Poems

We’ve been reading children’s poems lately, and the boys really love them. They’ve been wanting to write their own, and here are two poems, one from each boy. They really like Jack Prelutsky and a collection of poems by various poets titled “For Laughing Out Loud.”

Joshua Just Wants to Play

Jessica: Joshua, do you want to play baseball, soccer, basketball or [mumbled]football[/mumbled]?
Joshua: I want to play baseball. And soccer. And basketball.
Me: Do you want to play football?
Joshua: Uh-huh.
Me: Do you want to be the boy that runs with the football, or the boy that tackles the boy with the football?
Joshua: YES!!