Best 6Th Grade Poems
Below are the all-time best 6Th Grade poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of 6th grade poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Price of Free WillMedicine Hat Appaloosa
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Remember free will too has been gifted,
with freedom allied to fate's fickle choice.
Tendered words uttered still..now uplifted,
God provides each one a life...
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Categories:
6th grade, earth, god,
Form:
Sonnet
What Is Stopping YouWhat is holding you back?
What is stopping you?
What is making you uncomfortable
about asking?
about wanting?
about dreaming?
about wishing?
about expecting?
about planning?
about setting new goals?
about learning new things?
about...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
My Girl
Secretly, I watch the neighbors,
From my well-advantaged location.
Mrs. G. is complaining about her husband to Mrs. S.
No one's drama is ever as vivid as...
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Categories:
5th grade, 6th grade,
Form:
Personification
What Color Are YouWhat color are you?
You! You! You! You! You! You! I could do this all day. Smirk.
I am not talking about hair color, eye color, or...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Do You Need Some Pixie DustLaughing, dancing, having the time of her life,
Faerie Fun went from mushroom house to toadstool cottage,
Spreading joy,
Playing with everyone
In a kind and pleasant way.
There was...
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Categories:
6th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Pretty Dragonfly Spreads Love
In a gorgeous meadow chock full of butterflies and daylilies there lived a
sassy happy beautiful dragonfly. She was loved by the tulips, roses,...
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Categories:
6th grade, 7th grade,
Form:
Haibun
I Had An Alien For Two WeeksI had an alien for two weeks before I realized how unusual she was.
I wish I could be a mouse in the corner, I had...
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Categories:
6th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Prose Poetry
A Fox Was A KitA fox was a kit and a dog was once a puppy.
Don’t throw a fit, but a fish was never a guppy.
A horse was a...
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Categories:
6th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Rhyme
SUICIDE RIPOSTE
In midst of evading sounds and shadows
Lurks the soulless in search of reasoning
Whilst in the fullness, a youth bud still grows
Yet heard less, seen less,...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Sonnet
The Witch and the TigerThe witch and the tiger sat on opposite sides of the moon,
Starring at each other, wondering who would eat whom
The witch was cagey, wily and...
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Categories:
6th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form:
Free verse
Christmas Holy FeelingsSanta Claus’s Elves were dancing and singing
Beautiful gifts they were aptly bringing.
Warm fireplace heated the workshop cozy.
Red poinsettia the Christmas posy.
Melodic singing as angels got...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Sonnet
I Was A Sitting DuckI was a sitting duck when the tide came in.
No idea it would go past my chin.
I struggled and I flopped.
I bucked and I hopped.
It...
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Categories:
6th grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form:
Rhyme
faeries in the airfaeries in the air
elves fixing grass quietly
soft springtime magic
...
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Categories:
6th grade, 7th grade,
Form:
Haiku
Big Hand Little Hand Long Hand Short HandWhen I was little I thought the older a person was, the more brain cells you grew.
Thus, older people are smarter than little people.
That...
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Categories:
6th grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Would You Still Love Me IfWould you still love me if I killed your leg?
If I cut it off and baked it, would you still love me?
If I served it...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Power Of A YawnA yawn went through the shop that day,
loudly and proudly, and I could not get away.
I watched it coming, flowing mouth to mouth,
first it...
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Categories:
6th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Rhyme
My Love Affair With OrangeOrange is my utmost best color, my best friend, my girl.
She laughs from the rooftop, and she makes me mouth curl.
She glitters and she shines,...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Scared Of Her Uniqueness
she was a mess
people were scared
of uniqueness
she did not care
lived by her heart
knew herself well
people jumped back
friends delighted
family annoyed
followed her rules
lived her own dreams
happy magnet
...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Than-Bauk
Jelly Fish SandwichesJellyfish sandwiches delicately sliced.
Two or three on a plate, scrumptious and nice.
Eat them with pinkies, raised high and proud.
Please ignore the screaming; they are ridiculously...
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Categories:
6th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Light Verse
Daydreaming in ClassYou will need a terrific setting. The suck up kids are nodding.
Make sure that your character is interesting.
She says this in a...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Narrative
Woods Enthuse MeWoods enthuse me,
Bring me to a dancing state.
Lilt me, lift me, bring me back to my soul mother.
Bring me home, in pure joy and excitement.
I...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Butterfly Magic Juicehope and joy
sprinkled liberally
in generous amounts
butterfly magic juice
summer holiday shine
dragon flits mercifully
sunlit orbs
rainbow feelings
heartfelt spirit man
garden entices
marigold's ruffles
teasing the honeybees
faeries tiny secrets
hidden...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Your Heart KnowsYour empathetic sensitivity
was placed there for a reason
listen to your heart's soul...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Kimo
Squirrels Paws On My EyesSquirrel’s friendly kisses,
Squirrel’s loving squeeze.
Squirrel’s touch just misses.
Squirrel, if you please!
We are playing surprise?
Squirrel’s paws on my eyes.
I am supposed to guess?
Up in this squirrel...
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Categories:
6th grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form:
Light Verse
Help Me Save One At A TimeHelp me save the children from rage and hopelessness,
Bring your optimistic lanterns, and your jubilant joy sticks.
Meet me in a half hour in the gazebo...
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Categories:
6th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse