1st Grade Poems | Examples of 1st Grade Poetry

quiet meadow ant heading toward peony bushes partying with friends...

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wear pajamas to breakfast if you can this was said by my cute guy garbage man he is a witty guy, this man named Stan He said it to my dementia-teetering grandma Nan She showed up in the cafeteria in her pajamas too They have cartoon ponies on them in pink and blue No one noticed, for the rest of them...

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If you can't live longer, live deeper....

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Enough is as good as a feast....

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Never show outward emotion, not to them, and certainly not to yourself. Cause if you do, they’ll snap the neck of the bluebird that still chirps in your ribcage at 3 A.M. the only time of the...

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Bumble, the baby bee had the best cradle of all It was carved out of a walnut by his Grandpa Paul It rocked in the wind, gave a gentle little sway Bumble slept inside it cozily, snoring away...

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Light and Darkness Have you ever paused to ponder Why the creator in his wisdom Made death the only doorway Leading to the Heavenly Kingdom? Have you ever paused to ponder Why the creator by his order Separated the endless darkness To give the world twelve hours of light And twelve hours of dreadful night? Don't you know He could make it all light? You could...

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NOW THAT WE ARE AWAKE Now that we awake – We had all the long while Been in deep dreamless slumber And while we were still Still slumbering in our Unreal bed of red roses They planned, practised and projected What “tomorrow” would likely bring Now that we have realized with pain That the “tomorrow” we failed to plan for Has changed herself to...

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gnarly snarly wharly harly barley troll when we use his path, he demands a toll When we protest, he hangs us upside down The villagers come by and call us clown gnarly snarly wharly harly barley troll Humiliating us kids is his ultimate goal He is good at it, an expert in fact; I know. He has hung me twice by my...

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If I could catch the stars in a mason jar would it be enough to prove myself? I don't want to be here anymore. I want to be up in space where all of the fireflies reside. They don't care if I'm not good enough. ...

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You joined the Navy. I joined the circus. I was always a clown, and you were always so serious. ...

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I am a circus freak— collar popped, polka dots. You throw apples and boo; I hate all of you too. I’m not bothered, though. One day, I’ll start a revolution and set fire to this whole place. You see me as a freak; I see myself as one of you elites— three-piece suit, walking cane. I’m going to dismantle the aristocracy internally. Join the cause or die. ...

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Among the sky, Among the earth, Among the sand, Among the dirt, Among the sleet, Among the snow— Rests impermanence, our only home. ...

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Don't tell me I will die For I know I will die Why tell the bird it will fly? Why tell the neonate it will cry? Nature designed these things to be And I need no third eye to see And know that they’re meant to be But you stretch your staff to the sky And tell me that my people will cry Because...

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In halls where silence once held sway, A storm did breach the calm of day. A voice, unbidden, harsh and cold, Unfurled its tale, its judgment bold. It spoke of faults unseen, unfound, Its echoes spread, a bitter sound. No evidence to back its claim, Yet still it sought to tarnish name. The mirror cracked, its truth betrayed, By words that in the shadows...

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