Kids Light Verse Poems | Examples

These Kids Light Verse poems are examples of Light Verse poems about Kids. These are the best examples of Light Verse Kids poems written by international poets.


Premium MemberGrateful taste

Feasting heartily with delight
special kids expressed thankfulness*
that God's provisions do abound
as they savour fruit salad bite
with fresh strawberries’ dominion
of glazed honey and creamy milk
beside sweet blueberry cheesecake
midst inviting roasted chicken.

*1Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

July 31, 2025
Honorable Mention, "1402" Poetry Writing Contest
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Premium MemberSmiles Of Childhood Days


A sudden drizzle gushed along the street,
That I wiggled out , romping and playing 
In my cotton jumpshirt as summer cooled,
To allow a downpour of monsoon rain.

Swerving through puddles  where  debris
Gathered around little tots'  feet, 
Our lithe bodies slip-skidded, glided
On a roller-coaster ride of muddy  suds... what fun!

Then, I picked dingy ferns coiled  by reeds,
Merrily smiling past waters, unclear…
Till Mom and Dad yelled "kids , clean up...” 
O youth's  play of bubble-pop made us blush.

Then soft winds crooned among the trees
Where  only spellbound laughter can recall
This whimsical atmosphere:  A time to reel, 
To cherish the frolic in heat of summer days
Which spangled my childhood sprees aloft!

After The Thunder


The sky  a disruptive horizon
creating havoc in calm of evening
when electric thunder suddenly booms
  without notice from neutral evening.

The shrill of invasive pyrotechnics
frighten animals and children
in their near hour of slumber.

Flickers of  quiet ensues against
 restless distress of the neighborhood.

Clouds begin to roll in steady flow,
that after the thunder, kids devour
pleasant bowls of strawberry yoghurt.


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Premium MemberThe Cut-Out-And-Keep Guide To Trees

the silver birch
it likes to hide
so as you search 
at eventide
you find it there with many friends
playing poker through the night

the common oak 
a wise old man
an aging folk 
since time began
grandfathers of the forest they
speak myth and folklore when they can

the sycamore
with helicopter seeds
sets out its store
among the weeds
then grows to be big and strong
from people’s picnics on which it feeds

the horse chestnut
is the conker tree
the children’s favourite
but too spikey 
until they are ready later on
and why kids were late home for tea

the yew
is old
and grew
so slow
its age is in millennia 
and battles from the archer’s bow

the hawthorn
its blossom white
and at dawn
as if it snowed all night
then all too soon the white has gone
a desperate case of bad stage fright

the conifer
fir, spruce and pine
a regular
likes mead and wine
to keep it warm in winter then
comes into homes at Christmas time

Premium MemberKeeping up with the Joneses, who are weird

Because I'd been good for a very long while,
my parents decided to buy me a crocodile.
Then all the kids on the block
thought I really did rock.
Till two weeks later,
another kid’s parents decided to buy him an alligator!
Shoot! And now some kid’s braggin’
his parents are gonna buy him a Komodo dragon.
Oh, my God! This is way over the top!
Will this neighborhood competition never stop?
© Rio Jansen  Create an image from this poem.


Premium MemberMrs Santa Finally Gets Her Christmas Wish

As Christmas draws near something's different this year,
At the North Pole all's quiet as can be.
Saint Nick and all of the elves he employs
Are online filling kids' wish lists electronically.
His wife, Mrs. Claus, is delighted because
Her jolly old husband's finally working from home
And delivering those toys to good girls and boys
Via UPS, FedEx, and Amazon drones.

...and Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to all the good girls and boys on PS...

Premium MemberThe Tooth Fairy lost Her Teeth

I heard the tooth fairy lost her teeth.
Thief stole every last one, and her wand.
She can’t wave away the loss. Senseless,
of course. Sore kids won’t let it go -
their tooth. They’ve moved to Neverland
to escape the crooked, but Cook has
a secret treasure with a wand for a key.

