No Difference
By Shel Silverstein. Small as a peanut,Big as a giant,We’re all the same sizeWhen we turn off the light. Rich as a sultan,Poor as a …
Where the Sidewalk Ends
By Shel Silverstein. There is a place where the sidewalk endsAnd before the street begins,And there the grass grows soft and white,And there the sun …
A Moment in Summer
By Charlotte Zolotow, US. A moment in summerbelongs to meand one particularhoney bee.A moment in summershimmering clearmaking the skyseem very near,a moment in summerbelongs to …
On The Ning Nang Nong
By Spike Milligan, 1918-2002, England. On the Ning Nang Nong Where the Cows go Bong! and the monkeys all say BOO! There’s a Nong Nang …
Solitude
By A.A. Milne, 1882-1956, England. I have a house where I goWhen there’s too many people,I have a house where I goWhere no one can be;I …
Just Me
By Margaret Hillert, 1920-2014, U.S. Nobody sees what I can see,For back of my eyes there is only me. And nobody knows how my thoughts …
Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face
By Jack Prelutsky, b.1940, U.S. Be glad your nose is on your face,not pasted on some other place,for if it were where it is not,you …
The Owl And The Pussycat
By Edward Lear, 1812-1888, England. The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat,They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up …
The Adventures Of Isabel
By Ogden Nash, 1963, U.S. Isabel met an enormous bear,Isabel, Isabel, didn’t care;The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous,The bear’s big mouth was cruel …
People
People, by Charlotte Zolotow, 1967, U.S. Some people talk and talkand never say a thing.Some people look at youand birds begin to sing. Some people …