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Short poems for kids

The whale

The whale sailed slow beneath the moon,
Its baby by its side,
Crossing oceans three miles deep
And thousands of cold miles wide.

Amazing whales.

Glitter

Glitter on my fingers,
Glitter in my hair,
Glitter on the carpet –
Glitter everywhere!

Young children playing with glitter …

Bath

When I’m in the bath,
I like to play for hours,
Splashing water on the floor,
Building big foam towers.

Children playing in the bath

Racing pigeon

The racing pigeon’s very fast
When chasing after food –
All other birds are pushed aside,
Which is extremely rude.

Pushy pigeon!

Mouse

Here’s a mouse,
Building its house,
A nest in my hair –
Why’s it sleep there?

Little mouse ….

Boo!

Little star,
Shining bright,
Went ‘BOO!!’
Gave Moon a fright!

Spots

The Leopard’s spots
Cannot be caught,
Unlike measles
Which you catch off weasels.

And that’s the truth, now

Echo

I caught an echo on the empty air,
And brought it here for us to share –
‘Hello!’
‘Hello!’
‘Hello!’

Say ‘Hello!’ quieter and quieter

The moon

The moon is washing windows,
Dancing off the glass,
Resting on the praying trees
And painting the sleeping grass.

A still night

Feeding time

A zooful of children,
Eating food,
Mouths wide open –
Oh, so rude!

Feeding children

Little Dragon

If you see a dragon
Sitting in a boat,
Scare that little dragon
By saying her boat won’t float!

Poor dragon.

Colour

Buttercups are yellow,
Grass is a gorgeous green,
The world is bright with colour,
Everything wants to be seen!

Colourful world

Water

Puddles splash!
Waves crash!
Rivers run –
Water’s fun!

Everyone likes playing in water

Snacks

Bread and butter for my tea,
Slugs and worms for snacks –
I know you don’t believe me,
But those are the actual FACTS!

Tall stories

Little kitten

Little kitten rolling around,
Chasing a piece of string,
Fluid in its beauty,
Amazed at everything.

Cute kitty

Mum’s instructions

Brush your teeth, dear,
Blow your nose,
Clean your shoes
And change your clothes!

All Mums …

Monster Poem

‘Fangs! for the meal,’ the monster said,
‘Fangs! for the blood and the gore;
‘Fangs! for the screams,
‘Fangs! for the pain –
What a shame that there isn’t lots more!’

A hungry monster

The Cat with a smile

The cat with a smile
Will wait for a while,
Cleaning its paws
And sharpening its claws,
Though for what I don’t know –
Perhaps it’s just show?

If there’s a mouse nearby
Perhaps it should go ….

Time to get out of there, mousy!

Cyborg

A hot metal stomach,
Glass to help my eyes,
Electric ears,
It’s also a surprise
To find my feet can spin
And I’ve artificial skin!

Who am I?

It’s you and me – we’re cyborgs!

 

We can’t digest some foods so we have artificial stomachs – saucepans on the stove.
We wear glasses.
We have hearing aids.
We travel in cars and trains.
We wear clothes!

Rainbow

Smile at the rainbow,
Whisper to the sun,
‘It looks like you and the falling rain
Are having a lot of fun!’

Rainbows only happen when sunshine and rain play together

Human

I’m made of stars,
I come from space,
I’m a member
Of the human race!

We’re all made of star dust

Ghost

A ghost came close,
Ruffled my hair,
Then went ‘Woooh’
Just for a dare!

Bad ghost …

The Jo-Jitsa

Don’t take a picture
Of the Jo-Jitsa,
The flash makes it mighty scared,
It’ll scream with surprise,
Then poke out your eyes,
And your eyes, not your picture, are shared!

Eugh!

Cat Song

The cat was proud, its neck was long,
It played a howly, wincy song
That struck the neighbours in the head –
They wished that blasted cat was dead!

Banshee-wailing cats at night

Angels

Angel 1 and Angel 2,
Fast asleep in bed –
Tell me, little angels,
What’s in an angel’s head?

Two little children asleep in bed
Used by ‘The Daily English Show’ in a video

Music

Music makes me dance,
Music makes me sing,
Music gives my life
That extra bit of zing!

Everyone loves music

The Jitter

Daft as the Jitter is,
It’s nothing compared to the Mew
(The Jitter eats its fingers,
Not a clever thing to do!)

