Poetry for Children

All poetry written on this site are the original works of Mary Alice Barnes Aggie 

Beyond the Stars

 

 

I applauded my efforts when no one else would.

 

When they said I was bad, I said I was good.

 

When the stage of life gave no curtain call there I stood proud and tall

 

Peering in the darkness with only my thoughts,

 

Making my mind up right then that I would not be lost.

 

Praying for God to be a continual guide.

 

And asking him to never leave my side.

 

So when life says, “the end” at the beginning of your act

 

All you have to do is pull the curtains back.

Champion of My Fate 

 

I am the greatest 

 

I am the smartest 

 

There is nothing too hard 

 

No mountain too high  

 

I can conquer all the demons in life. 

 

Obstacles are what triumphs are made out of.

 

I decide conversation and silence
 

 

I shall not lie down and be counted for nothing

 

 

I choose not to lean on the crutches of life which have

crippled many

  

 

I shall succeed

 

 

Children will learn of me

  

 

I will be remembered for my nobility

 

 

I must do what I have to

  

 

           For only I can do it.          
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Child's Play  

 

 

Talk to your child everyday;

  

 

Take the time to listen to what they have to say

  

 

What they say today can not be captured again.

 

 

Don’t deprive them of the chance to use their

imagination.

So take a few minutes before sending them to bed 

 

 

 

To reflect on one thing they might have said

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I wish I could wish on a star

 

And find that dream which will take me far 

 

 

I wish I could follow the path of my soul 

 

 

To create the dream that has never been told.

  

 

But I don’t believe in wishing on a star

  

 

I believe God’s blessings would take me far

 

 

For stars don’t shine every night

  

 

So if I wish I may or wish I might

My wishes wouldn’t come true until a starry night

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I'm A Little Acorn

I'm a little acorn sitting high up in a tree.

I can see you but you can't see me.

one day I'll get to big and I'll fall down.

and you will come along to pick me off of the ground.

you'll rub me and rub me to make me shine.

and that's when you'll see these little hands of mine.
 

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Tap tap little brown feet 

 

Listen to that lively beat 

 

 

Dancing and leaping off the ground

  

 

Spinning and spinning your body around

 

 

Tap a little

 

Tap a lot  

 

Be thankful 

 

For everything you got

  

 

Dance little brown feet

 

 

Dance 

 

 

Tip tap tip top

  

 

Dance underneath

  

 

Dance on top

  

 

Swing your brown body

 

 

To and fro

 

 

Dance with absolutely

  

 

No control 

 

 

Dance little brown feet

 

 

Til you can’t dance no more

 

 

For only you know what you’re dancing for.

 

 
Written by Mary Alice Barnes Aggie