<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Poem on Pitara Kids Network</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/tags/poem/</link><description>Recent content in Poem on Pitara Kids Network</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pitara.com/tags/poem/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How Many Greens?</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/how-many-greens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2003 08:39:03 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/how-many-greens/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;How many greens are there in the park?&lt;br&gt;
Can we count them – one by one?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There’s the light, light green of&lt;br&gt;
the tender little grass&lt;br&gt;
I would like this green&lt;br&gt;
For the walls of my house!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There’s the darker green of the older plants&lt;br&gt;
that have flowered for many years&lt;br&gt;
I would like to have them as friends&lt;br&gt;
For the numerous stories they can tell.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And there’s the darkest green of them all&lt;br&gt;
In trees majestic and strong&lt;br&gt;
They hold up the sky and protect the earth&lt;br&gt;
You see, they are the oldest of them all.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Flower on the Road</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/flower-on-the-road/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2003 01:23:55 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/flower-on-the-road/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Spring has come,&lt;br&gt;
said the bougainvillea&lt;br&gt;
Crimson, orange, cream&lt;br&gt;
and yellow&lt;br&gt;
Making a flower wall&lt;br&gt;
along the road&lt;br&gt;
I bring happiness&lt;br&gt;
to all.&lt;br&gt;
Wait, said the&lt;br&gt;
little flower&lt;br&gt;
on the edge of the kerb&lt;br&gt;
I, too, blossom&lt;br&gt;
though I am small&lt;br&gt;
Every now and then&lt;br&gt;
a little child walks past,&lt;br&gt;
sees me&lt;br&gt;
at her height&lt;br&gt;
And happily smiles.&lt;br&gt;
Doesn&amp;rsquo;t that make us comrades&lt;br&gt;
on the road!&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Roadside Locksmith</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/roadside-locksmith/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2001 19:02:02 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/roadside-locksmith/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The locksmith sits on the roadside&lt;br&gt;
with his wares&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A tilted black umbrella blocks&lt;br&gt;
the sun’s glare&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A mountain of master keys&lt;br&gt;
heaped on the ground&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some dull, some old&lt;br&gt;
Some rusty, some gold&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;The locksmith has the answer&lt;br&gt;
to every locked door&lt;br&gt;
That can’t be opened because&lt;br&gt;
the key’s not there&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And if you have a key that is&lt;br&gt;
lonely and lost&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Potter</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-potter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2002 13:50:44 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-potter/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The summer sun smiles a scorching smile&lt;br&gt;
The smile sends shivers&lt;br&gt;
through the stoutest hearts&lt;br&gt;
A summer smile is reason to sweat&lt;br&gt;
But the potter’s back with his cool lifeline!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earthen pots of every size&lt;br&gt;
Are piled under a tarpaulin sky&lt;br&gt;
Waiting to find new homes&lt;br&gt;
And soothe thirsty throats!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Their water has a magical taste –&lt;br&gt;
The sweet smell of wet earth&lt;br&gt;
Or soil that comes alive after&lt;br&gt;
The first seasonal shower!&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;Some pots are small, like a baby’s song&lt;br&gt;
Some are round – a perfect ‘O’&lt;br&gt;
Some are tall with slender necks&lt;br&gt;
Like a curious gazelle looking ahead!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>If I Could Fly</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/if-i-could-fly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 1998 14:58:33 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/if-i-could-fly/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;If I had a pair of wings, with which to fly,&lt;br&gt;
I&amp;rsquo;d soar straight away, up into the sky.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;d carry a brush,&lt;br&gt;
and paints in colours bright,&lt;br&gt;
So I could paint&lt;br&gt;
every fluffy cloud in sight!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;d paint them purple&lt;br&gt;
and yellow and green-&lt;br&gt;
They&amp;rsquo;d be the prettiest&lt;br&gt;
you&amp;rsquo;ve ever seen!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;d paint rainbows in the sky&lt;br&gt;
every single day,&lt;br&gt;
So I can watch them&lt;br&gt;
when I work and play.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And when the moon and&lt;br&gt;
stars come out at night-&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>My Garden</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-garden/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2001 17:15:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-garden/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;There&amp;rsquo;s a garden in my house&lt;br&gt;
A garden full of flowers&lt;br&gt;
I love to be there all the time&lt;br&gt;
And spend just hours and hours&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are roses, every kind&lt;br&gt;
And lilies in the pool&lt;br&gt;
Sunflowers looking trim and bright&lt;br&gt;
And jasmines white and cool.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There&amp;rsquo;s a lawn of velvet grass&lt;br&gt;
So soft and oh so green&lt;br&gt;
Like a carpet beneath my feet&lt;br&gt;
The nicest I have seen.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;There are bulbuls, parrots too&lt;br&gt;
And koels in the tree&lt;br&gt;
And sparrows, sparrows everywhere&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>My Dream (A Vision Of Peace)</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-dream-a-vision-of-peace/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2002 20:42:44 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-dream-a-vision-of-peace/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Where the mountains touch the sky&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Where poets DREAM, where eagles fly&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A secret place above the crowd&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just beneath a silver-lined cloud.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lift your eyes to a snowy peak&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And see the soon-to-be we seek&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whisper DREAMS and let them rise&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To the mountains old and wise.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Climbers climb, it&amp;rsquo;s time to try&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Where the mountains touch the sky&lt;br&gt;
Take me there. Oh take me now&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someway, Someday, Somewhere, Somehow!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;Where the ocean meets the sky&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Eagle’s Tale</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-eagles-tale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2003 23:11:31 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-eagles-tale/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Did you hear the wind&lt;br&gt;
sigh&lt;br&gt;
As it brushed past the neem tree&lt;br&gt;
