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5th Grade Poems | Examples of 5th Grade Poetry

5th Grade Poems - Examples of all types of 5th 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 5th grade.
Premium Member the toilet was art
Did you go to the bathroom? Her mommy asked the girl. I couldn’t, she told her. The toilet is prettier than a pink pearl. So you could not use it? Her mother asked, askance. Go see it yourself,...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member grasshoppers and ants
Grasshopper and the ants were having a laid-back day They did what they wanted, snoozing and snoring away The meadow was breezily uplifting, sharing her grasses. I like being here with my friends, the lads and the lasses....Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member watch out for that pig
Charlie Bug on vacation is dancing a jig Almost got stepped on by a heavy pig Gyrating and wiggling, he shows his best side. Here comes that pig again, Charlie, you’d better hide!...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
The pain of the unseen effort
"The pain Of The Unseen Effort" The weight of the world, Upon weary shoulders, Crushing the spirit, As effort and energy, Seem to vanish like vapor, Into the silent void, With no recognition, In sight. In the shadows of toil and sweat, Lies a bitter...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member just take the picture Mister
Five yellow chicks wanted to have their picture taken. You don’t have the same moms right, or am I mistaken? Just take the picture, mister said a snotty one named Sue. He took his camera and walked off....Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member road trip anyone
Road trip anyone? The neighbors were startled that day. Some of them hid under turnips, others simply ran away. We knew this duo was crazy, but we do not even know them. Have heard though that they do...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
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: 5th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Ninette
Rain
Teardrops of the angel engulf the world The immense of despair unfurls The inevitability of sorrow consumes the universe In the shadows anguish and agony lurks...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade,
Form: Free verse
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: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
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: 5th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member we do not all want to see that
Pompous yam stuck his tummy out big and bold It was not a young fresh belly, rather rotund and old. He is so arrogant, he thought we would all like to see. His rump-like rounded tummy; he’s full...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dragon Becomes a Writer and Illustrator
Dragon wrote his memoirs from view of one They were amazing; wild, adventurous and fun Why don’t you illustrate them? Asked his son. That is a terrific idea said his cousin Bun. Dragon was hesitant a tiny bity bit. He...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Those holes
Dodging one here, dodging one there, Riding along without a care. Three in a row, which way do I go, I close my eyes and curse the so and so. Oh!...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tired of Marthas Snoopy Way
We were fed up with Martha’s snoopy way Cheered when her head rolled off one day Did her head stop talking? It surely did not; it kept squawking. It kept rolling over and over. So we put it into a...Read the rest...
Categories: 5th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme

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