Inspiring Poems for Kids - Page 2

21. The Dragon

• By Nicole Q. Wong
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2020 with permission of the Author.

A misunderstanding I've had
Was that a dragon was bad.
With his sharp claws, his look of death!
Not to mention his fiery breath,

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22. Make Me A Garden

• By Sylvia Stults
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2018 with permission of the Author.

Help me design my garden of life
Full of iris, crocus, and lily
With daffodils that shine so bright
Like the sun of the greater deities.

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23. The Blind Men And The Elephant

Famous Poem

• By John Godfrey Saxe

It was six men of Indostan,
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the elephant,
(Though all of them were blind,)

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24. Do Dare To Dream

• By Joydip Dutt
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

Do dare to dream your desired dream
No matter how impossible it may seem

Do not get deterred by what others say

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25. Spreading Love Through Acts Of Kindness

• By Lenora McWhorter
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019 with permission of the Author.

K - Kindness is shown by what we say and do.
I - It says to the other person, "I care about you."
N - Never neglect to show kindness to everyone you see.
D - Day or night, young or old, whoever it may be.

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26. Lester

Famous Poem

• By Shel Silverstein

Lester was given a magic wish
By the goblin who lives in the banyan tree,
And with his wish he wished for two more wishes-
So now instead of just one wish, he cleverly had three.

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27. Free To Be You!

• By Lavonna N. Sinclair
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2018 with permission of the Author.

I see you there, hiding in the dark.
Don't be afraid, I am here to help.
Look closely, don't you know me?
You see how I walk and talk; I am Unique!

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28. Each New Little Day Slips Out Of My Hand

Famous Poem

• By Annette Wynne

Each new little day slips out of my hand,
And then with another new day I stand;
But soon that is gone and folded away—
I wish I might keep forever one day!

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29. Ants At A Glance

• By Shiju Sugunan
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2020 with permission of the Author.

Here's a rant
About the tiny ant.

We see them parade in an orderly line,

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30. A Bag Called Me

• By Mark Bird
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

Be a kid
Enjoy the ride
Pause a while
Step outside

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31. The Different Path

• By Mark Bird
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

They pick on you
Play tricks on you
They talk behind your back
A hundred whispers to your one

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32. The Bear With No Hair

• By Cynthia C. Naspinski
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2022 with permission of the Author.

Benny the bear was bare of all hair
And barely could bear being hairless.
He felt rather silly (and a little bit chilly)
And wished that the hairy bears stared less.

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33. Four Seasons In A Day

• By Mark Bird
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2022 with permission of the Author.

A winter’s tree
is just like me
forgetting what
it used to be

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34. It's Hard To Listen

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

It’s hard to listen,
hard to stop thinking
about what I want to say,
hard to stop searching

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