Childrens Poetry

When I Sleep

2008-08-14T10:30:00.002-07:00

It’s so hot on the Amazon
I sleep with no pajamas on.
But way up north in Delaware
I sleep in my long underwear.
And when I go to Baltimore,
before I sleep I lock the door.
But when I’m back at home instead,
if I can’t sleep I read in bed.

Under the Bed

2008-08-14T10:30:00.001-07:00

There’s a terrible green monster
Who lives beneath my bed.
I hear his long white teeth click.
He’s waiting to be fed.
I shiver underneath my sheets
And squeeze my eyes up tight.
Maybe if I lie real still
He won’t eat me up tonight…
He taps me on the shoulder.
I don’t know what to do.
He looks at me and says, “I’m scared!
Can I get in with you?”

The More I Do My Homework

2008-08-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

Oh, when I’m in my classroom,
my classroom, my classroom,
yes, when I’m in my classroom
I fall sound asleep.
I’m snoring and drooling from all of this schooling.
’Cause when I’m in my classroom
I fall sound asleep.

The more I do my homework,
my homework, my homework,
the more I do my homework
the sleepier I get.
’Cause homework is boring.
It makes me start snoring.
The more I do my homework
the sleepier I get.

But now that it’s my bedtime,
my bedtime, my bedtime,
yes, now that it’s my bedtime,
I feel wide awake.

At school I was tired,
but now I feel wired.
Oh, now that it’s my bedtime
I feel wide awake

Sweet Dreams

2008-08-14T10:27:00.000-07:00

It’s always been a wish of mine
(or should I say a dream)
to scare my sister half to death
and hear her piercing scream.
That’s why I squished four bugs until
they all were very dead,
then took them to my sister’s room
and put them in her bed.

After we had said good night,
my heart began to pound.
I waited and I waited, but
she never made a sound.

And then I got so doggone tired
I couldn’t stay awake.
I climbed into my own warm bed
and shrieked—there was a snake!

It wiggled, and I leaped and fell
and bruised my bottom half;
then I heard an awful sound—
it was my sister’s laugh

Star Light, Star Bright

2008-08-14T10:26:00.000-07:00

Star light, star bright,
first star I see tonight,
I’m going to try with all my might
to keep my jammies dry all night.

Now I Lay Me Down to Rest

2008-08-14T10:25:00.000-07:00

Soon I’ll lay me down to rest,
but first I have to get undressed,
comb the tangles from my hair,
change my dirty underwear,
have a sandwich and a drink,
clean the plate and rinse the sink,
feed the goldfish, take a bath,
do my spelling and my math,
check my head for ticks and lice,
leave some cheese out for the mice,
fold and put away my pants,
sing a song and do a dance,
say goodnight to Dad and Mother,
pick a fight with my twin brother,
blow my nose and set the clock,
take the dog out for a walk,
turn the light out, pull the shade,
have a glass of lemonade,
trim my toenails, clean my ears,
eat a jar of pickle spears,
kiss Aunt May and Uncle Keith,
wash my face and brush my teeth,
take the garbage to the curb,
learn a pronoun from a verb
so I can pass tomorrow’s test—
but now I’m too awake to rest

My Prayer

2008-08-14T10:24:00.000-07:00

I pray my father finds his keys.I pray my sister doesn’t tease.I pray that baby has no rash.But most of all, I pray for cash.

Menagerie

2008-08-14T10:23:00.000-07:00

A pussycat that quack, quack, quacks.
A bird that says meow.
A doggy that says oink, oink, oink.
A duck that says bow wow.
A pony that sniffs catnip.
A turkey that eats fries.
A cow that drinks a milk shake.
A turtle that loves pies.

A timberwolf that yodels.
A bear that rides a bike.
An ape that juggles melons.
A pig that loves to hike.

They’re just so entertaining—
I like them more than sheep.
I count them and I’m smiling
as I drift off to sleep.

Knight Warning

2008-08-14T10:22:00.000-07:00

This is what his mother said
when little Knight went up to bed:
“Get up in the night, My Dear, you must!
Don’t wet the bed, or you might rust!”