Childhood Poems

The Death of Fairytales
I thought my life could be perfect.
I thought I could have everything.
But everything... more

Poet: Mary E-A. K. Remaniak

by: Mary E-A. K. Remaniak | rating:

The Sleepout
Childhood sleeps in a verandah room
in an iron bed close to the wall
where the winter... more

Poet: Les Murray

by: Les Murray | rating:

Demons At Highlands
it had been six years since i'd been there;
i swore i'd come back every... more

Poet: Andrew S Adams

by: Omer Mujahid | rating:

Birthing Moon
rain-heavy sky
I feel another contraction
coming on

moonlight
through the... more

Poet: Agnes Eva

by: Aneeqa Chaudary | rating:

The Toys
My little Son, who look'd from thoughtful eyes
And moved and spoke in quiet grown-up... more

Poet: Coventry Patmore

by: Coventry Patmore | rating:

Immortality
In Sleeping Beauty's castle
the clock strikes one hundred years
and the girl in the... more

Poet: Lisel Mueller

by: Lisel Mueller | rating:

Dylan
Magicians' black cape, golden bright stars
Torn top hat, he would dream of mars
Fake... more

Poet: Wendy Sparling

by: Lucky Shah | rating:

The house where I was born (07)
I remember, it was a morning, in summer,
The window was half-open, I drew near,
I could... more

Poet: Yves Bonnefoy

by: Yves Bonnefoy | rating:

The Oldest Child
The night still frightens you.
You know it is interminable
And of vast, unimaginable... more

Poet: Charles Simic

by: Charles Simic | rating:

Best Society
When I was a child, I thought,
Casually, that solitude
Never needed to be... more

Poet: Philip Larkin

by: Philip Larkin | rating: