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...NatureAnimalsChildren (0-13)Early Readers (3-5)AnimalsTimeless 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
p1The Summer You Learned to SwimBy Michael SimmsThe summer you learned to swim was the summer I learned to be at peace with myself. In May you were ...LivingParenthoodActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesGriefJoy & ContentmentSports and Outdoor ActivitiesTimeless Treasures
p1the world is about to end and my grandparents are in loveBy Kara Jackson still, living like they orbit one another, my grandfather, the planet, & grandma, his moon assigned...LoveClassic LoveRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenJoy & ContentmentClassicsTimeless Treasures
p1my grandfather and homeBy Mosab Abu Tohai my grandfather used to count the days for return with his fingers he then used stones to count not...LivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGriefTimeless Treasures
p1Mi CasaBy Luis Daniel SalgadoWhen I was a boy I was either a child eating bugs or a child being eaten by bugs, but now that I am ...LivingGrowing OldYouthRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGratitudeTimeless 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
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...LoveReligionChristianityActivitiesEating & DrinkingChristmasTypes/ModesNursery RhymesFor All AgesClassicsFriendsHolidaysTimeless Treasures + 6 more
"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...RelationshipsHome LifePetsTypes/ModesNursery RhymesAnimalsClassicsSchoolTimeless 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...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeTown & Country LifeStanza FormsCoupletTypes/ModesNursery RhymesClassicsTimeless Treasures + 2 more
“Hope” is the thing with feathersBy Emily Dickinson“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words ...ReligionFaith & DoubtFuneralsStanza FormsQuatrainMetersCommon MeasureTechniquesMetaphorClassicsTimeless Treasures + 4 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...LivingActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhilosophyMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsTypes/ModesNursery RhymesAnimalsClassicsTimeless Treasures + 5 more
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningBy Robert FrostWhose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping...NatureWinterLandscapes & PastoralsWeatherActivitiesTravels & JourneysChristmasStanza FormsRhymed StanzaBoredomClassicsHolidaysTimeless Treasures + 6 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