No, not clever at all

The Mew

The Mew pokes out its brain with sticks,
Eating it real slow,
Giving it time for another
STUPIDER brain to grow.

Now that is DAFT!

Picture

There’s a picture on the wall,
Of me when I was quite small –
Who would have thought
I was so short ?

Memories

Old cat

If you see an ancient cat
Staring out to sea,
Give it a little tap on the back
And say it was from me.

Hello, Old Cat

Cosy

Cosy mornings,
Warm in bed,
Dreaming
In my cosy head.

Cosy in bed

The Flipperbob

Don’t chase the Flipperbob,
Swimming in the seas,
Its sole defence is lengthy legs
With vicious, bony knees!

Watch out for those vicious knees!

Digging in the garden

Out in the garden,
Playing in the sun,
Pulling up the flowers
Is ever so much fun!

A toddler wrecking the garden

I Spy

I spy, said the little fly,
An insect almost like me –
But it’s big and it’s yellow and likes to taste flowers,
It’s something beginning with BEE!

Fooled you!

Giant spider

A giant spider,
Six feet tall –
And here is me,
Very small.

Scary!

The little seed

Blown on the wind,
Trampled by the rain,
The little seed must find its place
And grow a tree again.

Life

Belinda

Belinda was thinner,
And wiser
And brighter,
Belinda the bestest
Playground fighter –

She said.

Belinda could hopple
And topple
And stopple

Belinda could whipple
And whopple
And flopple –

She said.

Belinda could dance,
Belinda could sing,
Belinda was Bestest
At EVERYTHING –

She said.

But Belinda can cry,
Belinda can howl,
Because Belinda’s having a tantrum now –
I only said I didn’t believe her:
She’s good at her screaming, is my friend Belinda.

May 2002

A boastful girl

Bad cat!

The birds are feeding in the snow,
Pecking at little seeds,
The black cat’s at the window,
Thinking of evil deeds.

Bad cat

Naughty children

Football in the classroom,
Teacher’s just gone out,
Little Billy Nelson
Was told to give a shout –
Oh, she’s coming back!
Oh! We cannot wait!
Little Billy Nelson’s
Been left to his sad fate!

Abandoning the lookout

Genie

‘You can have a wish,’ said the genie,
Appearing from thin air –
‘Then I’d like to have more wishes,
Far more than my fair share!’

Greedy – but clever ….

Fly

This fly
Could be a spy,
Buzzing around
(Annoying sound!)
Hither and thither,
Fast in a flicker
It’s changing direction,
A new location,
Barely in sight,
Incredible flight –
What does it see?
Does it see me?

Annoying things … but I help them escape by opening a door or window …

Cloud and sun

Big dark cloud,
Hid the sun,
Wind came along
And made it run!

Weather

Party

Hands – clap!
Fingers – snap!
Feet – tap!
Mouth – sings!
Laughter wings
Its way round the room.

A children’s party

Lemmings

The lemming travels far and wide
The lemming travels far and wide
To throw itself to death,
Someone must have told the lemming
That lemmings have bad breath.

Poor lemmings

Poem dinner

I ate a poem,
It made me rhyme,
I talk like this now
All the time!

Yummy! Poems!

See-saw

See-saw, Marjorie Daw,
Clickety-bang wallop
Bang bang click –
Looks like this poem needs mending!

Ouch!

Spiders

I couldn’t sleep for spiders,
Spiders climbing everywhere –
I couldn’t sleep for spiders,
Spiders all round me.

I couldn’t sleep for spiders,
Spiders climbing in my hair,
I couldn’t sleep for spiders –
They’re all that I could see.

I couldn’t sleep for spiders
(Someone keep the light on bright!)
I couldn’t sleep for spiders –
Oh! What a terrible night!

Scared kids

Bee

“NOOO!” said the bee,
Hitting a drop of rain –
It had to wait for sunshine
Before flying off again.

Poor bee …

Rhino soup

Rhino soup
Is a bit of a gloop –
If we want good karma
Let them roam the savannah!

How many rhinos are left now … ?

Are we nearly there yet?

‘Are we nearly there, yet?!’
We shouted in the car –
Dad shouted back through gritted teeth,
‘It isn’t very far!’

Long journeys …

Runny egg …

I ate a boiled egg
That wasn’t cooked quite right –
The white was liquid jelly,
My face was quite a sight!

