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  1. 21. My Dad Would Like To Be Santa

    • By Graham Craven
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.

    His belly's getting bigger,
    And his hair is turning white.
    His eyes shine and sparkle
    Like the stars on Christmas night.

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    Perfect for both kids and adults at Christmas - great fun. Best wishes, Ann D Stevenson

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  3. 22. Mystic Magination Night!

    On one mystic, magic night,
    Jack O Lanterns glowing bright,
    kids with bags of candy sweet,
    roam door to door and street to street,

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  5. 23. Morning Fog

    The morning fog
    - White and dense -
    Comes creeping in
    Through the garden fence.

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    Giving feedback on published poems is much more fun than trying to scroll through them looking for gems like this. Well done. Love it! Great rhyming. I can picture this as a children's book...

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  6. 24. Five Little Stars

    Five little stars were twinkling,
    Bright like never before.
    One little star burned up -
    Now there were only four.

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    I really enjoyed this poem...it was simple but was very good for children.

  7. 25. Life In Fairy Land

    As a small child I fancied to sail
    By ocean to a land of fairy tales,
    Camp in a field with Little Red Riding Hood.
    Dazzling stars would fire at the Big Bad Wolf.

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  8. 26. From A Railway Carriage

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    Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
    Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
    And charging along like troops in a battle
    All through the meadows the horses and cattle:

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  9. 27. Magical Wishes

    If I were a magician with dancing eyes,
    I’d grant all your wishes for a smile.
    Sunny skies full of waltzing butterflies,
    New friends to share your toys (for a while).

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  10. 28. Glad That I'm Me!

    • By Ian Bland
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    If I was a flag
    I’d be flapping and raising
    If I was a star
    Up high I’d be blazing!

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    You can go anywhere you want to. The biggest ride of your life begins in the light of our mind and soul. There is no fear, my dear, in a world of happiness. Any dream can come true. Fly with...

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  11. 29. A Riddle

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    There is one that has a head without an eye,
    And there's one that has an eye without a head.
    You may find the answer if you try;
    And when all is said,

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    Pins and needles

    Try this:

    The beginning of eternity,
    The end of time and space,
    The beginning of every end,
    And the end of every place.
    -The Guess Book (c. 1820)

  12. 30. Vespers

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    Little Boy kneels at the foot of the bed,
    Droops on the little hands little gold head.
    Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
    Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.

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    I also grew up with A.A. Milne and Childcraft books. "Vespers" is a special kind of magic that happens only a very few times in a person's life. When I was [or when we were] very young, the...

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  13. 31. Wise Words

    A book is not a window
    nor is it a magical key
    a book’s not a path
    through a mountain

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    The child knows best...
    A book's a story waiting to be read
    Taking one to where their feet never tread
    Be it fact or fiction whatever's told
    It's a mystery about to unfold.

  14. 32. Dragons

    • By Ted L Glines
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008 with permission of the Author.

    In my little airplane
    flying way up high,
    zooming through the lands of clouds
    so white and grand and high,

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  15. 33. There Is A Monster Under My Bed

    • By Ila A. Longley
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2020 with permission of the Author.

    There is a monster under my bed
    With big red eyes in his bumpy head.

    Long yellow teeth and a big hooked nose,

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    Brilliant! Everyone needs a mum and a kiss and their bear. I used to have a little dolly that scared away the monsters. Love your work. Excellent stuff.

  16. 34. A Day On The Farm, 1890

    "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" I heard.
    I really hate that lousy bird!
    I got home late from Betty Lou's,
    But now I've got my chores to do.

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  17. 35. Wynken, Blynken, And Nod

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    Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
    Sailed off in a wooden shoe,—
    Sailed on a river of crystal light
    Into a sea of dew.

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  18. 36. Summer Fun

    • By Mary E Bone
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.

    The children on the block
    Are playing with chalk.
    Bubbles are flying around,
    Popping when they hit the ground.

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    This is the best poem because I have summer stuff planned for me and my friends and it make me excited. Thank you for the poem.

  19. 37. Mrs. Blossom

    • By Christopher J. Radford
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Mrs. Blossom was a witch,
    we're pretty sure of that,
    though she didn't have a broomstick,
    wear a cloak, or pointed hat.

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  20. 38. Snowy Sunday

    • By Khushi
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2017 with permission of the Author.

    The world is spinning
    round and round
    while snowflakes are falling,
    bound for the ground.

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  21. 39. Santa Claus

    • By Brionna C
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2013 with permission of the Author.

    There's something truly magical
    that happens once a year.
    He comes while you are sleeping,
    he and his reindeer.

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  22. 40. Travel For Fun

    I want to travel around the world for fun,
    And see different lands, one by one.
    But I would not like to travel by aeroplane, train, or by car -
    I would like to have a magic carpet that will take me afar.

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