Poems
for
Kids
Gum on my shoe
There is gum on my shoe
What will I do
With this gum on my shoe
Theres no gum allowed during school
This is true
So what am I going to do?
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Mmmmm. Big Berry Blue!
The Bus Driver
Through good or bad
Hes always there to make
your days seem worse.
In full attire we call him sire
And suffer through his curse.
He's large and mean,
With teeth of green,
A broken nose,
And fractured spleen,
A dandruff stack,
A hairy back,
And drives as if hes in Iraq.
But if he learns to read and write
Well have to stop at every light!
King of the Hill
Fat boy Phil is king of the hill.
For three weeks straight he's won!
Weve pulled and weve pushed.
Tim slipped and was squished.
Fat Phil just weighs a ton!
Lunch Menu Blues
Come read the news, get the lunch menu blues.
Theyve posted it here in the hall.
How nasty and crude to claim it as food
When the smell of it makes my skin crawl!
Monday is stew from lunch lady Lou
Or mystery slop surprise.
If you aint brown baggin yer sure to be gaggin
This glop is unfit for flies!
Tuesday is ham straight from a can,
Aged for ten years or more.
Its not good for eatin but great for competin
In food fights I watch this stuff soar.
Wednesday is fish, some specialty dish,
I wont advise eatin alone.
Although its been fried, last week my friend died,
From choking to death on a bone.
Thursdays & Fridays bring various things,
Like sloppy joes, liver and rice.
But most kids are bettin the meat that they're gettin
Is comin from stray cats and mice.
Little Brothers
I love my younger brothers Tom & Pete
Even with their messy hair and stinky feet
I just wish they werent so naughty
And just once theyd use the potty
Without leaving me a dribble on the seat
TUCK ME IN
Daddy please come tuck me in
and take a little time.
Tell a story, make me laugh,
or read a little rhyme.
Tickle me and give me hugs.
Help me with my prayers.
Come and be a kid with me.
Forget about your cares.
Daddy Please come tuck me in
and talk about my day.
Come and lay down next to me
I have a lot to say.
Daddy please come tuck me in.
Come get your goodnight kiss.
Soon Ill grow and move away
and this is what youll miss
The Lost Rhyme
Walking home from the beach one day,
I tripped and fell along the way.
My rhyme was lost to my dismay.
Where did it go?
What will I say?
I looked by the shore.
It wasnt there.
It wasnt in the woods,
Or in the bluebirds nest.
I searched and searched
Along the grass,
And found it stuck
Upon my rear.
The Sock Monster
Theres a monster in my dryer
This I know is true
Every time I wash my clothes
My socks go in by two
When I take them out
The thought uncurls my hair
Im missing over half of them
One from every pair
Im getting sick and tired
Of losing what is mine
From now on when I wash my socks
Ill hang them on the line
Broccoli
There is broccoli in my tummy.
I wish it wasnt there.
I told my Dad, No Thank You, but he didnt seem to care.
He said I had to eat it
so I wouldnt lose my hair,
And Im tempted to believe him since his head's completely bare.