Raw boiled eggs – yeugh!

Mum’s view

Fish fingers for her dinner,
And butter for her tea –
No wonder she is fonder
Of her daddy than of me!

Dad’s spoiling her

My little lord

Sitting on the carpet,
Looking at T.V.,
This is how I like it,
Everything brought to me!

A toddler’s world.

Out on a cold day

Out on a cold day,
Out in the sun,
It doesn’t really matter
When you’re having fun!

Children don’t feel the cold when they’re excited

Granddaughter

Sleeping on my grandma
Like a cosy slug,
Heavy in my stillness
In her gentle hug.

Cute

Winter

Winter’s brought its chill,
Mummy’s feeling ill,
Dad’s been wrapped up warm and snug all day;
The frost is on the ground,
There’s silence all around,
And bitter cold and snow is on its way.

Winter’s looming

Children

Two kids,
Two tunes,
Played together
Like two spoons.

Two children fighting and playing. I have to make it work.

Cuthbert

Has anyone seen Cuthbert ?
He hasn’t had his cuthtard.
He is a naughty boy –
He left his saveloy!

Naughty Cuthbert!

Ladybird

‘The ladybird is quite absurd!’
The ant said to the bee,
‘So many legs and a coat of red –
It doesn’t look like me!’

If it doesn’t look like us it’s strange

Cat and hoover

‘Ooooh!’ went the hoover,
‘Sssss!’ went the cat –
I laughed so hard
I fell flat on my back!

Cat’s don’t like hoovers

Migration

Where do birds go
When the ground’s covered in snow?
Far, far away,
Where the wild lions play
And the sun’s always hot,
Elephants flop,
Baboons howl at night,
The moon’s large and bright,
And crickets form choirs
Around evening fires –
That’s where they fly,
Through the dark winter sky,
That’s where they go
When the ground’s covered in snow.

Poetic license – only a few birds migrate to warmer climes in winter

I ate a slug

I ate a slug,
It slithered around,
My feet grew sticky and stuck to the ground,
My face went slimy,
My hair fell out,
Mum screamed with fear,
Dad roared out a shout,
My eyes went up,
Popped out of my head,
I slithered upstairs to my nice warm bed –
The Fire Brigade came with a barrel of salt,
My sister screamed that it wasn’t my fault,
And now I eat weeds in the garden at night,
My thousands of teeth a frightening sight:
I bleed if I’m cut but my blood is all green,
There’s two frogs that would eat me but I’m huge and mean –
Oh, what a mistake, I shouldn’t have dared
To swallow a slug to show I wasn’t scared!

Oh no! Don’t eat slugs!

Bin and gone

The binmen have bin,
The bin has gone –
This is the end
Of my silly song.

Bin means been, silly

The wave

The wave grew tall,
Became a face,
Sucked and roared
And then gave chase –
From the beach,
Across the land,
Down the street,
Became a hand,
Reached out and grabbed me
But as it did –
I jumped into a shop and hid!

A frightening wave

Cold

Chapped lips,
Cold hands,
Freezing toes –
Mum understands!

Mums will give us cuddles when we’re cold

Bogies

Bogies come in different shapes,
In different colours, different weights,
Some are straggly, long and thin,
Some are wet and won’t stay in,

Some are smeared across my face
(Since losing them would be a waste!)
Whilst others must be flicked away
Because they cling and want to stay!

My sister says bogies taste great,
She’d love to eat them off her plate!
But since her nose is now empty
She’ll have to have a proper tea.

A poem all about bogies and snot.

Wasps

Wasps fly
In the sky,
I hope they stay there,
Very high.

Wasps are okay if we leave them alone …

I wash up

I wash up,
You wash up,
He/she washes up,
We wash up,
You wash up,
They wash up.

If only.

Who does all the washing up?

Duck crackers

To walk with a waddle
The duck’s had to swallow
An egg, a meringue and a spoon:
Its beak’s far too thick,
It hasn’t got lipth,
Which is why the duck can’t hold a tune.
Quack!

Duck quackery

Custard

If all the custard in the sea
Was second helpings just for me,
Would I ask for more ?
I’m really not too sure.

Greedy!

Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves upon the ground,
Yellow, brown and red,
Winter’s getting closer,
The trees are going to bed.

