Poems for Children | Examples of Poetry for Children

Poems for Children. Below are examples of poetry for children . This list of poems for children is made of PoetrySoup member poems. PoetrySoup is a great resource for examples of children poems. These examples illustrate what children poems look like. There is also a link below to the definition of children and a page where you can discuss these types of poems.

List of For Children Poems

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	f a m i l y	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun, mum,
	c,l,m	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children,
	l,m i n x	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun,
	m	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun, humor,
	j,a,d	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children,
	Bees	Mwashighadi, Kilalo	Free verse	for children, adventure, beautiful, children, environment,
	t,p	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun, poetry,
	m,o,t	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun, travel,
	t,m,b	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun,
	The Naughty Little Puppy	Fleming, Cherie	Quintain (Sicilian)	for children, animal, children, cute love,
	n,t,tr	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun,
	rb,a,rf	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun, magic,
	t,d	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, fun,
	madt	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, funny,
	otb	Lawton, Patricia	Rhyme	for children, funny,
	Not Forgotten By Me	Read, Beverly	Free verse	for children, children
	FAMILY	MURRAY, JEAN	Verse	for children, appreciation, children, family, i
	My Child My Child	Bonneville-Delacroix, Laura	Enclosed Rhyme	for children, addiction, child, children, inspirational,
	Polly got Words	Troutman, Tanis	Narrative	for children, car, childhood, children, dedication,
	For My Children	Shaw, Lisa	I do not know?	for children, blessing, children, family, love
	AUTUMN MELODY	Nayak, Anulaxmi	Haiku	for children, autumn, beauty, celebration, children,
	Blessing of Innocents	Dillenbeck, Gerald	Prose Poetry	for children, blessing, children, earth, health,
	autumn clouds spill rain	Parise, Rick	Haiku	for children, children, nature, rain
	FAIL	nair, sadashivan	Prose Poetry	for children, childhood, children, courage, education,
	Parenting	Roberts, Kay	Rhyme	for children, children, family, parents
	Seasons	Krampe, Agnes	Quatrain	for children, age, children, family, growth,
	Halloween Memories	Brown, Tera	ABC	for children, celebration, character, childhood, children
	Autumn to Spring in New York	Buhagiar, Victor	Free verse	for children, children, death, love hurts
	If Only It Could Be	Janko, Betty	Rhyme	for children, children, hope, inspiration
	My Little Kings	Christensen, Elisa	Prose Poetry	for children, children, dedication, future, grandchild,
	Precious Jewels	Roberts, Kay	Rhyme	for children, children, devotion, family, love,
	Leaves Talking	McGrath, Brenda	Rhyme	for children, autumn, children, happy, seasons,
	just sitting	allard, rose	ABC	for children,
	Poem About Me	Pollack, Tracey	I do not know?	for children, children, grandmother, kid, life,
	The Gramps	Timperley, Dave	Rhyme	for children, children, grandparents, parents
	- Six Cute Babies, Two Boys And Four Girls -	Smile, Sunshine	Kimo	for children, beautiful, birth, children, dog,
	SURPRISED FLIES: fly without a clue as to why	ZiNk, Ir0nic	Free verse	for children, adventure, children, fun, funny,
	Proudly	Smith, Jeffrey	Rhyme	for children, baby, blessing, child, children,
	Shoulder to Cry On	Harmon, Lindsey	Prose Poetry	for children, blessing, children, daughter, growing
	Trumps Wall	vaso, arthur	Free verse	for children, art, children, french, humanity,
	Yesterday's Children	Babbit, DM	Rhyme	for children, children, growing up
	Little Bee	Parveen, Tahira	Free verse	for children, art, child, children, funny
	The Foundry of the Night	Fox, Kaelan	Rhyme	adventure, dark, fantasy, for children, magic, scary,
	Haiku 3	Bhattacharya, Sarban	Haiku	for children,
	To Our Children	Timperley, Dave	Rhyme	for children, children, love, memory
	My likkle bruvver	Broadbent, Robert	Light Poetry	for children, best friend, brother, childhood,
	Fly Away	Haight, Sandra	Verse	for children, children, confidence, love
	Under the Couch	bauer, ilene	Rhyme	for children, children, home
