Tag: Poems for Children
Tag Description:Tale of a Pumpkin with Free Jack O’ Lantern Clip Art
From Spooky Halloween Entertainments, an early 20th century book. Illustrated with a free Halloween clip art image from my antique postcard collection. Tale of a Pumpkin There was a sturdy pumpkin, On a rambling garden vine, Growing round and fat and yellow, ’Neath fair summer’s bright sunshine. But when the trees turned color, And the [...]
The Rain, A Poem From a Child’s Point of View
The author of this poem about rain is not identified; it appeared in Uncle Herbert’s Speaker and Autograph-Album Verses, published in 1887. With my bored dog at my feet as I prepare this post, it is clear that the boredom of a rainy day indoors is a sentiment shared by dog and child alike. The Rain [...]
