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  1. 21. I'd Love To Be A Fairy's Child

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    Children born of fairy stock
    Never need for shirt or frock,
    Never want for food or fire,
    Always get their heart's desire:

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    Very nice poem. It deals with the aspirations of children. Childhood is the stage of innocence, and the present poem describes the same. It's lyrical, rhythmic and rhymed.

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  3. 22. If Clouds Were Made Of Candyfloss

    If clouds were made of candyfloss.
    If honey filled the seven seas.
    If sand was made of sherbet.
    If cupcakes grew on every tree.

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    How lovely to read a poem which brought a smile to my face. Thank you. Best wishes, Ann.

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  5. 23. Little Boy

    Little boy, with your eyes so blue,
    You see the world so shiny and new.
    He hugs his mommy, leaves his daddy's knee.
    Time to explore; so much to see.

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    I love kids, and this poem really captures their innocence and "no worries" philosophy. Nice poem and a good read. Good job.

  6. 24. In Darkest Woods He Wandered

    • By Steve Mckee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2011 with permission of the Author.

    In darkest woods he wandered,
    one moonless stormy night.
    The tree limbs made him shiver
    reaching out through lightning's light.

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    Great spooky writing! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and I love to read Halloween/supernatural writing year round.

  7. 25. A Riddle

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    There is one that has a head without an eye,
    And there's one that has an eye without a head.
    You may find the answer if you try;
    And when all is said,

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    Pins and needles

    Try this:

    The beginning of eternity,
    The end of time and space,
    The beginning of every end,
    And the end of every place.
    -The Guess Book (c. 1820)

  8. 26. My Spaceship

    • By Mary Green
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2022 with permission of the Author.

    I've a picture of Pluto,
    My white spacesuit,
    My robot Charlie,
    My red moon-boots,

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  9. 27. Teacher's Torture

    • By Mary Green
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Add two times twenty-two,
    To twelve and twenty more,
    Take forty-five from fifty-five,
    Add four by forty-four.

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  10. 28. Word Works

    • By Mary Green
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2022 with permission of the Author.

    I am in speak but not in tell,
    I am in whisper but not in yell,
    I am in peel but not in bell,
    And you’ll find me in spin as well as spell.

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  11. 29. My Heart Says Goodnight

    As I lay in bed
    While I go to sleep,
    My thoughts start to swirl 'round my head.
    To quiet my mind, I try to unwind,

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  12. 30. Travel For Fun

    I want to travel around the world for fun,
    And see different lands, one by one.
    But I would not like to travel by aeroplane, train, or by car -
    I would like to have a magic carpet that will take me afar.

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  13. 31. Mystic Magination Night!

    On one mystic, magic night,
    Jack O Lanterns glowing bright,
    kids with bags of candy sweet,
    roam door to door and street to street,

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  14. 32. Birthday Wish

    • By Ciana R. Lewis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2019 with permission of the Author.

    A cake with a lit candle,
    Presents with ribbons and bows,
    A bike with pink, glittery handles,
    A little girl who grows and grows.

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  15. 33. Support Imagination

    • By Sharon J Spivak
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019 with permission of the Author.

    A ball dress, some slippers, and I am in heaven.
    Believe me, pretending and dress up is fun!
    Can you use your own imagination?
    Do give it a try, my little one.

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  16. 34. A Day On The Farm, 1890

    "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" I heard.
    I really hate that lousy bird!
    I got home late from Betty Lou's,
    But now I've got my chores to do.

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  17. 35. Haunted House Inventory

    Wooden door; wide and creaky.
    Sculking cat; snide and sneaky.
    Skeletons; cold and clanky.
    Madame Witch; old and cranky.

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  18. 36. Life In Fairy Land

    As a small child I fancied to sail
    By ocean to a land of fairy tales,
    Camp in a field with Little Red Riding Hood.
    Dazzling stars would fire at the Big Bad Wolf.

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  19. 37. Foreign Lands

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    Up into the cherry tree
    Who should climb but little me?
    I held the trunk with both my hands
    And looked abroad on foreign lands.

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  20. 38. Night

    Silver moon and golden stars
    Are watching over us from afar.

    While we rest in our beds,

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  21. 39. Wynken, Blynken, And Nod

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    Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
    Sailed off in a wooden shoe,—
    Sailed on a river of crystal light
    Into a sea of dew.

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  22. 40. Summer Fun

    • By Kathy Murphy
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2019 with permission of the Author.

    The warmth of the sun,
    Faces all aglow.
    It's time for summer fun
    As the happy faces show.

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