	The Pixy	Magalhaes, Franklin	I do not know?	for children, children, fairy, fantasy, magic,
	God is Great	Poet, Street	Haiku	for children, children, color, god, religion
	Charlie Bryce	Hood, Si	Couplet	for children, fun, funny,
	Sparkle Plenty	Thompson, Janis	Couplet	for children, career, children, people, school
	Martha Berry	Lanier, Bo	Free verse	for children, children, education, poverty
	REMEMBERING	MURRAY, JEAN	Monorhyme	for children, children, love, marriage
	Christmas Again	DiMino, Joe	Free verse	for children, bible, celebration, children, christian,
	Watery nonsense	Jameson, Martin	Light Poetry	for children, children, humorous
	Animal Antics	Jameson, Martin	Light Poetry	for children, children, humorous
	robin blood	Quipty, Mr	Rhyme	for children, bird, children, fairy, fun
	Divorce	Troutman, Tanis	Verse	for children, break up, children, dedication,
	LENORE	Herrera, Frank	Rhyme	for children, absence, abuse, adventure, autumn,
	Love Reckons for A Second Time	Gupta, Probir	Sonnet	for children, allusion, art, children, flower,
	Proud Moments	Milliner, Sarita	Free verse	for children, appreciation, blessing, children, emotions,
	Oxymoronic Day In The Life Of A Subsitute Teacher	Richards, Carrie	Free verse	for children, childhood, children, kid, school,
	Goodnight Kisses	Whalen O Haolin in ancient Celtic, David	Prose Poetry	for children, children, kiss, love
	Could you soon make an appearance	Lockett, Jenaea	Acrostic	for children, appreciation, baby, blessing, children
	Lamington Lament	williams, john	Limerick	for children, children, humorous
	Children	Canerdy, Janice	Free verse	for children, children, growing up
	Big John Wayne in Cowboys Pleiades C	Roper, Eve	Verse	for children, bereavement, children, cowboy, teen
	Children Are the Future	Janko, Betty	Rictameter	for children, children, hope, inspirational
	Now the kids are gone	Payne, Victoria	Rhyme	for children, absence, change, children, daughter,
	Appendages	williams, colin mitchell	Free verse	for children, children, society
	Pelican	williams, john	Rhyme	for children, humorous,
	WELCOME SUMMER	Oluwafisayomi , Aina	Free verse	for children, celebration, cheer up, childhood,
	Love of My Children	Reed, Marie M.	Senryu	for children, beauty, children, happiness, love
	Those freezing days	acharya, ananya	Free verse	books, childhood, children, feelings, for children, sad, sorrow,
	Teeth Grief	williams, john	Rhyme	for children, children, humorous
	Remember When	Brown, Tera	ABC	for children, care, childhood, children, life,
	Fastest	williams, john	Rhyme	for children, children, humorous
	Steam Train	williams, john	Rhyme	for children, children, humorous
	Darkness Elementary 226	Dozier, Anita	Prose Poetry	for children, abuse, children, corruption, dark,
	Laments of the Forever Unborn	Chung, Brian	Verse	for children, abortion, absence, age, baby,
	Child Voice	Poore, Audrey	Free verse	for children, children, confidence, confusion, identity,
	A remembered innocence	Peers, Chris	Rhyme	for children, child, childhood, children, growing
	SAVIOUR	Levites, Joshua	Lyric	baby, care, child, children, for children, hope, inspirational,
	Holding On	Davies, Suzy	Narrative	for children, children, dad, dark, death,
	Dandelions - a Pleiades	Merryman, Kim	Verse	for children, children, flower, innocence
	The Past Let Go	Babbit, DM	Free verse	for children, absence, children, grandmother, heart,
	A Child	Sacks, Sheila	Free verse	for children, children, peace
	Johnny Two Shoes Too	Hardison, John	Rhyme	for children, humorous, silly,
	Left the nest	Troutman, Tanis	Rhyme	for children, change, childhood, children, growing
	99 millionth	hayner, kristi	Free verse	for children, children, depression, family, grandchild,
	The Puddle	Babbit, DM	Rhyme	for children, children, image, rain
	Kids think its funny when	Hay, Laura	Quatrain	for children, children, fun, silly
	For My Children	Williams, KL	Rhyme	for children, growing up, my children
	Parents	Humhreys, Danielle	Rhyme	for children, children, parents
	Mr Puss Cat	Davies, Suzy	Rhyme	for children, cat, children, ocean, poems
	Heavenly beings	Harvey, Aa	I do not know?	for children, angel, beauty, children, heaven,
	Guns Knife Cinnamon Buns	Schumacker, Earl	Free verse	for children, adventure, children, confusion, education,
	Unintentional collaborative Haiku between a mother and child, overheard at church	Lehman, Christine	Haiku	for children, children, humorous, mother son
	Family No More	Babbit, DM	Free verse	for children, absence, betrayal, children, destiny,