The 20 best short poems for children
Children's poetry is an artistic expression adapted to the language and understanding of children. In general terms, reading poems allows children to acquire knowledge about themselves and their environment in an entertaining way.
Not only that, but it allows them to acquire or strengthen many other skills. For example, it helps to develop imagination and at the same time emotional and artistic sensitivity. On the other hand, it increases your vocabulary and strengthens the bond with the reader. Likewise, it can help develop verbal expression skills, even some complex ones such as public speaking.
In the following text you will find several short poems for children written by different authors, which can be very useful to take advantage of leisure time and at the same time reinforce various learning.
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Short poems for children (explained)
Usually, children's poems are short. This is so since this allows them to maintain attention for periods appropriate to their development, as well as retain different knowledge in a simple way.
In other words, this activity can reinforce learning about different contents, according to the poem addresses issues related to values, nature, ties, and so on. We will see some examples below.
1. Conch, by Federico García Lorca
They have brought me a conch.
inside he sings
a sea of maps
My heart
fills with water
with minnows
shadow and silver
The sound that is heard inside the shells can be very creative, and these verses are an example of this.
2. A white rose, by Amado Nervo
Cultivate a white rose
in june like january
For the honest friend
who gives me his frank hand.
And for the cruel one who rips me off
the heart with which I live,
Thistle or nettle cultivation;
I grow the white rose.
A philosophy of life based on forgiveness.
3. Everything is round, by Gabriela Mistral
The stars are round children
playing land spy
Wheats are girls' sizes
Playing to undulate… undulate
The rivers are rounds of children
Playing to meet in the sea
The waves are rounds of girls
Playing the earth to embrace
Elegant metaphors in which the little ones are the protagonists.
4. No, by Gloria Fuentes
no to sadness
no to pain
no to laziness
no to usury
no to envy
No to ignorance
no to violence
no to injustice
Not to the war
yes to peace
yes to joy
yes to friendship
The transmission of values It can also be produced through these simple short poems for children.
- You may be interested in: "The 10 types of values: principles that govern our lives"
5. April, by Juan Ramón Ramírez
The chamariz in the poplar.
-And what else?
The poplar in the blue sky.
- And what else?
The blue sky on the water.
- And what else?
The water in the new leaf.
- And what else?
The new leaf on the rose.
- And what else?
The rose in my heart.
- And what else?
My heart in yours!
Endearing poem with which to create a dialogue based on verses
6. Toys are for playing, Gloria Fuentes
Not to Play to Kill (pretend)
Guns (or water)
The revolver (no kidding)
The shotgun (or touch it)
toys for everything
And the weapons for nothing.
a defense of non-violent games.
7. Pegasi, cute pegasi, by Antonio Machado
I knew as a child
the joy of spinning
on a red steed,
on a party night.
In the dusty air
the candles sparkled,
and the blue night burned
all strewn with stars.
childish joys
that cost a coin
of copper, pretty pegasi,
wooden horses!
verses about the childish illusion with which he goes to the merry-go-round.
8. Verses of the earth, Javier Luis Taboada
Earth is a spinning top
that doesn't stop spinning.
Although it seems round,
don't be fooled.
It's a little flattened
Above and below.
It's like a tangerine
peeled marking segments.
The earth when it moves
turning on itself
and around his sun,
without destroying the chrism.
Poem for children that in addition to being fun It is used to learn about our planet..
9. Sweet orange (Anonymous)
Sweet orange,
split lemon,
give me a hug
that I ask you
if they were fake
my oaths
soon very soon
they will forget
a children's poem based on sensations.
10. Elephant Lullaby by Adriano del Valle
the elephant cried
because I didn't want to sleep
Sleep my little elephant
that the moon will hear you
daddy elephant is near
its mooing is heard in the mangrove
Sleep my little elephant
that the moon will hear you
the elephant cried
and he raised his trunk to the wind
It seemed that on the moon he wiped his nose.
Simple story centered on the story of an elephant.
11. 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
in putting a rattle on it,
that walking the cat with him,
get rid of better they could.
A barbican mouse came out,
long-tailed, blunt-snouted
and curling the thick back,
he said to the Roman senate,
after talking cultured for a while:
- Who of all must be
the one who dares to put
that bell to the cat?
A smoky cute children's poem about the difference between theory and practice.
12. The Fairies, by Rubén Darío
The fairies, the beautiful fairies,
They exist, my sweet girl,
Joan of Arc saw them winged,
in the countryside
He saw them leaving the mirab,
It's been a long time, Muhammad.
Smaller than a dove
Shakespeare saw Queen Mab.
fairies said things
in the cradle
of the ancient princesses:
that if they were going to be happy
or beautiful as the moon;
or strange and ambiguous phrases.
With her diadems and wings,
small as lilies,
there were fairies that were good
and there were fairies that were bad.
And there was a hunchback,
the one of hateful prophecy:
the call
carabosa.
If she came to the crib
of the soft little princesses,
she did not get rid of any
of her cursed words.
And that fairy was very ugly,
as they are
ugly all bad idea
and all bad heart
When you were born, precious,
you had no pagan fairies,
nor the horrible Carabosa
nor her funny sisters.
Not even Mab, who walks in dreams,
nor those who celebrate parties
in the magical forest
from Broceliande.
And do you know, my girl,
why was there no fairy?
Why there
she was close to you
who your birth blessed:
Queen more than all of them:
the Queen of the Stars,
the sweet Virgin Mary.
May she bless your path,
like your mother and your friend;
with his divine consolations
do not fear hellish war;
what perfume your desires
the name of her that evil banishes,
for she scented the heavens
and earth.
This poem for slightly older children encourages thinking in a fantasy world.
13. Lullaby of the Turtle, by Rafael Alberti
Green, slow, the turtle.
The parsley has already been eaten,
lettuce leaf!
To the water, the bathroom is overflowing!
To the water, duck!
And yes we like it
and the child see the turtle,
silly, alone and swimming.
A simple and short children's poem For the smallest of the house.
14. The Pearl, by Manuel Felipe Rugeles
In mother-of-pearl box
the pearl is born
and in mother-of-pearl box
my eyes saw her.
What is gray say some
Others, that it is bluish.
that she has an air
pink, far
From the sea of pearls
of Caribbean light.
The pearl that I have seen
I want it in your hands.
snow from your neck
light of your throat
island girl
my whitest pearl!
A poem based on sensations and full of pleasant images.
15. As long as you fall asleep, by Gabriela Mistral
The red rose
caught yesterday;
fire and cinnamon
which they call carnation;
the baked bread
aniseed with honey,
and the fish in the vial
that makes it burn:
all yours
son of a woman,
as long as you want
fall asleep at once
The rose, I say:
I say the carnation.
The fruit, I say,
and I say that honey;
and the fish of lights
and more and more too
as long as you sleep
until sunrise!
One of those children's poems for before going to sleep, which help to relax the little ones.
16. The dentist in the jungle, by Gloria Fuertes
In the morning
The jungle dentist
he worked hard
With a fierce client.
He was the king of the jungle
He was a mighty lion
with crooked fangs
And that he was missing a tooth.
In the afternoon
And the dentist doctor said
To your recent nurse:
-put the sign on the hut,
I do not receive more patients,
a crocodile has come
that has more than a hundred teeth.
One of those children's poems that put the focus on humor through wit.
17. Water, where are you going?, by Federico García Lorca
Water, where are you going?
Laughing I go by the river
to the shores of the sea.
Sea, where are you going?
Upriver I go looking
source where to rest
Poplar, and what will you do?
I don't want to tell you anything.
I... tremble!
What do I want, what do I not want,
by the river and by the sea?
four aimless birds
They are in the high poplar.
Many poems for all audiences or specifically for children opt for humanize lifeless elements to better capture their properties and nature.
18. La Tarara, by Federico Garcia Lorca
La Tarara, yes;
the Tarara, no;
Tarara, girl,
that I have seen her.
Take the tarara
a green dress
full of frills
and rattles.
La Tarara, yes;
the tarara, no;
Tarara, girl,
that I have seen her.
my tarara shines
her silken tail
on the broom
and the mint.
Oh, crazy Tarara.
Move your waist
for the boys
of the olives.
This poem enjoys rhythmic qualities that make it perfect for singing together.
19. My face, by Gloria Fuertes
on my round face
I have eyes and a nose
and also a little mouth
to talk and to laugh.
With my eyes I see everything
with my nose I make achishes,
with my mouth like
popcorn.
This poem is perfect for younger boys and girls, as it helps them identify the parts of the face.
20. The butterfly, by Federico García Lorca
air butterfly
you're beautiful!
air butterfly
gold and green
Lamp light…
air butterfly,
stay there, there, there.
You don't want to stop
stop you don't want to...
air butterfly,
gold and green
Lamp light…
air butterfly,
stay there, there, there.
stay here.
Butterfly are you there?
Nice poem for children about the theme of beauty.
