Family Children Poems

My name is Ethel Mary 
And I have to tell you this
I hate it when Aunt Geri
gives a purple garlic kiss!
I hate it when my...

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SIBLING RIVALRY BETWEEN THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM

For thousands of years animosity has existed between the Arabs and the Jews, we know this, but what is...

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If had a bra I would have left it in the apartment
Because I did run for my life

The hard knock came at the front door
Smoke...

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When the time comes for me to go 
and I know not what my fate may be, 
let me have one final moment Lord 
to...

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Ode to Chores
By Brenda Kahn

When the Good Lord
In his wisdom, Hark!
Said “Separate
the light from dark.”

He surely didn’t
See that time
Would be a scarce
Resource to find

I throw...

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BOAT OF INTEREST

Something troubles us certainly
Something always drums trouble
To us
Some have children yet pockets of
Troubles outside childbearing lives
With them closely
Some can eat but no food...

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It takes a village to raise a child
a familiar yet common phrase
that speaks to every person
of our collectiveness
in raising our youth,
till the moment
our village
has no
voice....

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NEW HYMN FOR LITTLE CHILDREN

Trump is evil this I know
For the papers tell me so
CNN, & NBC 
Scorn him and his family

Yes! The Donald hates...

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The selfish human
will either have to purposefully
look like poison ivy or poison sumac
which has betrayed a lot of people
or emit a feeling of a really...

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“My little kitty is so unique,” said Miss Olivienne Jonesmiller, “she’s a precious little shorthair, all ‘tude and sassy.”
“What will you name her?” Her mama...

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It's my promise that I'll never take back
I'll love you forever and always
To the moon and back
My heart beats for you only
You will never understand...

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Children now crying
In lockup at border camp
Waiting for mothers
No Christmas presents for them
Angles looking down crying...

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C
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C
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Cancer strikes terror in people.

Awful prognosis, scars a family.

Nasty disease that hurts and kills many.

Children should be immune, but they are not.

Everyone thinks they know,...

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Umm and Err can never decide
On things to do or places to hide.
Which clothes to put on? What games to play?
What food to eat? They...

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Bundled in warm clothes
Tuque down to my nose
Pretty fluffy red mittens
Layers at my neck soft as kittens
Let the winds howl
And the snow fall
Christmas less than...

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Santa's Appearance

It’s that time of year for Santa to appear,
After Easter searches and Halloween candy.
The clocks tick tocks as hearts beat rapidly,
In PJs tucked under...

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Let us pray
in whoever's name

For our children and
For our salad
The tomato is missing 
half a brain

Thoughts and prayers
For that slice of heaven and
For the cops...

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I took your hand
And led you far away
Off to somewhere special
Somewhere that we can stay

It's a place they call America
They will welcome us there
The land...

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Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and pumpkin, float on the air to my waiting nose.

Sounds of paper tearing while laughter echoes throughout each room, inundating my senses...

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Why do careless and heartless people abuse both animals and children?  I would like to think one reason is purely ignorance.  They simply...

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