Category: Poems for Children

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Bookworm

Howard the bookworm Loves to eat books. Under your bed Is the first place he looks. It’s hard to turn pages When one is so small. If your books are left tidy He can’t eat them at all. He climbs open pages And eats his way down. He will eat every word Be it adverb […]

Water Ski

My brother said it’s easy To learn to water ski, The last thing I remember Is when he waved at me!

My Talent

Most everyone has a talent Of which they are justly proud. The boy who sits in front of me Can snap his fingers really loud. The talent that I wish I had, Is the one like my brother Keith, Who you can hear a mile away When he whistles through his teeth. The only talent […]

And Her Cat Too

Sister’s cat is a real ratfink No matter what she tries to say, ‘Cause when I make a small mistake The stupid cat gives me away. When I broke Dad’s model airplane And tried to claim that it was her, She ran and jumped up in Dad’s lap And won him over with a purr. […]

Who is the Biggest?

An elephant named Bill And a giraffe named Sam, When asked who was biggest, Each responded, “I am!” The giraffe looking down From his high lofty view, Said to the elephant, “I’m much taller than you.” But Bill told the giraffe, “As anyone can see, I outweigh you a ton; Or maybe two or three!” […]