Category: Top Poems for Children by Famous Authors
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I Think When I read that Sweet Story of Old
I THINK WHEN I READ THAT SWEET STORY OF OLD By Jemima Luke I think when I read that sweet story of old,When Jesus was here among men,How He called little children as lambs to His fold,I should like to have been with them then. I should like to have been with them then,I should…
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The Lamb by William Blake
Little Lamb who made thee Dost, thou know who made thee Gave thee life and bid thee feed. By the stream and o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice! Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made…
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Snowflakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Snowflakes Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slow Descends the snow. Even as our cloudy fancies take Suddenly shape in some divine expression, Even as the troubled heart doth make In the…
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Exploring the Life of Charles Sangster: A Canadian Poet’s Journey
SANGSTER, CHARLES, poet, civil servant, and journalist; b. 16 July 1822 near Kingston, Upper Canada, son of James Sangster and Ann Ross; m. first 16 Sept. 1856 Mary Kilborn (d. 1858) in Kingston; m. secondly 30 Oct. 1860 Henrietta Charlotte Meagher at Niagara Falls, and they had three daughters and one son; d. 9 Dec. 1893 in Kingston. Quiet and introspective by nature, Charles Sangster sought harmony in his connections…
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James Weldon Johnson: Activist and Literary Pioneer
James Weldon Johnson was a prominent writer, educator, and civil rights leader, known for his advocacy.
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William Bradford: Governor of Plymouth Colony and Author
William Bradford was born in Austerfield, England, and baptized on March 19, 1590. His family, who owned a large farm, was considered well-off. His childhood, however, was marked by hardship as he lost many family members. His father died when he was just over a year old. At four, after his mother remarried, he went…
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Christmas Eve Poem
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I…
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The Gospel Train
The Gospel Train (Old Spiritual) Git on board, little children,Git on board, little children,Git on board, little children,Dere’s room for many a mo’. De Gospel train’s a-comin’,I hear it jus’ at han’,I hear de car wheels rumblin’,An’ rollin’ thro’ de lan’. Git on board, little children,Git on board, little children,Git on board, little children,Dere’s room…
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The Creation
The Creation by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) And God stepped out on space,And he looked around and said:I’m lonely-I’ll make me a world. And far as the eye of God could seeDarkness covered everything,Blacker than a hundred midnightsDown in a cypress swamp. Then God smiled,And the light broke,And the darkness rolled up on one side,And…
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Little Jack Frost. A Rhyme for Flossie’ by Charles Sangster
Little Jack Frost went up the hill. Watching the stars so cold and chill, Watching the stars and the moon so bright. And laughing aloud like a crazy wight. *** Little Jack Frost ran down the hill, Late in the night, when the winds were still, Late in the fall, when the leaves fell down,…