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2nd Grade Poems | Examples of 2nd Grade Poetry

2nd Grade Poems - Examples of all types of 2nd 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 2nd grade.
The Old Car
There once was an old car that was quite spry, It had creaky joints and a sputtering sigh. Its engine would wheeze On the road, with such ease Yet, if I now had such car, I would be pleased Newer...Read the rest...
Categories: 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member whimsical water bug
bug spookie innocent brownish creature today in bathroom whimsically fun wandering water bug...Read the rest...
Categories: 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Ninette
My wait
I await you, Day and night, Even my dreams are honoured by your presence I await you, To meet your comforting eyes, Lost in a world of its glory A beauty no spoken words can describe I await...Read the rest...
Categories: 11th grade, 2nd 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: 1st grade, 2nd 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: 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: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Bubbles from the Moon
She blows the prettiest bubbles from the moon. Adorable! Said an antelope, who acts like a goon. She is probably coming back to earth, and I mean soon. This was stated by a gossipy grandpa baboon....Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
A talk with the Sky
One day I’m gonna fly I promise the sky I do not know why But I’m gonna try For my dream will not dry Because I will not die Until I touch the sky To myself...Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dedicated Dissection
Being teased is a horrible fate, Children do this all the time without a quake. Not realizing the pain they cause, ...Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Dark Knight Warrior
Dark Night Warrior Imagine a world where darkness reigns supreme, and the sun itself coders behinds clouds of despair. Within this realm, a lonely soul seeks solace in the arms of another, only to find his path...Read the rest...
Categories: 2nd grade, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Chimparoo and her Horrible Angry Cat
My pal Chimparoo had the angriest cat No matter what you did, he was mean as a rat Jumping up and down like a Johnny Jehosophat Always being mean to others was that horrible cat Chimparoo, why do you...Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Her hair brought too much attention
She had the loveliest hair, but it brought too much attention to her. Shaquita was shy; she did not like people to approach or speak. I will braid it, her mother said, but what can we do...Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member why is she knitting a nest
But why is she knitting a nest? We asked each other. We knew the old bird was too old to become a mother. The bird sat quietly with knitting needles clicking away. She liked it when she confused...Read the rest...
Categories: 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Escape
They were bigger than me! Couldn't get free. Circled around, Until I fell on the ground! ...Read the rest...
Categories: 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Memory it carries
The happy drops of the rain that irrigates the thirsty ground Carrying the memory of every soul In love with the rain they all sing Rain gives water, water gives life Life gives memories, Memories engraved...Read the rest...
Categories: 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse

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