Kids Iambic Pentameter Poems

Be it that I am doomed to walk the Earth
In fear of time - measured in mere fractions;
Starlight grants me comfort with twinkling mirth,
Lost in...

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On Halloween- so many years ago,
our grandkids had a pet named Georgie cat;
   a sweet Tuxedo cat for sure, although-
could offer soothing purrs...

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To all the fallen of Covid 19
whose deaths were unrecorded and unseen
To those who languished in intensive care
where Fear unmasked itself to mock each prayer

To...

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How much of fate is shaped for us at birth-
   how much is figured to be circumstance?
A story now I share with you...

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Twelve-year-old Cliff was moaning in his sleep.
Again--bad dreams of Bob the Bruiser who
lived right next door. Bob was a thug, a creep
who picked on smaller...

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“The kids are fast asleep,” Bob whispers to
			his wife.” Ann smiles and mouths, “That’s great.” They go
			to get some snacks and drinks before they start
			a...

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Your room remains unchanged-   
just as it was when you went away-
Care Bears and books still arranged,
your dolls all lined up on display....

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With less tomorrows than I've yesterdays
In looking back I have but one regret
Before that last tomorrow fades away
I wish that I could pay an unpaid...

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Batman had some guests who outdid their stay
By making a muddle with their foul play

Robin was first, yet his diet of late
Were larva and worms...

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I eat one more I will be sure to puke.
Almond no joy to me no more, no more
The kids re-gift each one to me for...

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I just can't stand poetry!
It badly boggles my brain!
I'm supposed to learn to rhyme!
But uck! You think I'm not sane?

I just can't stand poetry!
With its...

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I went to the Dentist to pull a tooth
And patiently sat in the waiting booth.
All the kids stared at my giant bucktooth;
Needless to say they...

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STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
A man should know the price he'll have to pay
for any cow or piglet he will buy
unless he's got the cash...

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I called my mother the other day- just to listen to her voice
She answered dear Steve – yes this is me- how are you this...

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I hear the women crying, I hear the children scream
I see the sun’s fiery rays, each and every glowing beam
 
I feel the wind blowing...

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