poetry-magazineWhere’s My Moon?By Carole Boston WeatherfordGazing at the sky, all cloud-strewnA child wonders, Where’s my moon?Child cries a river like a monsoon… Related Audio NatureStars, Planets, HeavensLivingInfancyYouthTimeless Treasures
Caterpillar ("Brown and furry")By Christina RossettiBrown and furry Caterpillar in a hurry, Take your walk To the shady leaf, or stalk, Or what not, Which…NatureAnimalsAnimalsTimeless Treasures
FableBy Ralph Waldo EmersonThe mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel; And the former called the latter ‘Little Prig.’ Bun replied…NatureMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsAnimalsClassicsTimeless Treasures
Knoxville, TennesseeBy Nikki GiovanniI always like summer best you can eat fresh corn from daddy's garden and okra and greens and cabbage…NatureSummerLivingYouthActivitiesEating & DrinkingSports and Outdoor ActivitiesTimeless Treasures
LullabyBy Bert MeyersGo to sleep my daughter go to sleep my son once this world was water without anyoneLivingTimeless Treasures
SPRING BREAKBy April Halprin WaylandThe best clouds in the business are right above me right now. We’re riding in this teal convertible…RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesTravels & JourneysJoy & ContentmentFun & GamesTimeless Treasures
On Quiet FeetBy Nikki GrimesWhen my dad walks into a room, or down the street, he inches up on me silent as shadow, and I don't …RelationshipsFamily & AncestorsClassicsTimeless Treasures
Thanksgiving Day [“Over the river and through the wood”]By Lydia Maria ChildOver the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry …ActivitiesTravels & JourneysThanksgivingStanza FormsRhymed StanzaClassicsHolidaysTimeless Treasures
Casey at the BatBy Ernest Lawrence ThayerThe outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two with but one…LivingActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesVerse FormsBalladDisappointmentHumorClassicsSports and Outdoor ActivitiesTimeless Treasures + 3 more
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarBy Jane TaylorTwinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond…NatureStars, Planets, HeavensTypes/ModesNursery RhymesClassicsTimeless Treasures
A Visit from St. NicholasBy Clement Clarke Moore'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a…NatureWinterMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsChristmasStanza FormsCoupletJoy & ContentmentClassicsHolidaysTimeless Treasures + 4 more
The Twelve Days of ChristmasBy AnonymousThe first day of Christmas, My true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. The second day of Christmas…LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveChristmasClassicsHolidaysTimeless Treasures
"Mary had a little lamb,"By Sarah Josepha HaleMary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure…NatureAnimalsRelationshipsPetsTypes/ModesNursery RhymesAnimalsClassicsTimeless Treasures + 2 more
Willie WinkieBy William MillerWee Willie Winkie Rins through the toun, Up stairs and doun stairs In his nicht-gown, Tirling at the…LivingYouthMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsTypes/ModesNursery RhymesClassicsCultureTimeless Treasures + 2 more
Little Boy BlueBy Mother GooseLittle boy blue, Come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, The cow's in the corn. But where is…NatureAnimalsLivingYouthTypes/ModesNursery RhymesAnimalsClassicsTimeless Treasures + 2 more
The Pied Piper of HamelinBy Robert BrowningHamelin Town's in Brunswick, By famous Hanover city; The river Weser, deep and wide, Washes its wall…Social CommentariesArts & SciencesMusicMythology & FolkloreStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesImageryHumorAnimalsArts & CultureClassicsCultureTimeless Treasures + 7 more
The Ecchoing GreenBy William BlakeThe sun does arise, And make happy the skies. The merry bells ring To welcome the Spring. The sky-lark…The MindMemory & NostalgiaStanza FormsCoupletRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrainDisappointmentJoy & ContentmentClassicsFun & GamesSports and Outdoor ActivitiesTimeless Treasures + 6 more
The Fox's ForayBy AnonymousA fox jumped out one winter’s night, And begged the moon to give him light. For he’d many miles to…NatureAnimalsMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsTypes/ModesNursery RhymesAnimalsClassicsTimeless Treasures + 2 more
As I was Going to St. IvesBy Anonymous As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had…Arts & SciencesHumor & SatireTypes/ModesNursery RhymesHumorClassicsFun & GamesTimeless Treasures
The Wheels on the BusBy AnonymousThe wheels on the bus go round and round, Round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus go…ActivitiesSchool & LearningTypes/ModesNursery RhymesClassicsSchoolTimeless Treasures