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From the lens Classic Poems for Kids.

  • Cari_Kay Apr 25, 2012 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    I just love this page! I have some great ideas now for my children's next poem for school. Blessed!
  • raitoavi Apr 22, 2012 @ 8:54 am | delete
    I can't wait to have children and teach them some of these lovely poem, thank you!
  • robert-margetts Apr 10, 2012 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    great collection. Thank you.
  • Wordwinder Mar 21, 2012 @ 10:31 pm | delete
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  • Wordwinder Mar 21, 2012 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    Whether intelligent, ingenuous, vigorous, or wuss;
    When it comes to poetry, there is a child in all of us.
  • ismeedee Mar 18, 2012 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    You've reminded me, I haven't read poetry to my little one for a while. And one of his all time fav books is a beautiful book of poetry for children by your first featured poet on this lens, Walter de la Mere. Lovely lens!
  • RiaB Mar 15, 2012 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    My favs growing up were out of Mother Goose or Dr.Seuss. I read them and read them to my kids. Thanks for this lens, very sweet! =) VERY important for young minds. My kids still remember the different voices I used.
  • mary_lighthouse15 Mar 15, 2012 @ 7:39 pm | delete
    Good collection of poetry! Thumbs up!
  • mel-kav Mar 15, 2012 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Great lens. I loves poems. It's sad, but most kids today don't even know most of the classic nursery rhymes that we grew up knowing and loving.
  • btoteva Mar 15, 2012 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    Lovely lense. Thanks!
  • nigel7725 Mar 15, 2012 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    Great collection of poems for kuids.
  • tcorbs Mar 15, 2012 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    I remember having the Children's Garden of Verses, loved that book.
  • fdurham Mar 15, 2012 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. Poems encourage imagination and creativity.
  • GamesToEnjoy Mar 15, 2012 @ 11:54 am | delete
    Those poems are so beautiful!
  • GOT Mar 15, 2012 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Nice work! Please visit my lens too. :)
  • blaeberry Mar 15, 2012 @ 10:21 am | delete
    Incredible lens. I love children's poems and wish they did more of this in school. My favourite is one called The Hippopotamus's Birthday. Can't remember who wrote it
  • mjtaylor Mar 15, 2012 @ 10:14 am | delete
    My mother amused me with Ogden Nash ... and there are a few I recall. My favorite for kids is Panther:
    A panther is like a leopard
    Except it isn't peppered.
    Should you behold a panther crouch,
    Prepare to say Ouch!
    Better yet: if called by a panther,
    Don't anther!
  • Jillynn Mar 15, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
    Thank you for your lovely lens. I tell rhymes and share short poems with my little grandchildren often.
  • AirT-23 Mar 15, 2012 @ 10:00 am | delete
    Beautiful poems! Very Nice lens!
  • KathyMcGraw Mar 14, 2012 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    I don't know if I have a favorite...but I do have some favorite fables :) You have one of my all time favorite children't poetry books here A Child's Garden of Verses. Poems for kids are a great way to teach...Dr. Seuss knew that very well :)
  • favored1 Mar 4, 2012 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    I don't have any one poem that I like since I didn't grow up with children's stories like these, but I do think that poetry triggers the imagination.
  • billsolano Mar 1, 2012 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Very Nice lens, I really think the earlier you expose children to culture the more likely they will appreciate it as they grow.
  • TTMall Feb 25, 2012 @ 9:37 am | delete
    I always like reading lens like this :)
  • kathysart Feb 21, 2012 @ 11:21 am | delete
    Love it.. just darling. Angel blessed.
  • winlin Jan 26, 2012 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    Excellent lens, very well researched.
  • myamya Jan 21, 2012 @ 7:25 am | delete
    Beautiful poems! thumbs up
  • Tolovaj Jan 17, 2012 @ 11:34 am | delete
    We have several great children poets in Slovenia, probably best known is Kajetan Kovic with his series about "Macek Muri and muca Maca" (think about musical Cats, but for kids), which happen to have great success thanks to great accompanying music by Jerko Novak and performance of Neca Falk.
  • rentap Jan 4, 2012 @ 10:04 pm | delete
    Really love reading some of the Poems
  • acekyle Dec 21, 2011 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    These are great! I always loved reading poems when I was younger
  • KarenCookieJar Dec 20, 2011 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    I loved memorizing poems in school.
  • earthybirthymama Dec 3, 2011 @ 7:46 pm | delete
    Love William Wordsworth ~ The Tables Turned is my favourite WW poem,

    UP! up! my Friend, and quit your books;
    Or surely you'll grow double:
    Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks;
    Why all this toil and trouble?

