Category: Poems for Children

Now Frank was a fellow who lived all alone, In a cave that was dark, with no telephone. There were crickets and spiders, and red ants galore, That lived on the ceiling the walls and the floor. Frank lived all alone, but everyone knew. How he fed all the bugs on dill pickle stew. And […]

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.”

As I was dropping peanuts Along the path one day, I noticed that an elephant Had turned to come my way. He came into my yard And followed me inside; That’s when I found that elephants Are kind of hard to hide. Momma hit the ceiling, I thought that she would croak, But Dad just […]

My teacher asked me; “Goodness sakes, Bessie, Just look at your arm, Why is it so messy?” It makes you wonder, When they have to sneeze, How teachers wipe off The mess that it leaves. It was quite a sneeze, The worst of the day. Kids that were close by Complained of the spray. Where […]

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