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October poem of the month

 

Five Little Pumpkins

 

Five little pumpkins

Sitting on a gate

The first one said,

“Oh my, it’s getting late.”

The second one said,

“There are witches in the air.”

The third one said,

“But we don’t care.”

The fourth one said,

“Let’s run and run and run.”

The fifth one said,

“I’m ready for some fun.”

“Ooh” went the wind and

Out went the lights.

And the five little pumpkins

rolled out of sight.

(author unknown)

 

November’s poem of the month:

 

The Time Has Come

 

I think the time has come to throw

The jack-o-lantern out,

It smells less like a pumpkin

Than it does like sauerkraut

Its expression is peculiar.

It has lost its friendly grin.

It’s tilting sort of strangely

And its cheeks are caving in.

 

Its forehead is collapsing

And its eyes are heading south.

Its nose is now connected

to the middle of its mouth.

I admit it’s been the focus

Of some happy family scenes.

But we’ve had that jack-o-lantern

for eleven Halloweens.

(author unknown)

December’s poem of the month:

Christmas Tree

My kitten thinks

the Christmas tree

is more than something

just to see.

 

She taps the balls

of green and red,

and swings the tinsel

overhead.

And rings the bells,

and then starts to purr

as if we'd trimmed it

all for her.

Aileen Fisher


January poem of the month

 A Sled for Christmas

 UP! UP! Up I jump.

And down the stairs I fly.

LOOK! LOOK! A brand new sled,

That I can’t wait to try.

 

ZIP! ZIP! Bundle up,

I’m toasty warm inside.

QUICK! QUICK! Out the door,

Then down the hill I’ll glide.

 

NO! NO! It isn’t fair!

It simply isn’t right.

SNOW! SNOW! I see no snow.

It melted overnight!

Five Little Valentines ?

(author unknown)

Five little Valentines were having a race.

The first one was all covered with lace. ?

The second one had a funny face. ?

The third one said, "I love you." ?

The fourth one said, " I do too."?

The fifth one was sly as a fox, ?

He ran the fastest to your Valentine box

MARCH WIND

author unknown

 

Never mind March, we know 

When you blow

You're really not mad

Or angry or bad,

You're only blowing the winter away,

To get the world ready

For April and May.

 

Who Has Seen the Wind??

by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind??

Neither I nor you;?

But when the leaves hang trembling?

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind??

Neither you nor I;?

But when the trees bow down their heads?

The wind is passing by.