Wind on the Hill by A. A. Milne No one can tell me, Nobody knows, Where the wind comes from, Where the wind goes. It’s flying from somewhere As fast as it can, I couldn’t keep up with it, Not if I ran. But if I stopped holding The string … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 21
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National Poetry Month – Day 20
Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 20
National Poetry Month – Day 19
What to Wear Where By J. Patrick Lewis When I was a boy In Looziana, We wore blue jeans And a red bandanna. My folks moved up To the state of Maine, We wore duck shoes In slicker-suit rain. My folks moved down To the state of Texas, We wore brand names Like Lazy X’s. … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 19
National Poetry Month – Day 18
There was a crooked man by Mother Goose There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house. From Sing a song of sixpence: a … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 18
National Poetry Month – Day 17
Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein I asked for a hot dog With everything on it, And that was my big mistake, 'Cause it came with a parrot, A bee in a bonnet, A wristwatch, a wrench, and a rake. It came with a goldfish, A flag, and a fiddle, A frog, and a … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 17
National Poetry Month – Day 16
High-Heel Car by J. Patrick Lewis and Douglas Florian There was an old woman Who lived in high heels. She loved one so much That she gave it three wheels. That's how the size-84 Shoe-car was born! She wins every footrace, Then honks her shoehorn. From Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems...Pictures by Jeremy Holmes. You MUST … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 16
National Poetry Month – Day 15
Alligator Calculator by Douglas Florian I wanted to count the teeth inside The mouth of an alligator. I reach 23, Then he swallowed me. I'll have to finish later. From his new book Poem Depot: Aisles of Smiles
National Poetry Month – Day 14
Fish by Mary Ann Hoberman Look at them flit Lickety-split Wiggling Swiggling Swerving Curving Hurrying Scurrying Chasing Racing Whizzing Whisking Flying Frisking Tearing around With a leap and a bound But none of them making the tiniest tiniest tiniest tiniest tiniest sound From The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems which Mary Ann, … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 14
National Poetry Month – Day 13
Lunchbox Love Note by Kenn Nesbitt Inside my lunch to my surprise a perfect heart-shaped love note lies. The outside says, “Will you be mine?” and, “Will you be my valentine?” I take it out and wonder who would want to tell me “I love you.” Perhaps a girl who’s much too shy to hand … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 13
National Poetry Month – Day 12
How Things Work By Gary Soto Today it’s going to cost us twenty dollars To live. Five for a softball. Four for a book, A handful of ones for coffee and two sweet rolls, Bus fare, rosin for your mother’s violin. We’re completing our task. The tip I left For the waitress filters down Like … Continue reading National Poetry Month – Day 12
