Sick
Sick By Shel Silverstein
“I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
“I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
Famous Children Poems
Poems for Children by Famous Poets
Poetry offers up a wealth of benefits for children. It fosters a love for language, thereby building literacy. It helps children understand themselves and others, allowing them to cultivate valuable qualities like compassion and empathy. It is also a healthy way for children to express their emotions and deal with emotionally challenging situations. Fortunately, there are many famous poems for children. Poets like A. A. Milne and William Blake wrote many poems for children that can inspire them to find their voice and representation through poetry, even from an early age.
Poems for Kids
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Hi, I just want to share this lovely poetry with my students. Thanks.
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Now We Are Six
Now We Are Six By A.A. MilneWhen I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.Latest Shared StoryReally good poems. I like the rhyming in it. Fantastic.
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Wind On The Hill
Wind On The Hill By A.A. MilneNo one can tell me,
Nobody knows,
Where the wind comes from,
Where the wind goes.Latest Shared StorySuch a vivid beautiful poem. Well described. I saw a picture of my daughter and her dad out in an open field, the wind blowing through her hair, and her a small tyke holding on to the kite...
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The Mountain And The Squirrel
The Mountain And The Squirrel By Ralph Waldo EmersonThe mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter
"Little prig."Latest Shared StoryI was in fifth grade in 1942 when my teacher presented this to my class. We all had to memorize it. I think it has subliminally stayed with me all these years. I was a stutterer at the time...
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Waiting At The Window
Waiting At The Window By A.A. MilneThese are my two drops of rain
Waiting on the window-pane.
I am waiting here to seeLatest Shared StoryI like watching raindrops going down the windows on a rainy day. It's a good way to pass the time.
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When I was 5, I was quite sick for a long time. I loved this poem, especially the silly language. When I was 12, my 9 siblings and I crowded into my parents' bed with the measles and read...
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Halfway Down
Halfway Down By A.A. MilneHalfway down the stairs
Is a stair
Where I sit.
There isn't anyLatest Shared StoryI consider this poem as a description of my life story. I read it over and over! It is my poem!
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Dirty Face
Dirty Face By Shel SilversteinWhere did you get such a dirty face,
My darling dirty-faced child?
I got it from crawling along in the dirt
And biting two buttons off Jeremy's shirt.Latest Shared StorySo cute!! Like the spaghetti, chocolate, ice-cream. It's the kids that get the dirtiest, that have the most fun. It's a lifetime of adventure and silliness that they will remember forever....
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Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear By A.A. MilneA bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at;...Latest Shared StoryI have always loved this poem. I once had it memorized. Wonderful subject and cadence.
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The Moon
The Moon By Robert Louis StevensonThe moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
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