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
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the toilet was artDid 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,...
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5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
grasshoppers and antsGrasshopper 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....
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5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
watch out for that pigCharlie 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!...
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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...
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Categories:
5th grade,
Form: Free verse
just take the picture MisterFive 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....
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5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
road trip anyoneRoad 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...
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5th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
sad and lonelysnot
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...
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Categories:
5th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Rictameter
whimsical water bugbug
spookie
innocent
brownish creature
today in bathroom
whimsically fun
wandering
water
bug...
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5th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Ninette
RainTeardrops 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...
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Categories:
5th grade,
Form: Free verse
cabbage womanI 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...
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Categories:
5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
tabby in winterTabby 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...
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5th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
we do not all want to see thatPompous 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...
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Categories:
5th grade, 10th grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Dragon Becomes a Writer and IllustratorDragon 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...
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5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Those holesDodging 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!...
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Categories:
5th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Tired of Marthas Snoopy WayWe 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...
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Categories:
5th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
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