Children’s poems can be funny, inspirational, goofy, and more. These are all types and themes of poems for children or about childhood. This poetry resource includes rhyming, classic, long, and short poems for children and many more fun categories. When reading and writing modern children's poems, age does not matter. You can be a young person and write about things you enjoy, or you can be a child at heart and share your memorable childhood experiences. The key is to have fun and write about things that appeal to today's kids.
Leggo of My Bow
The big birthday bash was in full swing.
The triplets, now two, entertained
the throng while eating ice cream
and cake. What a mess! Then,
they ignored their gifts
and fought over
balloons, gift
bags, and
bows.
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Categories:
children,
Form: Nonet
The Penknob KidPENKNOB: Is our household word that my kids euphemistically created of the two phrases that I purposely refrained its actual pronunciation by slurring PENKNOB: Phrase #1. Hands-Off/or don't touch; #2. Shut-Up/or be quiet. My youngest...
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Categories:
children, courage, cry, hurt,
Form: Ottava rima
FOR SYDNEYO little girl, my darling,
You grow too quickly.
You were the golden child,
The lovely Sydney Grace,
Now rushing to be a woman
Long before I am prepared.
How can I keep you small?
But grow you must
And blossom in...
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Categories:
children, 5th grade, beauty, blessing,
Form: Free verse
No Words Spoken: Eyes of a Soul to Eyes of a Soul
“No Words Spoken: Eyes of a Soul to Eyes of a Soul”
No words. Eyes of a Soul speak to Eyes of a Soul.
No words
can interpret the loss of such beauty, such innocence, such promise.
No...
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Categories:
children, abuse, anti bullying, bullying,
Form: Elegy
danger to toddlerLegos and marbles
Tiny robotic pieces
Danger to toddler
He carries wheel in mouth
Spits it out during bath time
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Categories:
children,
Form: Tanka
MotherhoodEverything died and bloomed in a few hours.
Later, I conjured a galaxy.
...
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Categories:
children,
Form: Free verse
Hallways
My books are all over the floor,
Even one went out the door!
The kids don't see me when they run down the hall.
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Categories:
children, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Lunch Time Blues
Lunch is where we eat a bunch!
Sandwich with cheese,
Chips, pickles, and peas.
Sometimes and apple or...
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Categories:
children, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Fang!
Teeth normally straight and true,
Went all awry,
I don't know what to do!
Kids call me fang!
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Categories:
children, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
New Kid
New kid on the block,
Other kids tease me a lot!
Trying not to cry,
All my old...
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Categories:
children, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
When I Tattled on Ana
An undisciplined terrible tot,
Ana did awful things quite a lot.
Uncle Bob she did kick.
I told Dad. With a stick,
a good spanking my sis at last got!...
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Categories:
children,
Form: Limerick
Family IsA New Poem:
Family Is:
The first thing that makes sense...
It blossoms at every direction it grows...
The flourishing nature of family
Is beauty-impersonified....
Sparks fly when the core tenets
Of family is mixed with a stint of love...
The rich...
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Categories:
children, anniversary, appreciation, art, celebration,
Form: Free verse
ShooI was a competent, happy housewife, but that was before my husband died,
Leaving me to rear myriad children solo, as the lone star twinkles with pride.
John had left us a prosperous farm, with a lovely...
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Categories:
age, children, fantasy, happiness,
Form: Couplet
Pirate Ship
Once upon a time,
A pirate ship came to mind.
Large and flowing,
With figure head all knowing.
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Categories:
children, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
THE LITTLE BEARThe little bear
Who didn’t care
Grabbed a large crab
That grabbed him back
With a fierce attack
The little bear
Who didn’t care
Cries out loud
For his mom
That set off an alarm
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Categories:
animal, children,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Children Poems
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1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, animal, birthday, christmas, elementary school, family, friendship, funny, giggle, haiku, holiday, kindergarten, love, middle school, preschool, school, winter
and more.
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