    The sun, above the mountain's head,
    A freshening lustre mellow
    Through all the long green fields has spread,
    His first sweet evening yellow.

    Books! 'tis a dull and endless strife:
    Come, hear the woodland linnet, 10
    How sweet his music! on my life,
    There's more of wisdom in it.

    And hark! how blithe the throstle sings!
    He, too, is no mean preacher:
    Come forth into the light of things,
    Let Nature be your teacher.

    She has a world of ready wealth,
    Our minds and hearts to bless--
    Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health,
    Truth breathed by cheerfulness. 20

    One impulse from a vernal wood
    May teach you more of man,
    Of moral evil and of good,
    Than all the sages can.

    Sweet is the lore which Nature brings;
    Our meddling intellect
    Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:--
    We murder to dissect.

    Enough of Science and of Art;
    Close up those barren leaves; 30
    Come forth, and bring with you a heart
    That watches and receives.
  • Pennyseeker Nov 18, 2011 @ 8:48 am | delete
    Interesting lens!
  • Pennyseeker Nov 18, 2011 @ 8:47 am | delete
    Interesting lens!
  • alexkazam Oct 12, 2011 @ 12:05 pm | delete
    What a great collection of children's verse
    And such a bargain from your purse!
  • EMangl Oct 8, 2011 @ 2:23 am | delete
    Sent links to some of your lenses to the english teacher of my daughter; she is a cute lady and will surely have a look and possibly use
  • cdevries Oct 3, 2011 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Jabberwocky! Great fun to recite together.
  • inward Sep 14, 2011 @ 10:26 am | delete
    Quality selection of children's poems indeed.
  • davidcam Sep 12, 2011 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    great poems
  • lucy439br Sep 11, 2011 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    Really useful, and great lens!
  • judithcheng Sep 9, 2011 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    your love of poetry really comes thru...refreshing read, THANKS
  • NidhiRajat Sep 6, 2011 @ 9:07 am | delete
    fabulous lens and amazing contents. well done....
  • LTPParents Aug 21, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Beautifully done! I love reading poetry with my son and I just bookmarked this page
  • CruiseReady Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:00 am | delete
    Great topic for a lens, and beautifully done, too. I always loved the one about the daffodils when I was young. So glad you included it.
  • Momsbusy247 Aug 10, 2011 @ 11:45 am | delete
    Had to come back and leave an Angels Blessing this time.
  • manchester Aug 7, 2011 @ 1:49 pm | delete
    I have "The Children's Classic Poetry Collection." I don't have children... but I (despite my 26 years) still love poetry written for children. I love to read it and write it.

