Poems for Kids - Page 3

41. Night

• By Bettina Van Vaerenbergh
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

Silver moon and golden stars
Are watching over us from afar.

While we rest in our beds,

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42. To Catch A Poem

• By Santhini Govindan
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

I want to catch a poem,
But I’m not sure how.
I wish I knew when and where,
I could catch a poem right now.

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43. No Monsters Allowed

• By Kevin T. Pearson
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

I told my mom there is a monster under my bed,
and she tells me it's all in my head.
What about the one coming through my wall?
Or the one I hear stomping down the hall?

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44. I Wish

• By Santhini Govindan
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

I wish that spinach tasted like chocolate,
Instead of tasting sour and bitter.
I wish that candy bars were loaded with nutrition,
So that eating as many as I like would make me even fitter.

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45. He's Coming!

• By Fiona Halliday
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.

He’s coming! He’s coming!
Santa Claus is on his sleigh!
He’s coming! He’s coming!
Magic reindeer – up and away!

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46. From A Railway Carriage

Famous Poem

• By Robert Louis Stevenson

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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47. 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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48. 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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49. Did You Know?

• By Jodi L. Landes- Reimer
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019 with permission of the Author.

A cardinal flew past me today
Because he wanted my attention.
Cardinals mean someone in heaven is thinking of you.
Did you know that? And did you also know that

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50. Magical Wishes

• By Richard M. Deets
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2008 with permission of the Author.

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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51. Something's In The Closet

• By Ciaran J. Short
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2019 with permission of the Author.

My closet is booming, something's not right.
The moon is looming, shining real bright.
Shadows dance across the bedroom floor,
Slowly creeping towards my closet door.

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52. My Shirt

• By Anxhelo Llangozi
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2017 with permission of the Author.

I wear it everywhere I go,
In the sun or in the snow.

It changes colors every day.

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53. Sailing The Swings

• By Elizabeth Steinglass
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2021 with permission of the Author.

Arrgh! I’m a pirate.
I sail salty seas,

searching for ships,

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54. A Quick Chant For Keeping You Safe At Halloween

• By Mary Green
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2022 with permission of the Author.

Hobgoblins and spellbinders,
Angels in rags,
Liar or truthteller,
Lacewitch or hag.

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55. Time To Eat

• By Sara P. Kelly
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 2, 2026 with permission of the Author.

'Jammykins, Jammykins, time to wake up.
Breakfast is ready, it's eggs in a cup.'

'Mummykins, Mummykins, no I'm alright,

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56. 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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57. Pumpkin, Oh Pumpkin

• By Christopher R. Riddels
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2019 with permission of the Author.

Pumpkin, oh Pumpkin,
Your candle light's bright.
Pumpkin, oh Pumpkin,
You shine bright through the night.

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58. 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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59. The Star

Famous Poem

• By Jane Taylor

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

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60. When I Meet A Fairy

• By Santhini Govindan
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

Though I have never, ever met a fairy,
I am quite certain that they exist.
I read about them every day in stories and poems,
So I know they’re living somewhere in our midst.

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