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6th Grade Poems | Examples of 6th Grade Poetry

6th Grade Poems - Examples of all types of 6th grade poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for 6th grade.
Premium Member gloomy old witch
Gloomy old witch with faded light blue eyes Your eerie spookiness took me by surprise There is something disturbing in your haggard face Your age has soured you, I think you have lost your grace. Even your dilapidated hat...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member sweet strawberry jam
Sweet Strawberry jam Sticky gooey gummy And warmed up it is the most yummy Heaped up on toast is what I like the most Baked up fresh in grandma’s oven Delicious on ice cream Strawberry jam Sweet...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rictameter
Premium Member sad and lonely
snot prissy child stays aloof and alone doesn’t socialize with others must have her own way every single time always hides feelings from herself remains sad and lonely acts uppity snot...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Rictameter
Premium Member whimsical water bug
bug spookie innocent brownish creature today in bathroom whimsically fun wandering water bug...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Ninette
Premium Member Tale Best Told to Family
It sounded like violent thunder Like Thor’s hammer beating triple time We watched the hill, wondering if it was them We had heard about the five wild mustangs for centuries They were in great-granddaddy’s prophecy They are here! My father...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry



Premium Member a face walk
I had heard of a cake walk I had heard of a board walk But I had never heard of a face walk Today I saw one Creeping across the sand Where is she going? Someone asked. How do you know...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Is her self confidence catching
Carnival and playmate in orange Preening , twirling, whirling swirling, Flashing, crashing, but never gnashing Is she a clown or a comic? Does she know all of her strengths? Is her fabulous self-confidence catching? I decide to stand closer, in case...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Nothing
Shall there be a soothing rest within the arms of a shallow grove, from whence the aches of an early dawn arise in its  presence, as a burning flame before the veiled eyes of a...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, longing, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member what if I do not see the portal
What if I don’t know what the portal looks like? Asked Daisy Lee. I had no advice right now, but heard it was quite easy to see. When I arrived, I had to let out a donkey-braying...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member caught myself a spaceman
Caught myself a spaceman with a rah, rah, rah Put him in a jar, all fresh, green, funny and raw He looked at me and I knew that I frightened him He was going to be my pet....Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member portal to the land of fey
Portal to land of the fey Opens up in unicorn bay The horses there all have a horn Because each one is a beautiful unicorn There are rainbows too, and a waterfall We love being there, land of the fey...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member cabbage woman
I like my vegetable women raw, raw, raw This was sung by the local lah-dee-dah He is a jokester from upstate near McCaw We did not know if he meant “rah rah rah” Or did he mean rather “raw...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member daddy potato head was using his hoe
Daddy potato head was using his hoe in a wicked way Chopping up parsley and rhubarb, throwing it past Monday Tuesday did not like it, it is shriveled and dried up he said. Daddy Potato head did not...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member tabby in winter
Tabby in winter, with a tuft of snow on your head You got slammed when they came down on that sled If you get buried, it may be quite a little while Before we can save you, St...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member want to taste a meely worm
Larva of meal worms are tasty Corn Cob Cobble said. A meely worm collector who is always well-fed. I love them he told me, want to give one a try? They were squirming and ugly, I gave them...Read the rest...
Categories: 6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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