Childhood Poems

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:

Election Day Campaign
One child takes cover beneath our bay window, he waits on grazed knees for his breath to... more

Poet: Liam Wilkinson

by: Liam Wilkinson | rating:

The Stolen Child
Where dips the rocky highland
Of Sleuth Wood in the lake,
There lies a leafy... more

Poet: William Butler Yeats

by: William Butler Yeats | rating:

Dad
Words never simple between us,
sometimes strained.
mutual love always quiet
rarely... more

Poet: Derek Gregory

by: Atif Iqbal | rating:

Daniel Laughed Twice
Daniel is the big brother ten
David is the little brother six
Teresa is laying in the... more

Poet: Carl Walker

by: Atif Iqbal | rating: