Kids Quatrain Poems

What happens to all the oranges
hanging on my neighbors' trees
would they let me have a bag of em
if I bargained or said pretty please

Why are...

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		I said when I was only ten
		I knew just what I wished to be.
		I now look back with no regrets.
		The choice to teach was right...

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“The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology”            ...

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World War 3, if such a war would happen,
will probably not be what we expect.
A war is being waged right now, and yet,
by many, it...

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A loving son held Mama's hand
			and said, "We've such sweet memories.
			If you feel strong enough today,
			I'd love to hear your favorites, please."
			
			Then like an eager...

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Why would I do this
What was in my head
My charmed life of bliss
Perhaps irreparably dead?

Yes I'm a fighter
A grifter of old,
I deserve a fate brighter
But...

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Sunk comfortably aloof in his mauve reading chair
Dad's evening reverie; pipe, cheese, crackers and book
His world vanished in smoke swirling into the air
For his family;...

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Fake admirers of John Keats are spotted,
To check out if their luck goes as plotted,
Accepted the challenge,
They were so brave,
But they turned out to be...

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“The US First Cavalry arrived in Manila on February 3, 1945; it proceeded to Santo Tomas University north of the Pasig River, where 3,785 Allied...

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I imagine that somewhere... exists---
(I'm not sure, but my theory persists)

Moms who read --what their kids read-- from school
Then... :-) they book-club about it --...

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His sad heart broke into pieces, 
Every time someone declared "no", 
No one wished to marry a clown, 
But they all enjoyed his joke show,...

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Wallpapering the living room is a job for many
So, we invited our relatives over, in all there were twenty
They got glue all over the carpet,...

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Let’s keep their apartment through Christmas someone suggested.
Although their mother was gone, and their dad had been arrested.
He will be back, right? An optimist asked,...

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November's a lovely month when leaves turn crimson and gold,
but I was nearly smothered, covered by three feet of leaf mold.
Being so short, my cohorts...

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December is imbued with countless joys.
Believers sing of Jesus, born to save.
We decorate, and kids enjoy new toys.
We dine on dishes that year-round we crave.


November...

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