Now Peter found the old Captain’s stash,
bagged it, filled it with crocks and clocks.

Peter Pan capped the tooth fairy’s smile.
The Captain will be screaming for a while.

Premium Member I'm Tired Of Taylor Swift

I am tired of Taylor Swift,
Her face I can not avoid.
 I know you gals get my drift.
I love her, but am annoyed.

 She has all those Swifty fans.
Isn't that enough for her?
 All she does is sing and dance,
and is known throughout this
earth.

 Her picture is everywhere!
Won't you give me a break Please?!
 Kelce and her, are a pair.
Watch the Kansas city chiefs.

 I turn the radio on.
You won't believe who I hear.
 My daughter's favorite song.
You guessed wrong, it's Britney Spears.

         Gotcha  LOL

Michael Tor
Taylor is a wonderful
performer but I think
they overcharge at her 
concerts and parents 
foot the bill for their
teenage kids...

Michael Tor

Premium MemberRefurbished Nursery Rhymes: The old woman who lived in a shoe

It's no wonder that old dame knew not what to do,
If she thought she could raise kids alone in a shoe.
She proved after the second
She was overly fecund,
Maybe Mother Goose reckoned she'd have child support, too.

Premium MemberImproving on Perfection

If Mrs. Paul's™ got together with Planters™
To create a new breakfast treat
That everyone, kids and adults alike,
Would be eager and happy to eat,
It would be quite spectacular,
To use the vernacular,
One no other product could beat.
They'd tout their new filling
As natural and thrilling,
Organic and super delish.
But who would be thrilled
With a pastry puff filled
With peanut butter…and jellyfish?

Premium MemberPreschool Teachers Know What to Say

"please sit on your sitzfleisches,"the 4th grade teacher said
Preschoolers do not understood German, so they continued to stand
"Sit on your hindquarters!" This was stated a bit louder.
The kids stared at her, still not understanding.
"Your haunches, your petootsies, your derrieres!"
They looked totally consternated now.
A preschool teacher walked in.
"Sit on your pockets," she said.
They all sat.

Premium MemberCritterature: a Dragon and a Minotaur

The dragon and the minotaur are mythological creatures.
They romped and stomped in ancient tales
Of Greece, and Rome, and France, and Wales,
And have kept kids through the ages biting their nails,
But they shared no other features.
A lonely dragon, so the story goes,
Decided the rift was demeaning.
He thought it high time they both along,
And tried forging a bond between them.
But minotaurs, it seems, are bull-headed and mean,
And this one quipped he would never be seen
With someone whose skin was so scaly and green,
And whose breath was so fetid and foul and obscene.
The poor dragon blushed,
He turned red,
He turned blue,
Then he started to stutter, and stammer, and stew,
Which made the minotaur chortle, and bellow, and scoff,
Which at first startled the dragon,
Then just plain pissed him off,
And the very last thing the minotaur knew
Was the savory aroma of barbeque.

Moral:
A friend is the very preciousest thing,
And well worth the effort to get him.
So if a dragon should offer to be your best friend,
It's in your best interest to let him.

Premium MemberRemember Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello started out as a Disney Mouseketeer
We kids loved her totally, she was everything we wanted.
Starring in Babes in Toyland made her even more popular.
I was nine when her Hawaiian paper dolls came out.
Man, there was nothing better than that.
Until she began starring in beach movies with Frankie Avalon.

Premium MemberLas Vegas 1967

Las Vegas 1967
Harrah’s, free drinks
Circus Circus, bring the kids
Frontier, win a Chevy

Golden Nugget, best slots
Flamingo Capri, Elvis impersonator
Caesar’s Palace, world’s best buffet

Tropicana, win big
Sahara, all day breakfast
Dunes, best shrimp cocktail thirty cents
Golden Nugget, live girls
I would certainly hope so.

Premium MemberBeauty Shop

gumball machine is huge at beauty shop
A trick to entice kids inside
Letting them think it will be fun
I know better
I have been here two hours
And they have not started on me yet

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