Children’s poetry is an artistic expression adapted to the language and understanding of children In general terms, reading poems allows children to acquire knowledge about themselves and their environment in an entertaining way.
Not only that, but it allows them to acquire or reinforce many other skills. For example, it helps develop imagination and at the same time emotional and artistic sensitivity. On the other hand, it increases your vocabulary and strengthens the bond with the reader. It can also help develop verbal expression skills, even complex ones such as oratory.
In the following text you will find several short poems for children written by different authors which can be very useful to take advantage of leisure time and at the same time reinforce various learnings.
Short poems for children (explained)
Generally, poems for children are short in length. This is so since this allows them to maintain attention for periods appropriate to their development, as well as retain different knowledge in a simple way.
In other words, this activity can reinforce learning about different content According to the poem, it addresses themes related to values, nature, bonds, etc. We will see some examples below.
1. Caracola, by Federico García Lorca
They have brought me a conch.
Inside he sings
a sea of map.
My heart
is filled with water
with minnows
of shadow and silver.
The sound heard inside the conch shells can give rise to a lot of creativity, and these verses are an example of this.
2. A white rose, by Amado Nervo
Cultivate a white rose
in June like January
For the honest friend
who gives me his frank hand.
And for the cruel one who tears me away
the heart with which I live,
Thistle or nettle cultivation;
I grow the white rose.
A philosophy of life based on forgiveness
3. Everything is round, by Gabriela Mistral
The stars are round children
Playing spy land
The wheats are girls sizes
Playing to undulate… undulate
The rivers are circles of children
Playing find yourself in the sea
The waves are rounds of girls
Playing the earth to hug
Elegant metaphors in which the little ones are the protagonists
4. No, by Gloria Fuentes
No to sadness
No to pain
No to laziness
No to usury
No to envy
No to lack of culture
No to violence
No to injustice
Not to the war
Yes to peace
Yes to joy
Yes to friendship
The transmission of values It can also be produced through these simple short poems for children.
5. April, by Juan Ramón Ramírez
The chamariz in the poplar.
-And what else?
The poplar in the blue sky.
– And what else?
The blue sky in the water.
– And what else?
The water in the new leaf.
– And what else?
The new leaf in the rose.
– And what else?
The rose in my heart.
– And what else?
My heart in yours!
Endearing poem with which to create a dialogue based on verses.
6. Toys are for playing and playing, Gloria Fuentes
Not to Play Kill (pretend)
Guns (not even water guns)
The revolver (no joke)
The shotgun (don’t touch it)
Toys for everything
And the weapons for nothing.
A defense of non violent games
7. Pegasus, pretty pegasus, by Antonio Machado
I knew as a child,
the joy of spinning
on a red steed,
on a night out.
In the dusty air
the candles sparkled,
and the blue night burned
all strewn with stars.
Childish joys
that cost a coin
copper, cute pegasus,
wooden horses!
Verses about the childish enthusiasm with which one goes to the merry-go-round
8. Verses of the earth, Javier Luis Taboada
The Earth is a top
that doesn’t stop spinning.
Even though it looks round,
don’t be fooled.
It’s a little flattened
Above and below.
It’s like a tangerine
peeled marking segments.
The Earth when it moves,
around itself
and around its sun,
without breaking the chrism.
Poem for children that, in addition to being fun serves to learn about our planet
9. Sweet orange (Anonymous)
Sweet orange,
split lemon,
give me a hug
that I ask you.
If they were fake
my oaths
soon very soon
they will forget.
A children’s poem based on sensations
10. Elephant Lullaby, by Adriano del Valle
The elephant was crying
because I didn’t want to sleep
Sleep my little elephant
that the moon is going to hear you
Daddy elephant is nearby
their lowing is heard in the mangrove
Sleep my little elephant
that the moon is going to hear you
The elephant was crying
and raised his trunk to the wind
It seemed like he was wiping his nose on the moon.
Simple narrative focused on the story of an elephant
11. The Mice, by Lope de Vega
The mice gathered together
to get rid of the cat;
and after a long time
of disputes and opinions,
they said they would be right
to put a bell on it,
that the cat is walking with him,
they could get away better.
A barbican mouse came out,
long-tailed, blunt-snouted
and curling the thick back,
He told the Roman Senate,
after talking culture for a while:
-Who of all has to be
whoever dares to put
that bell on the cat?
A nice smoky children’s poem about the difference between theory and practice.
12. The Fairies, by Rubén Darío
The fairies, the beautiful fairies,
They exist, my sweet girl,
Joan of Arc saw them winged,
in the countryside
He saw them when he left the mirab,
It’s been a long time, Muhammad.
