childrens poetry

Nostalgia-inducing poetry inspired by our earliest favorites; from Dr. Seuss to Mother Goose, children’s poetry is all grown up.

Autumn
"Autumn Is A Second Spring When Every Leaf Is A Flower" - Albert Camus This sonnet is for the wonderful daughter of my Muse
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Poets
Time To Shine
Just like that she let go. Every anxious thought laid low. Self loathing and doubt, The baggage she carried about, She released her claim.
By Karyn Savage3 years ago in Poets
Narcissus’s Prayer
To walk along side a pleasant blue stream Will reveal beauty, or so it would seem But beauty is relative to the eye And none and nothing is more so than I
By Sasha Nichols3 years ago in Poets
Money in the Fridge
From the second you lock the door behind you You don't leave me in an empty house Loneliness has its own presence And it follows me into every room
By Penny3 years ago in Poets
Alexis Leia and the Tin Pegasus
This is a second birthday poem for my granddaughter Alexis Leia Alexis Leia and Tin Pegasus 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 The Tin Pegasus Will Fly Forever Alexis Turns The Handle, Makes Him Fly The Flying Foal of Zeus and Medusa He Will Now Fly For Alexis Leia 🐎 🐎 Wings of Silver Spread As Alexis Plays Pegasus Flies. Alexis Smiles and Laughs One Year On Alexis Now Walks And Talks And As She Does Tin Pegasus Will Soar 🐎 🐎 My Granddaughter Is Alexis Leia Two Years Old, A Second Birthday For Her And Now Who Will Join Her Tin Pegasus? An Amazing Journey With Alexis 🐎 🐎 This Is The Second Milestone On Her Way Our Alexis Leia, Happy Birthday 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Poets
The Midnight Thief
The full moon gleamed in a deep dark sky, Washing the landscape in blue. The trees’ silhouettes were stark, deathly still.
By Andrew Peck3 years ago in Poets
A Rainbow For My Teacher
Some days I wished to be far away From the tedious brown bricks of school. Out of the grey your pink, smile sparkled: A fist bump, ”good morning” at our yellow door.
By Karyn Savage3 years ago in Poets
Will You Not Dance With Me?
I prefer to write in rhyme and rhythm, Following clear and definite rules. I understand the metered system, Taming words and poetic tools.
By Karyn Savage3 years ago in Poets
Poem?
Wasting the time Having a time Chasing the ghosts Playing with invisible toys ꙲꙲ ꙲꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲꙲꙲꙲꙲꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲꙲꙲꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲꙲ ꙲ ꙲꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲ ꙲
By Marie Cadette Pierre-Louis3 years ago in Poets
Down the Rabbit Hole
I'll tell you a story of a girl that I know - She tired of life and wanted to go; Into a world, a most magical place, Little did she know she'd get there post-haste.
By Jenna 3 years ago in Poets
Cloud Castle
Knock, knock! Who's there? Cloud. Cloud who? Cloud Castle! I don't get it... You don't get it... yet, but come with me and you will.
By Grayce Zhu3 years ago in Poets
My Rock, My Home
When I was Eight, In the field next to my school, In the center of Beijing, I found an orange-red rock, imprinted with black lines that looked like grass.
By Tessa Talia Rose3 years ago in Poets