childrens-poetry

Beware the dreaded walrus-bee The buzzing terror of the sea Whose sting is bigger than his tusks And who hunts along the beach at dusk

In Shangri-la, the snails fly Each afternoon they fill the sky With snail clouds - the squishy kind That no one ever seems to mind Since snails bring the best of luck Not rain or other awful muck So give a snail a friendly hug Since they’re the nicest kind of bug

A cat and a mouse went waltzing one day They danced round the floor hand in hand Said the cat to the mouse, “They’re playing our song, I think this is our favorite band.” The mouse wore a top hat and bow tie For he was always impeccably dressed His whiskers were combed out and straightened And his shiny black shoes matched his vest The cat wore a ball gown of violet

Elephants are people too They do the things that people do They eat, they sleep, they laugh, they play And eat their vegetables every day

An octopus would If an octopus could Hug you with Eight different limbs And then you could play In the sun every day While you sit on the sand And it swims