Sometimes, life is grand because of that one perfect moment, like in the poem below… MP3 of Jenny kiss’d Me Jenny kiss’d Me By Leigh Hunt Jenny kiss’d me when we met, Jumping from the chair she sat in; Time, you...

Here’s the poem To a Grandmother by Christopher Morley with an mp3 recording: MP3 of To a Grandmother To a Grandmother At six o’clock in the evening, The time for lullabies, My son lay on my mother’s lap With sleepy, sleepy eyes! (O drowsy little manny boy, With sleepy, sleepy eyes!) I heard her sing, and...

The poem My Bed is a Boat reminds me of being a kid and playing with my friends on the couch pretending it was a rowboat.  What fun! You can read the poem below and listen along on YouTube videos.  There are 3 renditions: the 1st is recited, the 2nd is sung as a lullaby, and...

Six Weeks Old was written by American poet, Christopher Morley (1890 -1957).  It’s about the life of a wee one.  Below you can listen to an mp3 recording while reading along with the poem. MP3 Recording of 6 Weeks Old Six Weeks Old He is so small, he does not know The summer sun, the...

Only in Sleep is a poem by American author Sara Teasdale.  It’s about a lady remembering her childhood friends in her dreams. MP3 Recording of Only in Sleep Only in Sleep Only in sleep I see their faces, Children I played with when I was a child, Louise comes back with her brown...