Brrr! Winter’s coming soon!

Board Game

Roll a dice,
Move a square,
Mummy’s winning –
It’s not fair!

Not a good idea to win too often, Mum!

In the land of the Dingle

In the land of the Dingle
The trees shake and jingle,
The moon is made of white rice,
The sun’s a green candy,
The seas are all brandy
And everyone’s frightfully nice.

Probably the brandy …

Wet!

Soaking wet,
Soggy clothes,
A funny feeling
In my nose –
Achoo!

Soggy clothes do that …

Dirty

Soap, it’s true, won’t turn me blue,
And water won’t colour me green,
But I’d rather be dirty if you don’t mind
Because dirty’s far better than clean!

Who wants to be clean?

Baby

10 fingers,
10 toes,
2 ears,
1 nose,
2 eyes, a tongue and touch –
Waaah! Complicated, far too much!

A baby learning to take control of its new body

Clean fish

Every fish that’s ever been
Has tried at some stage keeping clean,
Which is quite tough in dirty water
(But Mummies always say you oughta!)

How can a fish stay clean in dirty water?

Bubble

A bubble is a miracle,
Fragile in the air,
A skin of stretched-out water
Floating everywhere.

Amazing when we think about it – how does water hold together in a thin film that floats through air?

Dream

I caught a dream
On the empty air,
And brought it here
For us to share.

Hope you enjoyed them!

 

The Little Book Of Very Short Poems For Children

A gentle introduction to poetry with nearly 150 short and silly poems for young children. Includes most of the poems above plus roughly 70 previously unpublished poems.

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155 Comments     2 Pings

By oscar Tue Apr 9th 2019 at 5:16 pm  

I copied off this one

By Alan Williams Sun Oct 1st 2017 at 10:05 am  

i love these poems

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It is amazing.I love it………….

By libby Thu Mar 12th 2015 at 11:47 am  

very good, I like it

By Ksenia Fri Jan 9th 2015 at 8:35 am  

Wonderful poems for the kiddos. These are very easy to learn by heart.

By janet Fri Nov 21st 2014 at 1:31 pm  

simple amusing poetry children can understand and enjoy

By Anonymous Wed Nov 5th 2014 at 9:49 am  

Its too good!!!!

By lucy Mon Oct 27th 2014 at 1:43 pm  

wonderful poemsa

By lucy Mon Oct 27th 2014 at 1:42 pm  

wonderful poems , but really want a little longer. love the ideas
thanks very much
lucy

By Anonymous Sat Oct 4th 2014 at 3:00 am  

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umm
lol
i just love it!

By Anonymous Mon Sep 29th 2014 at 12:22 pm  

Thankyou very much

By Anonymous Thu Nov 13th 2014 at 2:50 am  

so do I

By shriya Mon Aug 11th 2014 at 7:57 am  

am….need more but it is the best

By ashutosh Wed Jul 16th 2014 at 7:19 am  

wonderful poems this website is amazing.

By Anonymous Fri Jul 11th 2014 at 10:43 pm  

beautiful…:)

By Anonymous Thu Jun 26th 2014 at 3:03 am  

Its really very useful website for kids to learn short poem

By Rosalind Thu Jun 26th 2014 at 2:49 am  

Very good poems……

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By Anonymous Sun Jun 15th 2014 at 1:26 pm  

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By Anonymous Wed Jun 4th 2014 at 3:10 pm  

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By Anonymous Wed May 21st 2014 at 1:43 pm  

this website is awesome for kids to learn the different poems. i like this website and plan to go on it more often .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!………

By AVA Wed May 14th 2014 at 3:55 pm  

I really like this website it has all what you need for your poem homework at school when you are doing a book report on poetry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Taralynne Thu Oct 3rd 2013 at 8:08 pm  

YAY! Im a softmore.. I am taking a class were we have to draw out poems. These poems are super easy to draw. I love this. 😀

By monika Thu Jul 11th 2013 at 10:08 am  

Hi william really they r vr nice can u plz gv me poem on world of colors for my 6 yr old dauter…..thx

By devendra mohan Sat Jul 6th 2013 at 10:26 pm  

Loved the collection. Absolutely marvellous. Even as an adult I enjoyed reading them
after so many so many years. I am sure kids would love them all over again…

Devendra Mohan, Mumbai, India

By sonal sharma Sat Jul 6th 2013 at 5:43 am  

its really very nice from this we hve to do some fun and give some knowledge to our kids
thank u for making these short and easy poems our small kids learn these poems easily.

