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Child Poems | Examples of Child Poetry

Child Poems - Examples of all types of child poetry to share and read.ren. This list of child poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Adults often write about children and remember with fascination their childhood. Thee poetic works focus on children and the things unique to them including nursery rhymes, funny lyrics, and rhyming child poems. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of child poetry. This list of poetic works about and for a child is an excellent resource for examples of how to write child poems.
Hearts Like Flowers
Out of the crack, a life did rise, A fragile bloom beneath the skies. No gentle rain, no nurturing hand, Just broken stones, a barren land. But still, it fought, it clawed its way, Toward the...Read the rest...
Categories: care, child, childhood, hope,
Form: Free verse

Premium Member DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: Festive Family Time
Date: May 2051 10 am Damian invited every family To the end of May celebration and Family festivities. On skype with Father Hakim he recommended "Hey Dad you and Ma bring something if you can? Food Or...Read the rest...
Categories: child, color, confidence, deep,
Form: Prose
Man On A Roller Coaster Sonnet
It jolts and shakes as it carroms around, my joints seethe at the pressure exerted, it rips upward until high off the ground, I hear the excited cries of my kid. Oh, to be young, and has such a...Read the rest...
Categories: age, child, endurance, how
Form: Sonnet
Kessi Awendo, Certain Affairs Fay, Charms street Affair
A breeze of super heated love the ancients called it At the forth angle trumped up charges bemoan you Twas a case of of an eagle eating a chic..... cry folly Cry folly for Roy was as is...Read the rest...
Categories: child abuse, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse
Young One
In my mind There lives a child Scared, trembling Wounds still bleeding Young one, I did not wish this fate on you But the world is cruel There is no safe place to hide They will always find you Young one, do not...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Free verse

Family Reunion
Breast beat for her I doubt you fathom crude Understand thus gravitas of thy actions true This must entrust you knot the thread bear Bang thy drum roll knees follow you we share Needless pain inflicted as I stroked...Read the rest...
Categories: child, crazy, dark, daughter, death,
Form: Prose
Premium Member Chapter 158 --DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: CRUEL Ball Continuation -same day
Date: May 2051 Damian CJ Adonis and Kyon watched As did family and other relatives did Also, while quite many new players Replaced other younger players That needed a break. CJ announced The new players on the...Read the rest...
Categories: allusion, child, color, confidence,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member 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...Read the rest...
Categories: child, abuse, anti bullying, bullying,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Four Year Olds Need their Nap Routine
Insanely bad mood Snippy and snarling He is four-years-old Fighting his nap time Baby sitter folds He falls asleep at six o’clock when parents come to take him home grouchy boy cannot eat wants his bed routine broken sad ...Read the rest...
Categories: child,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Lucy’s Nervous Run
Lucy's running nerves made her stew Race time, her legs stuck like thick glue When would be her time Now a hard stool crime Why did she always have to poo! He watched as she...Read the rest...
Categories: animal, anxiety, child, emotions,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member SIBLING SUPPORT
Special child triumphs midst physical zest Expressing his love with warm gestures’ best As his hugs and embrace Reign over wheelchair race Making him the winner in running test! In pursuit to be champ in sports fest Our special son is...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, blessing, child, christian,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member If Only You Knew
I was lying in bed, unable to sleep, Thinking of troubles I'd seen in life, so deep. If I could give counsel to the younger Dave, From so many disasters, him I could still save. Somewhere, in bed, many...Read the rest...
Categories: age, child, fantasy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Boy With An Eye
Betwixt the vibrant threads of a busy bazaar, A foreigner's gaze seize on a singular star, A boy with one eye, an enigma raid, Their dialogue begins, a journey to trade. "Your salesmanship shines," the foreigner inquires, "Does schooling attend...Read the rest...
Categories: boy, child abuse, courage,
Form: Epic
Broken promises
Promise me your hands will reach out Resilient attachment starts in childhood When the brain has colic outside the womb A mother’s unconditional love soothes worries When a birthday missed slices the cord Like two neurons missing a connection Like a...Read the rest...
Categories: child, addiction, father, mother, mother
Form: Free verse
I'm Trapped
I'm trapped inside a maze that's my own head I don't know if I'd rather find a way out or be dead Twists and turns, memories that burn Burn the perfect picture of someone I thought I knew I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme

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