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  • Sad Poems and Those that Tell Us About Life

    Children’s poems are not all bright and happy-go-lucky. Sometimes they have to teach us about life and even death. These few that I have featured here surprised me a bit, but I loved them all the same. This first one is by Eugene Field. Those who have read a previous post know how I feel…

  • Strange Children’s Poems and a Special Appearance of a Tyger

    There are some very strange poems out there that are geared toward children. Many are nonsense rhymes, which I tend to stay away from, because I get nothing out of them. I like ones that tell a story, ones that really make you picture what’s happening! The first one we will look at is a…

  • Unknown Authors and the Man in the Moon

    There are countless poems that are written by people whom we will never have the pleasure of crediting. It is a shame,  too, because many are very good! Here is a humorous one taken from the second volume of the 1961 edition of Childcraft. A Farmer’s  Boy They strolled down the lane together, The sky…