By raniza Wed May 8th 2013 at 7:30 am  

I was searching for short poems for kids. This is the only site that has what I wanted.Poems are short and easy to pronounce.Good job well done.

By Yrdjkytddytch Tue Apr 23rd 2013 at 7:28 pm  

Thanks for some poems. This is helpful for homework.

By ariel Sun Apr 21st 2013 at 2:29 pm  

im 10 years old and i love this poems im going to read them to my whole class

By Rhea Sun Nov 1st 2015 at 4:45 pm  

I’m 8 years old .im studying 4 std.I love poems
I to am going to read a poem in my school

By Giovana Samara Tue Apr 16th 2013 at 9:08 am  

Adorable little poems! Thank you very much!

By aeolus Thu Mar 7th 2013 at 2:58 am  

my little brother love all the poems

By aman Wed Feb 27th 2013 at 9:04 am  

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By nicole Thu Jan 24th 2013 at 6:34 pm  

my five and three year old love when I write these down and read them to them

By nicole Thu Jan 24th 2013 at 6:19 pm  

all of these are soooooooooooooooo cute there great for kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Cedric Sat Jan 19th 2013 at 2:40 am  

Thankings you for sharing these short nice poems for kids with everybody around the World!

By kai harris Sun Jan 6th 2013 at 4:23 am  

this is good for helping myself with my homework

By nicole Thu Jan 24th 2013 at 6:20 pm  

me 2

By obeng boamah Fri Nov 9th 2012 at 7:53 am  

thanks

By grace Sat Oct 27th 2012 at 11:02 am  

i liked all of them good luck me for getting an A on the poem colourful world

By Shadow Sun Oct 21st 2012 at 10:00 pm  

These poems are so friggin cute! Love them! And shut up Jelenor.
>_<

By Jelenor Sun Oct 14th 2012 at 1:25 pm  

These poems are rubbish

By Mia Wed Oct 10th 2012 at 12:48 pm  

I love them! They are so cute, my kid loves them, even though English is not our mother language!

By Carmen Wed Oct 3rd 2012 at 12:47 pm  

Loved them! Thanks for sharing. I’m sure my students will enjoy some of them 🙂

By billy Thu Sep 27th 2012 at 5:57 am  

tooo poor . How silly poems…….

By Victoria masih Mon Sep 24th 2012 at 7:50 am  

Very nice poems, really enjoyed them me and the kids

By poo on a stick Thu Sep 13th 2012 at 3:45 pm  

so gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Marjorie Sun Nov 18th 2012 at 11:40 am  

Your comment is very rude. To say something is gay is a racist comment against gay people. What does it mean anyway? Maybe gay people should start saying o that is so British! Your name here shows how disrespectful you are. Shame on you!

By Richard Macwilliam Sun Nov 18th 2012 at 2:03 pm  

Agree, but it’s clearly a child. It’s prevalent in the schools. Doesn’t make it right, but it’s the way life is. Anyone who’s different in any way gets picked on in the playground.

By sanjida akter rosy Fri Sep 7th 2012 at 4:27 am  

sooooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute…….Lovely tooooo 😉

By meggy Wed Sep 5th 2012 at 9:20 pm  

haha! luv the one about the bogies

(: :p XD

By akeem Wed Aug 29th 2012 at 9:04 am  

@ akeem, those poems are for older children, can i get very short songs and poems for ages less than 3 years. thanks, what a great job.

By admin Wed Aug 29th 2012 at 4:10 pm  

Less than 3? Wow. It’s a long time since I had a three year old – give me some topics.

By ruchi Wed Aug 29th 2012 at 3:42 am  

these are really nice poems for kids. but i suggest to add more poems topic like my doll, vegetabels n fruits,my mom n dad, etc.

By admin Wed Aug 29th 2012 at 4:11 pm  

Are these topics the things they ask for at school? Give me a list and I might have a go at some for fun …

By vaishali Patil Sun Aug 19th 2012 at 1:27 pm  

Enjoyed reading all the poems.

By jhunjhunkar Sun Aug 19th 2012 at 9:54 am  

what nice poems these are for kids my daughter is of 4 yrs i teach her all these poems she also secured 1st prize for it in her school and my daughter’s favourite poem is are martians real? i love these poems:)!

