses colors that she likes And never cares how strange they look. Who made the rules that skies are blue Or that the grass has to be green? The horses that she colors pink Are prettier than some I have seen. If […]

Waste Basket

Last night my mother told me, “It won’t help to beg and plead, Just go and clean your room up, Throw away what you don’t need.” She didn’t seem too happy, When she saw what I had done? It hadn’t been real easy, Because Sis can really run! Mom said, “Come and get her out, […]