Category: Poems for Children

“Someone’s going to get a spanking,” Is what my Daddy said As he looked at my report card, While he tucked me into bed. “Just look at that old ‘D’, It’s such an ugly letter. Someone’s going to get a spanking If someone doesn’t make it better.” Tomorrow I’ll have to tell my teacher, “Don’t […]

I came upon a Mosley As I played outside today. I guess I should have left it On the grass right where it lay. But I heard some grown-ups say (And grownups are s’posed to know) That if you wet a Mosley It is fun to watch it grow. So I got me a bucket […]

I made a pair of stilts, Now I’ll be ten feet tall. I’ll make my mom and dad And all my friends look small. As soon as I get up, I’ll reach and grab a cloud. I’ll watch the next parade From back behind the crowd. Someone hold me steady! Don’t anybody laugh… It’s really […]

We built a boat, My friend and me So we could sail Across the sea. We made the sides From old scrap wood That we tied up With rope, real good. The bottom made From chicken wire, Our anchor was An old spare tire. Well you can guess How far we got… The anchor floated, […]

I asked a kangaroo mother Why she hates a rainy day, She said because her babies Have to stay inside and play.