Once upon a time
I caught a little rhyme
I set it on the floor
but it ran right out the door
I chased it on my bicycle
but it melted to an icicle
I scooped it up in my hat
but it turned into a cat
I caught it by the tail
but it stretched into a whale
I followed it in a boat
but it changed into a goat
Catch a Little Rhyme
By Eve Merriam
When I fed it tin and paper
it became a tall skyscraper
Then it grew into a kite
and flew far out of sight ...
Stop thief!
By Shel Silverstein
Policeman, policeman
Help me please.
Someone went and stole my knees.
I’d chase him down but I suspect
My feet and legs just won’t connect.
Picture Puzzle Piece
By Shel Silverstein
One picture puzzle piece
It might be the veil of a bride
Lyin’ on the sidewalk,
Or a bottle with some evil genie inside.
One picture puzzle piece
It might be a small tuft of hair
Soakin’ in the rain.
On the big bouncy belly
It might be a button of blue
Of Bobo the Bear.
On the coat of the woman
It might be a bit of the cloak
Who lived in a shoe.
Of the Witch o f the West
It might be a magical bean,
As she melted to smoke.
Or a fold in the red
It might be a shadowy trace
Velvet robe of a queen.
It might be the one little bite
Of a tear that runs down an angel’s
face.
Of the apple her stepmother
Nothing has more possibilities
Gave Snow White.
Than one old wet picture puzzle piece.
Shadow Race
By Shel Silverstein
Every time I’ve raced my shadow
When the sun was at my back,
It always ran ahead of me,
Always got the best of me.
But every time I’ve raced my
shadow
When my face was toward the sun,
I won.
Teddy Bear
The softest thing is my teddy bear.
It is brown like chocolate
And feels like fur.
Poem 1
The ___________ thing is_____________.
Oldest
Smallest
Curliest
Darkest
Largest
Flattest
Brightest
Scariest
Tallest
Softest
Sharpest
Funniest
It is ____________like _______________
(Colour)
and ________________ like ___________.
Smells
Sounds
Tastes Feels
I am a Flying Bird
If I were a bird I’d chirp loudly.
I’d fly like a kite in the sky
I’d soar, and go really high, and fly in circles.
Poem 2
If I were a(n) __________ I’d ___________.
(animal)
(sound)
I’d _______________ like______________
(action)
I’d ________ and ________ and________.