Best Spare The Rod Poems

As a child in days gone by
Mother’s rod was swift  but sure
Many a weal as time went by
Scarred my skin an ugly blue.

Nagging was the way of life
My mother used to lay the rule 
Not a day did I cry
Child abuse, nor reported it...

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Back in the early '50s, my Dad believed in,
"Spare the rod, spoil a child," his lesson seeping in.
As a young growing kid, I longed for playtime's call,
Believing in the joy of games, both indoors and outdoors, I stood tall.

Mornings meant waking up to breakfast's warm...

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Don’t spare the rod
Without remorse
Strike hard

For every child good there’s one bad 
Take no chances
Strike hard

Education must come from above
A swinging stroke
Strike hard

Old decorum a twilight 
Duty fading
Strike hard

World now bemused by little Jimmy
Take pleasure
Strike hard...

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Spare the rod; spoil the child
So the old proverb read --
and into children, injected dread
but kept them from going hog-wild

Yet many adults just will not hit
until they're really mad --
which always turns out very bad
leaving them emotionally unfit

They lose their cool; they spank too hard
The...

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