A birthday poem for kids to recite? Please help!

[RosieCotton]

Last Christmas Eve the kids recited the most beautiful poem.

 

My father turns 80 mid-September and a whole bunch of family we haven't seen for years, and some the kids have never met, are coming.

 

I have only looked at 20 so far and they have been either too morbid, or about babies.

 

They have great memory and did 3 stanzas each for 12 total. Could do more if its inspiring. ☺

 

 

Recommendations please???

We have 20 days.

[Eagle]

Does it have to be about birthdays? Since it will be September, one suitable choice would be "Thoughts" by Jacqueline Bouvier.

 

It ends with:

"Nostalgia -- that's the Autumn,

Dreaming through September

Just a million lovely things

I always will remember."

[Shred Betty]

Not what you're looking for ;) but for Father's Day dd7 recited this limerick with poses:

"There once was a very sad Daddy. His golf game was going quite badly. He looked left and right - no ball was in sight! I think that he needed a caddy!"

 

Googling poems yes I found many to be awful. Just awful. Waste of time... So I'd say don't worry about birthday topic, go a different route like choose a great author and Google favorite lines of Shakespeare or something. You'll get better quality off the bat.

[MDL]

Not a poem, but here is a joke[emoji23]

 

What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?

 

Aye matey!

 

 

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[kolamum]

Does your father have a poem he use to recite? My Dad did. He had a few up his sleeves. :lol: My grandmother was German {as was my grandfather actually} so they spoke German & thus taught my father, & Dad use to show off his German skills be reciting a specific piece of poetry in German to us whenever we'd ask him to talk in German. :lol:

However, he also use to recite that insanely silly poem about eating peas with honey whenever Mom served peas. My Dad died 4 years ago & the first time I served peas after his death I broke out in maniacal laughter. Once I calmed myself I simply picked up where he'd left off. Now when I serve peas my kids jus say, "DON'T DO IT MOM!" ;)

On the other hand my FIL had a little poem he was taught as a young boy, & so he taught his children, & for Father's Day one year, I surprised the my hubby by helping my children learn it & their gift to him was reciting the poem. It was short, but it meant the world to dh.

[tm919]

"Warning"/"When I am Old" (Jenny Joseph) might be cute from kids, depending on your father's perspective on old age! 

 

Another way would be to pick poems published in the year of his birth.

Edited August 20, 2016 by tm919

[RosieCotton]

No it doesn't have to be birthday themed at all. 

 

I want something either beautiful and poignant, or funny.

 

I'll check poems the year of his birth great idea. Maybe yes something with September.

 

Checking Bouvier now.

[RosieCotton]

What are your favorite poems about September?

 

Or about fathers?

[RosieCotton]

Love how most poems about growing old reference "decay."

 

Come on folks. ! :)

[RosieCotton]

Considering:

 

Running thru the Teasdale poems on AO I found this one --

 

The 6 year old girl recite To Dick on his Sixth Birthday by Teasdale, but change the year to 80 in poem body.

The first 2 lines would be funny coming from a child.