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Babysitting Poems - Poems about Babysitting

Premium Memberbabbysitting

I babysit the daughter (Ivy) of a doctor at the hospital where I volunteer, accumulating ‘clinical hours’ for my med school applications. According to my mom, the purpose of my current existence is to get into med school.

That may sound crazy or theater-mom-ish but she has strong arguments - like Aristotle (all things strive toward
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Categories: babysitting, child, fun, girl, humor,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBABYSITTING A DOG

Our four grandchildren have grown up before our eyes…it’s hard to imagine that!
Which means it’s been years since they spent the night with us and Deborah and I babysat.

So, when our son and daughter-in-law asked us to watch their golden lab, Juniper
We said yes without so much as a dialogue…
With all our experience babysitting grandchildren
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Categories: babysitting, dog,
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberBabysitting Third Graders

The child is eight, and full of vigor
He was drumming on his desk
I knew in a few seconds I would have six drummers
Trying to outdrum each other, so I called him to me

He came right over
What’s up?
Where did you learn to drum?
My dad was a drummer
In a band?
head nod.
That is interesting!
He nods, excited, thrilled.

He sings
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Categories: babysitting, teacher,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberBabysitting

Another college tour, another favor. This time it was an old schoolmate, George and his parents who were taking the official tour. I was going to babysit his little sister Mary (5) while they walked around.

It was good to see someone from home and sad in a way. For a moment, I had a tugging
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Categories: babysitting, boy, feelings, little sister,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberPart One-A Day of Babysitting My Grandchildren Leinah and Carlin Williams

What's your name LeiNah what's your last name Williams who am I Papa
What's your name come here talk to me(sounds of high pitch screaming from a little girl)
Shhhh! Ahh! Ahh water! Ahh! Ahh Ahhh!
How old are you?  I'm 5 . How do you know, you are five. Cause I'm m five years old

How old
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Categories: babysitting, adventure, analogy, granddaughter, grandfather,
Form: Dramatic Monologue



Premium MemberBabysitting Grandpa

I remember how I loved babysitting our grandchildren 
how neatly they fit into my arms.
I remember being impressed with their intelligence and captivated by their charms.

How they would spend the night with us…how we’d make sure that they were fed
how we’d play some games, watch a movie then send them off to bed.

How in the
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Categories: babysitting, family,
Form: Verse

Premium MemberBabysitting First Graders

This is a first grader’s day
I build a house! I build a house!
Another first grader chimes in.
It has a mouse! And maybe a louse!
Third first grader yells “Hey, that rhymes!”
“Chimes! Limes! Times! Crimes!”
By the time the teacher arrives back
from her twenty-second bathroom break
the whole room is afire with song.
You would think I taught music.
Did they
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Categories: babysitting, school, teacher, teachers day,
Form: Light Verse

The Devil Is In the Details

The Devil’s watch has started and the time is consummate
A strange and tranquil calmness mocks our terrifying wait
There, just beyond our window moves like fearsome reprobates
A pair of tortuous demons meant all Hell to perpetrate
We will not yield in panic! We will not abdicate!
The oaths we swore, though did not know what fortune could mandate
Then
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Categories: babysitting, grandchild,
Form: Monorhyme

Premium MemberNewborns Versus Babies

The babies are so much fun,
So cuddly and warm,
So snuggly, and wonderful,
So ugly when first born.

The babies are so loved,
So cherished, so alive!
But the newborns, with their cat-cries,
Are so annoying when they cry.

Yes, I will babysit your baby.
And we can play and sing and laugh.
I will give her and him both bottles,
But if it is
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Categories: babysitting, baby,
Form: Rhyme

Gilly and Auntie Pam

Gilly darling dont do that
You don't know where it's been
And put our hat on there's a love
I'm fetching some ice-cream
Do you want a cornet child?
Or will you take a lolly?
Oh Gilly darling don't do that
I'll have to tell your Mummy
Now sit here on the beach towel
And do try to be good
I know you're keen on
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Categories: babysitting, beach, childhood, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

Sitters' Jitters

nannies
grannies

watchin’
children

mouth stuffed?
cheeks puffed?

bouncy
ball-ee

legos
clown nose

toy cars
gold stars

knickknacks
thumbtacks

foil from
chew gum

day care
au pair

sitters'
jitters
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Categories: babysitting, 11th grade, angst, baby,
Form: Footle

Babysitting 101

I travelled to my daughters home
to babysit the kids
I’d not been there ten minutes when
my mind was on the skids

and not because I couldn’t cope
I’m qualified, I think
But I couldn’t work their microwave
To warm the baby’s drink

I thought to use the kettle
As a secondary ploy
But no instructions were to hand
For this confusing toy

A pan then
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Categories: babysitting, children, funny,
Form: Free verse

Babysitting

a is for annoying (definitely)
b is for brat (even yours)
c is for cherished ( I do)
d is for deaf (I wish I were)
e is for endearing ( to most)
f is for fun (most of the time)
g is for goodbye (GOODBYE)
h is for hello (what they say)
I is for irritating (they are)
j is for just (one
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Categories: babysitting, devotion, emotions,
Form: ABC

Babysitting Bloody Goats

Babysitting bloody goats,


Babysitting bloody goats,
Baaaa baaaa twinkletoes has notes,
Trying to get some bloody sleep,
Sounds like a rabid rancid sheep,
 a lonesome goat, you know it,
wheres that bloody clive a sitting,
climbing screen doors, its not quiting,
Sue heard one on the ole tin roof,
twinkle toes tap tap 2 do it?
Blaurgggggght says the nanny goat,
Crazy bludger's tunes out
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Categories: babysitting, adventure,
Form: Ballad

Adventures In Babysitting (Rapture Unravelling)

was hired to babysit life
was hired to babysit life
gave hollywood their homework
an assignment im sure
keep us all in line
13 steps of this war
keep us all in line
deadlocked to get what we want

i was hired to babysit life
i was hired to babysit life
it was gonna be harder than i thought
judging my own innocence ididn't understand
13 steps
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Categories: babysitting, social, visionary
Form: Free verse

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