Smaller than a dove,
Shakespeare saw Queen Mab.
The fairies said things
in the cradle
of ancient princesses:
that if they were going to be happy
or beautiful as the moon;
or strange and ambiguous phrases.
With their diadems and wings,
small as lilies,
there were fairies that were good
and there were fairies that were bad.
And there was a humpback,
that of hateful prophecy:
the call
Carabosa.
If it reached the crib
of the soft little princesses,
none were spared
of his cursed words.
And that fairy was very ugly,
as they are
ugly every bad idea
and every bad heart.
When you were born, precious,
You didn’t have pagan fairies,
nor the horrible Carabosa
nor his funny sisters.
Not even Mab, who walks in dreams,
nor those who celebrate a party
in the magical forest
of Broceliande.
And do you know, my girl,
Why were there no fairies?
Why there
was close to you
who your birth blessed:
Queen more than all of them:
the Queen of the Stars,
the sweet Virgin Mary.
May she bless your path,
like your mother and your friend;
with its divine consolations
do not fear hellish war;
what perfume your desires
his name that evil banishes,
Well she smelled the heavens
and earth.
This poem for older children encourages you to think about a fantasy world
13. Turtle’s Lullaby, by Rafael Alberti
Green, slow, the turtle.
He already ate the parsley,
the lettuce leaf!
To the water, the bathroom is overflowing!
To the water, duck!
And yes we like it
and the child see the turtle,
silly, alone and swimming.
A simple and short children’s poem For the smallest of the house
14. The Pearl, by Manuel Felipe Rugeles
In mother-of-pearl box
the pearl is born
and in a mother-of-pearl box
my eyes saw her.
Some say it’s gray
Others, that it is bluish.
who has a relative
pink, distant.
From the sea of pearls
of Caribbean light.
The pearl that I have seen
I want it in your hands.
Snow from your neck
Light of your throat
Island girl
my whitest pearl!
A poem based on sensations and full of pleasant images.
15. As long as you fall asleep, by Gabriela Mistral
The red rose
fucked yesterday;
fire and cinnamon
which they call carnation;
baked bread
of anise with honey,
and the fish in the phial
that makes it burn:
all yours
woman’s son,
as long as you want
fall asleep once and for all.
The rose, I say:
I say the carnation.
The fruit, I say,
and I say that honey;
and the fish of lights
and more and more too,
as long as you sleep
until sunrise!
One of those children’s poems before going to sleep which help relax the little ones.
16. The dentist in the jungle, by Gloria Fuertes
In the morning
The jungle dentist
He worked intensely
With a fierce client.
He was the king of the jungle,
He was an imposing lion,
With proud fangs
And that he was missing a tooth.
In the afternoon
And the dentist doctor said
To your recent nurse:
-put the sign in the hut,
I don’t receive any more patients,
a crocodile has come
which has more than a hundred teeth.
One of those poems for children that They focus on humor through ingenuity
17. Water, Where are you going?, by Federico García Lorca
Water, where are you going?
Laughing I go through the river
to the shores of the sea.
Mar, where are you going?
Upstream I go searching
source to rest.
Chopo, and what will you do?
I don’t want to tell you anything.
I…, tremble!
What do I want, what do I not want,
by the river and by the sea?
Four aimless birds
They are in the tall poplar.
Many poems for all audiences or specifically for children choose humanize lifeless elements to better capture their properties and nature
18. The Tarara, by Federico García Lorca
La Tarara, yes;
the Tarara, no;
Tarara, girl,
that I have seen it.
Take the Tarara
a green dress
full of ruffles
and bells.
La Tarara, yes;
I will hum it, no;
Tarara, girl,
that I have seen it.
Show off my Tarara
her silk tail
on the brooms
and peppermint.
Oh, crazy Tarara.
Move your waist
for the boys
of the olives.
This poem has rhythmic qualities that make it perfect for singing together
19. My face, by Gloria Fuertes
In my round face
I have eyes and nose,
and also a little mouth
to talk and to laugh.
With my eyes I see everything,
with my nose I make achís,
with my mouth like like
popcorn.
This poem is perfect for younger boys and girls, since it helps them identify the parts of the face
20. The butterfly, by Federico García Lorca
air butterfly
you’re beautiful!
air butterfly
gold and green.
Candle light…
butterfly of the air,
stay there, there, there.
You don’t want to stop,
You don’t want to stop…
butterfly of the air,
gold and green.
Candle light…
butterfly of the air,
stay there, there, there.
stay here.
Butterfly, are you there?
Nice poem for children that deals the theme of beauty
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