By Sandra Tue Aug 14th 2012 at 1:14 am  

My son has gone into the final for his schools poetry competition. Great short and easy to remember for a 6 year old. Party is the poem of choice. Just getting him to say your name a bit harder. But he is practising really hard.

By admin Tue Aug 14th 2012 at 12:02 pm  

Cute 🙂

Hope he does well.

By suraj singh Sat Oct 13th 2012 at 8:10 am  

this poem is cuteeeee 🙂 🙂

By Anonymous Mon Feb 3rd 2014 at 12:25 am  

wow!
good for children..
when I have a child, I’m sure
it will love them!!!

By astha Sun Aug 5th 2012 at 6:20 am  

nice,but very short and meaningless and are not tooooooo much (not bad)

By Rhythm Sun Jul 15th 2012 at 8:31 am  

I need a good one!

By shannel Thu Jul 12th 2012 at 3:33 am  

those simple poems enhanced my kid’s memory…. thank you….

By admin Sat Jul 14th 2012 at 9:37 am  

Hey, pleased! 🙂

By Yolo Sat Jun 23rd 2012 at 10:19 pm  

there are so funny!!!
Favourite one:
I ate a poem,
It made me rhyme –
Now I talk like this,
All the time.

By kitty Sat Jun 23rd 2012 at 2:45 pm  

i love the one glitter , giant spider ,wasps and children

By sophie Sat Jun 16th 2012 at 10:41 pm  

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By Bethany-Rose Wed Jun 13th 2012 at 11:18 am  

i needed to learn a poem off by heart for school, wanned to be lazy, typed “short and easy poems for kids” and voila! this miacle came up! i loved the poem “glitter” so i used it!

By Vickie Buquoi Sun Jun 10th 2012 at 5:20 pm  

Most of these are great but some are just down right scary!!!

By admin Mon Jun 11th 2012 at 7:41 am  

Which ones?

By mae Thu May 31st 2012 at 10:11 pm  

I LOVE these poems! They are so fun to read. I have to choose a poem to memorize for school but I can’t choose which one!

By nidhi sharma Sat May 26th 2012 at 10:04 pm  

wow!!!! sooo sweet poems.. jst loved it!!~~~!!:):):):):):):):):)):)):)):))

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By uche Wed May 9th 2012 at 7:34 pm  

I love the way you make your poems so funny!!!!! also i love your imagination.

By Rohit Mistry Tue May 8th 2012 at 12:42 pm  

thank you google veryyyyyyy much

By linea Fri Apr 27th 2012 at 5:09 am  

thanks for nice poems. by linea

By sammy Wed Apr 25th 2012 at 10:26 am  

these poems r realy awesome…………….great keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By Yvette Thu Apr 19th 2012 at 10:10 am  

My son’s school will be having “Poem in Your Pocket” tomorrow at school & I had been looking for the perfect poem easy enough for a KIndergartner to understand & explain thanks to you I have found many! I cannot wait until my son gets home to decide which poem he will carry in his pocket!

By lakshay Sun Apr 15th 2012 at 12:15 am  

very sweet poems wow! wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

By veronica Thu Apr 12th 2012 at 7:44 am  

We liked some of the poems! Thanks! We had “poem in your pocket day” so he took some to school! 😉

By bobo Sat Apr 7th 2012 at 5:53 pm  

I like the poem fly. there for1 year old

By caty Thu Mar 29th 2012 at 4:36 pm  

ilove th poem

Bath

When I’m in the bath,
I like to play for hours –
Splashing water on the floor,
Building big foam towers.

By elyce shew Thu Mar 22nd 2012 at 6:50 pm  

they r so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By zarie Thu Mar 8th 2012 at 3:39 pm  

dees poems are beasty u no

By Blah Wed Mar 7th 2012 at 3:03 pm  

i like the mums instructions very much!

By jack Wed Feb 29th 2012 at 2:06 pm  

cosy is short,sweet and nice

By someone u don't know Mon Feb 27th 2012 at 3:33 am  

cool beans

By inNo Sun Feb 26th 2012 at 3:16 am  

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By Imani Tue Feb 21st 2012 at 7:06 pm  

cool poems funny too they help me with my homework that’s so cool 🙂

By Gabe Thu Feb 16th 2012 at 12:24 pm  

Great resource to teach the little ones about poetry!

By mia . khan Wed Feb 15th 2012 at 12:42 pm  

should have a poem on RAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By SMITA Sat Feb 11th 2012 at 2:13 am  

VERY NICE POEM

By enas Tue Feb 7th 2012 at 7:42 am  

I love them they are so sweet , but i wish they had song:)

By kyepic Tue Feb 7th 2012 at 6:59 am  

These poems are hilarious

By Hannah Fri Jan 20th 2012 at 6:31 pm  

Nice Poems.I worte it for a long project.

By hannah Wed Jan 18th 2012 at 10:57 am  

ccccccoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllll poems

By aldrich Sun Jan 1st 2012 at 10:39 pm  

wooohh..what an interesting poems for preschoolers!!!

By Amy Star Sat Dec 10th 2011 at 9:21 pm  

I wish I could just reply on some of these comments 😛 Some of these are so stupid. No offense.

By zahra Fri Dec 2nd 2011 at 9:57 am  

i love these though i’m 12 i still loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Olivia Ferguson Wed Nov 30th 2011 at 6:34 pm  

haha.. i love the Martian one! but i do need a short peom for this play i am auditioning for in 2 days!

By jessica Tue Nov 29th 2011 at 4:15 pm  

In this text i liked boo glitter and digging in the garden :)!

By Nabeel Shahid Sun Nov 20th 2011 at 6:45 am  

The poem (MUM’S INSTRUCTIONS) it was the best poem I liked It very much GREAT 🙂

By admin Sat Nov 19th 2011 at 4:07 am  

@Arshia

I wrote you ‘Party’, ‘Feeding time’ and ‘I wash up’. 🙂

By Arshia Sat Nov 19th 2011 at 2:23 am  

nice poems. helped a lot for my childs elocution contest in school. thanx and please put in more poems.

By tom elsworth Tue Nov 8th 2011 at 1:16 pm  

sick poems they helped me with my homework
cool!!!!!!!!!!I really enjoyed

By big boom Wed Nov 2nd 2011 at 5:53 pm  

funny funny funny funny funny

By KATHLEEN Wed Nov 2nd 2011 at 7:25 am  

COOL POEMS

By admin Thu Oct 13th 2011 at 4:08 pm  

@ Melissa Cool! Hope they grow up liking words!

By Melissa Thu Oct 13th 2011 at 3:44 pm  

I homeschool 3 children and we use your poetry for our weekly dictation. Thank you for making it available!!

By Lucy lou Wed Oct 12th 2011 at 10:43 am  

My favorite poem is bogies. It makes me laugh out loud and giggle!

By esther Mon Oct 10th 2011 at 8:08 pm  

me and my dad love the poem bogies.

By joanna Fri Oct 7th 2011 at 9:58 pm  

I like the poem are martians real that was nice.thanks for the poems!!!

By makalya Sun Sep 25th 2011 at 2:26 am  

your poems are really funny and good

By shiny Wed Sep 14th 2011 at 3:44 am  

These poems were much helpful for me. these 4 lined poems (quatrains) helps alot the second language beginners. kids who learn english as a second language can use these poems to improve their language.

By lizzy Fri Sep 9th 2011 at 10:55 am  

My favorate one was the fly

By emily Wed Aug 24th 2011 at 4:29 am  

your poems are really good do you have a book?

at school we are learnng about poems and that is how i found yuor website!

i chose 10 poems to use but we only need 1 its going to be a hard dission what one to choose???????????????????????????????????????

i love the spicer one i will scare dad with it he HATES spiders

By Judi Tue Aug 23rd 2011 at 5:07 am  

I liked the snot peom so much that I emailed it to my son. By the way he is 26!

By Lizzie! Sat Aug 20th 2011 at 1:29 am  

i love these poems they were great for giving me ideas for my english assignment!!! THANX!!

By mili Tue Aug 16th 2011 at 4:20 am  

superb

By fardusa Thu Jul 28th 2011 at 1:02 am  

i liked the fly poem it was the best

By harry Sun Jun 26th 2011 at 1:14 am  

i had a great time reading these poems but the seesaw one was the best

By sophie Sat Jun 25th 2011 at 8:37 am  

i like the bogie one because it was funny

By Aashik from Sri Lanka Tue Jun 21st 2011 at 12:30 am  

simply superb ………. keep it up……enjoyed much…i love it I hadn’t seen the sea before like more ….

