10 Examples of Poems for Children

Poems for children

The poems for children are those literary texts which are written in verse, which are not very long and which deal with friendship, family, empathy, nature, among other things.

It is recommended that children read, listen and write poems because they are very useful texts to acquire and improve reading comprehension, the expression of feelings, thoughts and emotions and the development of the imagination.

In addition, poems for children serve to encourage the reading of literature and to acquire new knowledge and vocabulary.

Examples of poems for children

1. “The reverse kingdom ”, by María Elena Walsh

They told me that in the Reverse Kingdom
Swim the bird and fly the fish
That cats don't meow and say yes
Because they study a lot of english

Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom
Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom

They told me that in the reverse realm
Nobody dances with their feet
That one thief is vigilant and another is a judge
And that two and two are three

Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom
Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom

They told me that in the reverse realm
A bear fits in a nut
What do babies wear beards and mustaches?
And that a year lasts a month

Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom
Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom

They told me that in the reverse realm
There is a Pekingese dog
That falls up and once
He couldn't come down after

Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom
Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom

They told me that in the reverse realm
A man named Andrés
He has 1,530 chimpanzees
That if you look you don't see them

Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom
Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom

They told me that in the reverse realm
A spider and a centipede
They go mounted to the palace of the Marquis
On chess horses

Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom
Let's see how it is
The Reverse Kingdom

1. "Butterfly of the air", by Federico García Lorca

Butterfly of the air,
You're beautiful!
Air butterfly
golden and green.

Candle light,
Butterfly of the air,
Stay there, there, there!
You don't want to stop
you don't want to stop.

Air butterfly
golden and green.
Candle light,
Butterfly of the air,
Stay there, there, there!
stay here!
Butterfly, are you there?

1. "Pegasos, cute pegasos", by Antonio Machado

Pegasi, cute pegasi,
rocking horses.

I knew as a child,
the joy of spinning
on a red steed,
on a night out.

In the dusty air
the candles sparkled,
and the blue night burned
all strewn with stars.

Childish joys
that cost a coin
made of copper, cute pegasi,
rocking horses!

1. "La campanita", by Amado Nervo

Cheerful as a morning lark,
crazy like a pen that comes and goes,
I am the bell that chimes the time:
Din-dan, din-dan!

I'm the one who sings to you: “Sleep, little boy;
my touch of prayers will lull you ”.
I am the one who rings the flight at parties,
Din-dan, din-dan!

I am the one who tells you: “Child, wake up,
wake up, the books are already waiting for you ”,
the morning sun gilds your door,
Din-dan, din-dan!

Suspended between the earth and the infinite,
I dream all happiness, all regret;
I am the one who invites souls to pray,
Din-dan, din-dan!

1. "The awakening rooster", by Gloria Fuertes

Kikiriki,
I'm here,
the rooster said
Hummingbird

The hummingbird rooster
he was redhead,
and it was his suit
of beautiful plumage.

Kikiriki.
get up peasant,
that the sun is already
on the way.

-Kikiriki.

get up farmer,
wake up with joy,
the day is coming.

-Kikiriki.

Village children
wake up with the ole,
waiting for you at the "school".
The town doesn't need a watch
the rooster is worth the alarm.

1. “There is a kite ”, by Antonio García Teijeiro

There is a kite
that floats in the sky,
far off the ground
light and flirty.

There is a kite
that mimics a cloud:
it goes down, it goes up,
it is never still.

There is a kite
of vivid reflections:
they look like mirrors
looking for a goal.

There is a kite
foam snake,
that leaves the haze
full of dreams.

1. "Don Búho", by Ana María Romero Yebra

Mr. Owl wears a frock coat
of gray color,
a white tie
and a toupee.

Mr. Owl has a head
thinker,
and big staring eyes
sun color.

He has rented a stone
Next to the mill,
happens morning and afternoon
half asleep.

But when it gets dark
it is already unveiled
and spend the night
counting stars.

1. “The mice ”, by Lope de Vega

The mice gathered
to get rid of the cat;
and after a long time
of disputes and opinions,

they said they would hit
to put a bell on it,
that walking the cat with him,
they could better get rid of.

A barbican mouse came out,
long-tailed, hociquirromo
and curling the thick back,
he said to the Roman Senate,

after talking worship for a while:
Who of all has to be
the one who dares to put
that bell to the cat?

1. "Paper house", by Elsa Bornemann

The little house of verses
it is made of paper and little,
but there is room for everything
what one needs
in its seven rooms
with its seven windows:

In one there are violet dreams,
there are smiles in the other;
in the third, a giant
well drawn with chalk
that keeps beautiful words
under the shirt ...

In the fourth room
a chest with little music;
in the fifth, two mirrors
to see beautiful things ...
(one can see the birds
and on the other, stars…).

In the sixth room
covers walls and floor,
a tulip garden
with velvet grass
and spiral staircase
to go dancing to heaven.

In the seventh there are two moons
at the bottom of a trunk:
one smells like warm sugar,
the other to blue perfume ...
one wears gold buckles,
the other tulle bows.

Oh! What a beautiful house,
made of paper and so little!
but…. Have you seen? Everything fits
what one needs
in its seven rooms
with its seven little windows.

1. "Cocodrilo", by María Elena Walsh

Crocodile
eat coconut,
very calm,
slowly.

And he already separated a little coquito
for his crocodile.

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