Poems and Drawing for Little People
“Sunrise”
The sun is saying hello
To a lazy drop of rain
While the birds sing a song
Announcing a brand-new day.
Under a very blue Sky
The dancing grass says hello
Morning says the butterfly
good morning answers the crow
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“Who Am I”
I can never see the tree tops
of the forest where I live
No matter how high I jump
they are impossible to reach
I have a natural coat
which protects me in the winter
But in the summer it’s hot
And I wish I had a zipper.
My house is underground
Carrots I like to eat
I Jump high without a sound
even though I have large feet
If you still can’t guess my name
and you wander who I am
turn the page to see my face
you won’t be very surprised
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“Time Flies”
The Clock says Tic Toc Tic Toc
chile kids rush to have fun.
Why is it time goes so fast
when they don’t want time to run?
On school days children prefer
To sleep longer in the mornings,
But then, they rush out of Bed
early Saturdays and Sundays.
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“Rise and Shine”
Roosters sings ki ki ri ki.
Is time to start a new day
Use a good brush on your teeth
and mild soap on your face.
Remember to make your bed
Shine your shoes and comb your hair
and try never to forget
To start your day with a prayer.
Milk, cereal, eggs and juice
Fruits, Yogurt, the choice is great
Breakfast is when you can choose
the fun meal of the day
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“Cross at the Green”
When a street a kid must cross
He must do it at the corner
making sure when he does
He holds hands with someone older
But if he is to do it alone
a simple rule he most see.
Never never try to cross
until the light turns to green
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“Good Table Maners”
When you sit down to eat
keep in mind this simple rule
Make sure your hands are clean
Don’t talk with your mouth full
Don’t touch the food with your hands
When you ask don’t forget please
Before you start give thanks
After you eat brush your teeth
Close your mouth when you are eating
Don’t make sounds when you chew
The host will select your seating
Don’t get up till you are excused.
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"To make Friends"
when you play with other kids
keep in mind this simple rule
when you ask always say please
Never push, or grab, or pull
If you want to keep a friend
make an effort to be fair
you must try to understand
friendship really means to share
And when bad times cloud your head
Instead of strength use your brains
But you must never forget
your parents are your best friends.
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“The Four Seasons”
I have a very good reason
To look forward to the spring,
Because of all the four seasons,
that one is the best to dream
But then I like summer too.
Hot weather means recreation
or just plain nothing to do
that could be the best vacation
Autumn brings colorful rainbows
of falling leaves and new friends,
back to School, old rules to follow
And always new things to learn
And then, to dream of White Christmas
of sled, hot cocoa and snow,
of things that brings the new year.
New faces and phrases to know
For me, there is only one season.
Twelve months of contrast and change.
Every day brings a new reason
To love, to have fun, to learn.
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“The Lion”
A lion is much too wild
to live with me or with you
He would rather eat a child
than what he gets at the zoo
He looks great on television
and better in” Lion King”
But I have made my decision
I will never live with him
He probably has bad breath,
poor manners at the table
I cannot handle the stress
I doubt if I’ll be able
I’d rather live with a skunk...
I would do it without question
but never in a lions trunk
to be part of his digestion.
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“The Turtle”
A turtle moves under water
much faster than over land
and she must come up for air
and bury her eggs in the sand
A turtle lives very long
nobody questions that fact
but just to cross any road
she needs a year and a half
It seems to me that to be
that slow makes no sense
If you leave it up to me
I’d rather speed and live less
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“The Pirate’s Gold”
Rhyme & Search
The pirate’s large looking glass
is pointed at the lighthouse,
and at the same time, a mouse
is hiding behind the grass
He is also looking around
searching for something to eat,
while the whale dives down
to the bottom of the sea.
Further up, the smiling Sun
is saying hello to the seagull
while clouds on the run
are searching for the pirate's gold
A submarine's periscope
is watching, as a sunflower
dances with an old rope
under a small magic shower.
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“If there is a Fire”
The first thing that you must know
if fire threatens your floor,
it’s that when a knob is hot,
you should not open that door.
If your room is full of smoke
Don’t wait till the fire is over
Cry for help while staying low,
if you catch fire roll over
Never try to put it out
don’t look for old things to save
wasting time without a doubt
could mean you are foolish not brave.
But the one thing you must do
So that nothing becomes ashes
is to make sure that you,
never, never play with matches
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“Learn to say No”
If some one ask you to smoke
and you don’t know what to say
just treat it as a bad joke
and say : ! Your crazy, no way !
If your asked to take a drink
or just any kind of drugs,
don’t even say anything
and run home to tel your folks
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“Home Alone”
If your alone in the house
and your waiting for your folks
just be silent as a mouse
it’s better if no one knows
Even if your not alone
don’t open doors to strangers
open it, if they live home
or to close family members
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“Friends don’t have to be like you”
Every time we go to school
we discover a new thing,
a new friend or a new rule
or just a new song to sing.
Sometimes we prefer to be
with one particular friend,
that’s because we have a need
for someone to understand.
But one thing we have to learn
before our A B C.
That Black, Spanish, White, Chinese
deep inside we are all the same
That no matter how we pray
or what we call our God
Remember, we all have the same
red liquid that is called blood.
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Poems & Drawings for Little People
Copyright c 2004
by John Perez-Sampedro
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by John Perez-Sampedro