By tasfiah tasnim maha Thu Jun 16th 2011 at 9:37 am  

i loved the poems……. they are excellent…………..the r quite lil funny …. but they r fabulous……………..GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!

By maha Thu Jun 16th 2011 at 9:27 am  

the poems are really awesome!!!thanx for the poems…………….my favorate one is spider…………..

By Anja Mon Jun 13th 2011 at 3:19 am  

I absolutely love these poems!:) My favourite one is FLY!

By Alexa andra Wed Jun 8th 2011 at 11:06 am  

thnx 4 da poems ! i luv it !

By lauren Sun Jun 5th 2011 at 10:43 am  

i liked them but i need one about a cat in the night for school :/
but i wrote some down the could be handy one day 🙂

By Pranav Wed Apr 27th 2011 at 6:16 pm  

Cool poems! I use these for my writing homework. Make more funny ones!

By megan Sun Apr 24th 2011 at 8:37 pm  

awesome poems

By Michelle Mackey Thu Apr 14th 2011 at 3:30 pm  

Tks for the poems they really helped me with my homework. :}

By michael Tue Apr 12th 2011 at 3:14 pm  

D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
that was touching. made me think of what my daughter had to deal with duriing my divorce with her mom, but she knows she is loved even that she only gets to see her mom once a week, she knows we all care. but still this poem more parents should read to rethink of the things we do.

By kitty martin Wed Mar 23rd 2011 at 2:52 pm  

i love your poems including bogies that makes me laugh. again and again i read it but i still chuckle abit.i have read all the poems on this web page and i am using the cat with a smile or naughty little children for my reciting homework. HOW BORING?

By claudia Mon Feb 14th 2011 at 2:27 pm  

Great short poems for kids..only was slightly surprised to see the language in “cat song” when looking through with my seven year old son..???not the sort of thing I was expecting and had to scroll down very quickly.

By rayan Mon Dec 27th 2010 at 3:11 am  

i love short poems, the shortest poem was about that pencil point !!!!!!!!
but i loved the poem about boogie and snot its soo cool and discusting 😀 !!!!!!1

By catherine Sun Dec 12th 2010 at 3:44 pm  

they are not that good

By olivia south Sun Oct 17th 2010 at 1:21 pm  

your peoms are coolllllllll!!!! 🙂
but the thing is i need a poem from there which is short because long ones i forget so i need a short one but the ones which i like are all long please help me ………….. 😐 🙂

By denise Sat Aug 28th 2010 at 4:52 pm  

nice work. i like simple poems and sweet ones.nothing too abstract. yours are terrific 🙂

By may Thu Apr 29th 2010 at 1:01 am  

i love these poems, especially the one about divorce.

By bb123 Thu Apr 15th 2010 at 7:18 pm  

i like “the cat with a smile”. haha run mousy run.

By yba123 Mon Apr 12th 2010 at 7:24 pm  

i like spiters well its the only 12 sentace long one wich is easy

By Joseph French Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 2:52 pm  

Me and my mum love these poems!! They are soooo funny.

By may Sun Jan 10th 2010 at 9:50 am  

these are excellent poems for grade ones!

By Duaa Rafique Fri Jan 1st 2010 at 12:03 pm  

These are very good poems. and when i read these poems to my small sister she had fun reading it.

By Rohan Wed Dec 9th 2009 at 12:25 am  

Sweet poems! I was searching a few for my kid who just have started to go to school.
Thanks for such cool peoms!

By avery Mon Dec 7th 2009 at 8:21 pm  

they are awsome i mean super awsome well… THERE AMAZING FOR KIDS

By Daisy Wed Nov 25th 2009 at 9:25 am  

They are really helpful for me, would appreciate if u put in some more of these kinds for older kids

By Atheena Sun Nov 22nd 2009 at 11:04 pm  

cool little poems

By Mac Mon Nov 2nd 2009 at 3:20 pm  

very nice! Thanks for the poems!

By liz Sat Mar 28th 2015 at 1:02 pm  

you think there great there orful

By ‘The Cat With A Smile’ by Richard Macwilliam | Poetry in Surrey Libraries Tue Nov 3rd 2015 at 10:06 am  

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