    Loved your lens :)
  • econroy56 Aug 6, 2011 @ 12:38 am | delete
    Very useful information, thank you!
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  • agalova Jul 21, 2011 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    What a beautiful collection of poetry. Some I've heard and some are new to me. Thank you for sharing these. A truly fabulous lens. :)
  • TeacherRenee Jul 17, 2011 @ 10:16 am | delete
    Really nice, lens! My favorites are most of Shell Silverstein's work. Very nice for kids.
  • LKW31 Jul 14, 2011 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    I love Land of Counterpane, I remember it from when I was a child and it really grabbed my imagination. A fabulous collection of poems here!
  • Donnette Jul 13, 2011 @ 5:53 am | delete
    Very lovely, thank you
  • babyfavors1 Jun 24, 2011 @ 2:39 am | delete
    Awesome poems.I like your lens because you have shared for Baby favors.thanks
  • pramodbisht Jun 23, 2011 @ 2:19 am | delete
    thanks for the poems
  • livefamilylife Apr 2, 2011 @ 8:29 am | delete
    Like this lens a lot, thank you
  • kguru1979 Mar 29, 2011 @ 11:52 am | delete
    Very nice poems .. I like poems always..!
  • Mar 21, 2011 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    Nice Squidoo. Its very interesting what folks write ans share. Chris
  • cinstress Mar 10, 2011 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    thanks for the poems
    Daffodils reminds me that spring is on the way. can't wait.
  • prosperity66 Feb 24, 2011 @ 10:15 am | delete
    Although I'm not familiar with English poems, I think that poetry is, along with music and drawing, one of those arts that are most important in education. Excellent lens!
  • Philippians468 Feb 2, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
    such a delightful lens! a great selection of poems! cheers
  • raosrinivas Jan 25, 2011 @ 3:32 am | delete
    Very beautiful poems. Many are touching hearts. Thanks for sharing
  • raosrinivas Jan 25, 2011 @ 3:32 am | delete
    Very beautiful poems. Many are touching hearts. Thanks for sharing
  • ChrisDay Dec 28, 2010 @ 12:15 am | delete
    Lovely!
  • SandyPeaks Dec 18, 2010 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Thank you for reminding me of these poems. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • Dec 10, 2010 @ 5:01 am | delete
    'Soft as a kitten on cotton.' I'm can't remember where I read this but it's been stuck in my brain for around forty years. Words, rhythm, poetry, especially the simplicity of children's poetry I find amazing.
  • hari Nov 26, 2010 @ 8:57 am | delete
    wow
  • Jhangora Nov 25, 2010 @ 1:43 am | delete
    Beautiful collection of poems. You've done a great job!
  • good4us_all Nov 21, 2010 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    This is a great collection, and a gorgeous lens - thanks so much!
    ;-)
  • StarManiacs1 Nov 14, 2010 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    Forgotten how much I enjoy reading poetry.
  • jctatum Oct 7, 2010 @ 9:42 am | delete
    Yet another fantastic collection! I'll be lensrolling this one to my funny songs lens as well!
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 10, 2010 @ 1:43 am | delete
    What a great collection. The poem that affected me most was "Richard Cory," which I first heard when I was 7 or 8. It reminded me that things are not always as they appear. I'm sure they don't teach it to kids that young now. Too upsetting.
  • Stazjia Sep 10, 2010 @ 3:21 am | delete
    I'd never heard of that poem so I googled it as soon as I read your comment. It's very moving, as you say. I don't think I'd want to read it to a 7 or 8 year old. I'm glad you like the poems I've chosen.
  • Radhika G Deshpande Aug 6, 2010 @ 9:36 am | delete
    It was a great help for my younger sister's poem recitation competion.All thanks to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Stazjia Aug 6, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    I'm really pleased your sister found it useful and I hope she did well in the competition.
  • HGBUJGB Jul 14, 2010 @ 11:52 am | delete
    THANKS
  • Simon112 May 25, 2010 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    wow... Superb! I love them. You are absoutely correct.poems can enchant children.poems can carry children toward very creative, dreamy worlds.after they they read or listen to poems, they try to think about the poems & they try to live in those worlds which were in poems.
    The children who were more enchanted by poems in their childhood are the greatest poets in this world. Listening, Reading are their foundation to build up creative minds.
    Not even for artists even for word famous scientists, philosophers have got their foundations by reading & listening to poems.
    so let your children to light up thier lives by gifting nice poems to them.
  • WeddingZazzle May 3, 2010 @ 3:06 am | delete
    Nicely done! Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • Stazjia May 3, 2010 @ 5:51 am | delete
    Thank you so much for the Blessing.
  • whitemoss Mar 6, 2010 @ 8:56 am | delete
    A great collection of poems. I hear there is a movement to bring back poetry learning- not a bad idea in my book!
  • Stazjia Mar 6, 2010 @ 9:39 am | delete
    I think all children should be exposed to poetry at school and preferably taught about it too. I'm glad you like my selection.
  • jptanabe Mar 5, 2010 @ 11:24 am | delete
    Oh yes, love the Daffodils! And I do remember enjoying the Smuggler's Song. These poems bring back such memories - not all good I have to admit! Memorizing poems and reciting them in class was not my favorite childhood activity. But I'm glad to be able to recall many of these now. And I don't remember the Donkey, so I was happy to read it today.
  • Stazjia Mar 5, 2010 @ 4:17 pm | delete
    I found memorising poems quite easy to do when I was at school and even memorised poems that I liked, just for fun - what an odd, serious, little girl I must have been! I loved the 'Smugglers Song'. I could hear those "Five and twenty ponies trotting through the dark" in the rhythm of the words. "The Donkey" was one I had to learn at school and I've never forgotten it.
  • Sylvestermouse Mar 5, 2010 @ 10:24 am | delete
    Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! I love poetry and I thank you for including my favorite poem "The Daffodils." It was the first poem I ever memorized and I have been amazed at how many times the words have flowed back into my mind and smile once again. Angel Blessed and added to my Squid Angel Mouse Tracks lens.
  • Stazjia Mar 5, 2010 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for the Angel Blessing, Cynthia, and the link. 'The Daffodils' always runs through my mind in spring when I see "A host of golden daffodils" as is quite common here at this time of year, except it's been so cold they aren't in flower yet but they will be in a week or so.
  • eclecticeducation Jan 26, 2010 @ 11:29 am | delete
    As a child, I didn't really care for poetry. As a mom and home- educator, I really feel it is important for children to be familiar with the great poets. Great lens. Blessed by an Angel. Lensrolling to my Beginning Reading lens.
  • JenOfChicago Jan 6, 2010 @ 12:08 pm | delete
    Great selections! I like so many poems but I think my childhood favorite was perhaps the Jabberwocky.
  • OhMe Nov 19, 2009 @ 7:24 pm | delete
    Oh me! I remember learning a couple of these. Wonderful Classic Poems for Kids and beautifully crafted lens. Blessed!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Nov 7, 2009 @ 8:08 am | delete
    Wonderful poems. I especially like the one about the Village Blacksmith.
  • Norma_Budden Oct 12, 2009 @ 2:18 am | delete
    This is a beautiful lens! I notice your modules are set up differently than most I've come across and it lends a breath-taking effect to your lens; it visually appeals to the senses and I found some ideas for Christmas presents on this lens. I must favorite your lens, rate it, and bookmark it. Super job!
  • May 28, 2009 @ 11:45 am | delete
    5 STARS! Awesome lens! Lot's of love went into this lens. I am grateful you created thi lens.
  • Mickie_G May 1, 2009 @ 11:14 am | delete
    When I take my grandchildren to the park and swing with them, I recite:

