Category: Poems for Children

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A Present for Aunt Helen

I thought that Aunt Helen Was going to throw a fit. I didn’t understand it, Not one little bit. I guess I didn’t show A lot of love and care Last Christmas, when she gave me That box of underwear. I tried to get a gift That she would long remember, And it’s really hard […]

Got Batteries?

My big brother and I Got a brand new pet frog. Daddy gave it to us; We had asked for a dog. We both were so happy Just too get a new pet. ‘Cause frogs make you happy When they’re all you can get. Right at first it would jump Then it would go, “Rib-bit.” […]

Gone

I lost a good friend When fate rolled the dice And caused him to get Scared half to death twice.

Ashlyn

I pushed her high up in the sky, Where even eagles seldom fly. Was she scared, my fearless flyer? She just yelled, “Higher, Grampa, higher!”

Santa’s Knee

It’s once again that time of year. The Christmas season’s really here. A season when kids may not be At all as good as they appear. It’s once again that time of year, When Moms and Dads are always right. When kids are quick to do their chores And never ever fuss and fight. It’s […]