MOTHER SAID
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Divine counsel marked by wise comment
Came from our Mom with love’s caring depth
Along cautions to which we obliged.
“First, do your best in every task’s breadth
Always enjoy chores m...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Didactic
LOVELY PAIR TOGETHER
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They were lovely girls in the neighborhood
To their family, they stayed pretty good
Learning to trust God --- in faith and in creed
As they shared and cared, showing kindness’ deed.
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, appreciation, blessing, christian, encouraging,
Form: Quatrain
A Mother Watches Her Daughter Stretch Her Wings
...Nursery Rhymes Poetry Contest
Sponsor-Eve Roper
A Mother Watches Her Daughter Stretch Her Wings
There was no stopping my daughter's quest
Like a baby blue jay leaving the nest
She would take...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, child, daughter, growing up,
Form: Rhyme
BUILDING IS FUN NURSERY RHYME
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Come and join us in our bonding moment
Building-up dream houses midst amusement
Through "legos" … bright plastic construction toys
Showing creative skills while we rejoice.
Together, ...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, appreciation, blessing, christian, family,
Form: Rhyme
ON THE PLAY HOUSE -2nd place
...There's a play house by the park,
little children, come and play.
Let's have fun until it's dark.
Let your worries go away.
Wear your play clothes, let's have fun.
Play with me, let's be mer...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
Legos Nursery Rhymes-
...let’s go Legos blocks
building yellow, green, red beck
love birds parakeets
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built lovingly by
children of little tiny
hands snapping gathered
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blocks of colored formed
p...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, 12th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Haiku
Children of Spring
...CHILDREN OF SPRING
Spring spreads out her parasol
In April, June – always May;
Invites the children of her garden
Come with her to play today.
Yellow Daffodil stands straight up
Announcin...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, flower, garden, spring,
Form: Rhyme
Of Cabbages and Kings
...As all poets will know, there are times
when it's difficult searching for rhymes.
What on earth can rhyme with 'cabbage.'
apart from 'ravage' and 'savage'?
Hmm, I dimly recall the name ...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, poetry, words,
Form: Rhyme
A Spoonful of Snow
...Big things in small packages, so goes the phrase
And astounding, a spoonful of snow, in such ways
A thousand frost miracles, and identical, none
Innumerable prisms making rainb...
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Categories:
rhymes poetry, appreciation, imagery, snow, winter,
Form: Rhyme