Samples of Poems for Children

THE SECRET INVASION OF BANANAS

As I was out in the country
I saw a terrible sight.
A space ship full of Bananas
came down in a field one night.
They all wore either silver hats
or tuxedos and bandannas
I saw them and I knew for sure –

They’re Bananas, They’re Bananas

Now I see them out in the city
With big grins on their faces
They’ve all been painted up pretty
but the yellow shows through in places.
They smile at you all day but then
at night they chomp like piranhas
They look just like they are women and men

But they’re Bananas. They’re Bananas

Now bananas are running our armies
Bananas are running our schools
Bananas are running the police force
Yes they’re taking us over like fools
Bananas are here for just one thing –
Power eternally
Aaaah bananas are here for that just one thing
Soon they’ll all be Bananas but Me
Soon they’ll all be Bananas but me!

THE WATER TRADERS’ DREAM

All the water traders
who trade in outer space
talk of a distant planet-
a magical, mystical place
that has seas and seas full of water,
sweet water beyond all worth.
They say that planet is green in the sun
and the name of that planet is Earth.

And the people there drink the water,
they dive and swim in it too.
It falls from the sky in water storms
and it comes in the morning as dew.
That sweet, sweet water is everywhere-
Sweet water! Sweet water of Earth!
And traders say that the people there
have no idea what it’s worth.

So, the traders have their earth dreams.
They dream of one silver cup
brought across space from the earthlings
for millions to drink it up.
‘Sweet water! Sweet water Sweet water of Earth!
The people there trade it for gold!
They’ve no idea what water’s worth-
just look how much they’ve sold!’

They dream the dream of a water storm-
surely it would drive you mad
to have a wind-full of water flung in your face,
to sail in it like Sinbad!
Yes, they say there are whole oceans there
where waves break on the shore,
where winds leave water singing
and the sunlight makes it roar!

They say that those who live there
just don’t know its true worth.
They say that planet is green in the sun
and the people there call it Earth.

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in true dive bomb style
the fly is a lullaby machine
gone crazy
gone wingy
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gone aggravating
but a fly is amazing
just ask it –
What sound does a saw make in wood?
the fly will answer
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o you literate fly
please read aloud the sound
of just the last letter of the alphabet
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says the fly
the wise fly
the fly of few words
the fly with
the thousand-eyed eye
and just that one irritating
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