    "Oh, how I love to go up in a swing
    Up in the air so blue
    Oh I think it is the pleasantest thing
    Ever a child can do"

    I have never been good a memorizing! But my gk's LOVE my doing this.
  • Jolene_Belmain Apr 10, 2009 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens... 5 stars
  • julcal Feb 24, 2009 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    What a beautiful lens! Gorgeous art and poems. I could linger for an hour, in fact, did!

    5* !!!
  • Shelly Feb 23, 2009 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    I've always loved "Daffodils" and it was a treat to hear it read so beutifully. You have a treasure mine here for sure. When I tutored reading, I started introducing opportunites for my first grade students to write poetry--once started, they wanted to do a bit of poetry every session. It was such fun!
  • WhitePineLane Feb 8, 2009 @ 10:49 am | delete
    Wonderful lens! Thrilled to have you as part of the Children's Books Group!
  • blue22d Dec 9, 2008 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    Love your lens. In high school I recites The Village Blacksmith. I have loved it ever since. Reading poetry just isn't done enough these days. Frost is another favorite. Five stars and lensroll. Thanks.
  • topstuff Nov 1, 2008 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    What a wonderful lens, so well put together, I found it very enjoyable, great work
  • flowski Oct 28, 2008 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    Excellent lens featuring poems for children. New to me and a very interesting read.
  • lakeerieartists Oct 26, 2008 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    Lovely lens. Very well put together and presented. Great job!
  • Mazzer Oct 26, 2008 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    I certainly remember learning Daffodils in school (Ireland!) at an age when I didn't appreciate poetry. It was lovely to hear Jeremy Irons reading this poem - I have a new appreciation of it. This is a really lovely lens. Congratulations
  • poddys Oct 25, 2008 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    Great lens and great poems. Robert Louis Stevenson lived for some time in my home town of Bournemouth, and the area was also home to certain smugglers as well. I also love Wordsworth. 5***** great job.
  • JaguarJulie Oct 25, 2008 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    You know, I'm sure I do, just can't think of any. I know that as a child, I loved listening to my grandmother tell us stories. She sure had a few! LOVELY lens!
  • JustBon-Crochet-Designs Oct 24, 2008 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    Great lens! 5*s.

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