high?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The wind met an eagle ready to&lt;br&gt;
cry&lt;br&gt;
What’s the matter?&lt;br&gt;
Smile – at least&lt;br&gt;
try.&lt;br&gt;
Said the wind to the eagle&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’ve hurt my wings, I can’t&lt;br&gt;
fly&lt;br&gt;
That’s why I’m ready to&lt;br&gt;
cry&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;Said the eagle to the wind&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Is that all? What are we here for&lt;br&gt;
Said the neem and the wind with a&lt;br&gt;
smile&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Sparrow's Nest</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-sparrows-nest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2002 22:29:26 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-sparrows-nest/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Oh, why does the sparrow&lt;br&gt;
build a nest in the rain?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Won&amp;rsquo;t the downpour&lt;br&gt;
wash the nest away?&lt;br&gt;
Asked the child, to her grandmother.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Monsoon is a time&lt;br&gt;
when there are&lt;br&gt;
lots of worms,&lt;br&gt;
and that means food&lt;br&gt;
for the little ones!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s why sparrows build&lt;br&gt;
a nest in the rain,&lt;br&gt;
said the grandmother with a smile&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Milk! Milk! Milk!</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/milk-milk-milk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2001 04:14:26 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/milk-milk-milk/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Morning, afternoon, evening, night&lt;br&gt;
Kappu wants milk all the time&lt;br&gt;
He drinks six bottles in a day&lt;br&gt;
And always feels contented and gay.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bananas and biscuits mashed in milk&lt;br&gt;
Are things that Kappu loves to drink&lt;br&gt;
As soon as he finishes drinking a bowl&lt;br&gt;
His mommy gives a kiss on his nose.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Cypress Street</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/cypress-street/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/cypress-street/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I took a stroll down Cypress Street&lt;br&gt;
The hot sidewalk beneath my feet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The one thing that stood out the most&lt;br&gt;
Where trees once stood there were lamppost.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’d never seen so much concrete&lt;br&gt;
No Cypress left on Cypress Street.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to my Great Aunt Gem&lt;br&gt;
There used to be a lot of them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They cut them down. They took their wood&lt;br&gt;
A treeless street is plum no good!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just like a treeless neighborhood&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So tell the Mayor next time they meet&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
To change the name to Lamppost Street!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Parrots in My Garden</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/parrots-in-my-garden/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:57:26 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/parrots-in-my-garden/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;When it&amp;rsquo;s early morning&lt;br&gt;
Before it&amp;rsquo;s really light&lt;br&gt;
A flock of parrots flies across&lt;br&gt;
Looking trim and bright&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They swoop down on the juicy grams&lt;br&gt;
Which I love to throw&lt;br&gt;
They are not afraid of me&lt;br&gt;
The way they come and go!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soon my lawn is clean and clear&lt;br&gt;
Of every little grain&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;And then the parrots leave the place&lt;br&gt;
To fly back once again.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Young Poets</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/young-poets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:35:28 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/young-poets/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Todd-Michael St. Pierre writes poems, songs and plays for children. He is a storyteller at schools throughout the southern United States. Among his published works are &amp;lsquo;Somewhere: As Told By Garrett The Parrot&amp;rsquo; and &amp;lsquo;The Louisiana State Bird Beauty Pageant&amp;rsquo;. &amp;lsquo;Young Poets&amp;rsquo; is part of a collection, &amp;lsquo;A Treehouse On The Moon&amp;rsquo;, to be published soon, along with other works such as &amp;lsquo;The Prince Of Nonsense: Silly Poems4Kids&amp;rsquo; and &amp;lsquo;Put The People In A Zoo And Set The Animals Free: Poems4Kids To Read Out Loud&amp;rsquo;. St Pierre lives in St. Francisville, Louisiana, with his two Siamese twin cats.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Have You Seen the Cuckoo Bird?</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/have-you-seen-the-cuckoo-bird/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:27:22 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/have-you-seen-the-cuckoo-bird/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Have you seen the cuckoo bird&lt;br&gt;
With raven-coloured wing?&lt;br&gt;
Although I haven&amp;rsquo;t seen one yet&lt;br&gt;
I&amp;rsquo;ve often heard her sing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The cuckoo on our champak tree&lt;br&gt;
Is hidden from our sight&lt;br&gt;
Because the leaves are thick and close&lt;br&gt;
But how she sings at night!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;lsquo;Cuckoo&amp;hellip; cuckoo&amp;rsquo; says the bird&lt;br&gt;
&amp;lsquo;I may be dark, it&amp;rsquo;s true&lt;br&gt;
But there is not a single bird&lt;br&gt;
That sings the way I do!&amp;rsquo;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Day Everything Went Wrong</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-day-everything-went-wrong/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:08:34 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-day-everything-went-wrong/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;On that day everything went wrong,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I fell on the ground with a &amp;ldquo;BONG&amp;rdquo;!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hurt my elbows and knees&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And misplaced my cupboard keys.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I dreamt of a horrible ghost,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At breakfast I burnt my toast.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I couldn&amp;rsquo;t find my tie, I couldn&amp;rsquo;t find my shirt&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And when I did find it, it was covered in dirt!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I came to know, when I heard the clock&amp;rsquo;s chime&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That I had lost control of time.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Roses</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/roses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:52:13 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/roses/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Roses in the winter time&lt;br&gt;
Roses in the fall&lt;br&gt;
The roses in my garden&lt;br&gt;
Are the nicest of them all&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some prefer the jasmines&lt;br&gt;
The champaks on the tree&lt;br&gt;
Or the lilies in the pool&lt;br&gt;
But it&amp;rsquo;s the rose for me!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The wild roses climbing up the wall&lt;br&gt;
Which hang in clusters white&lt;br&gt;
The sprawling bush of roses pink&lt;br&gt;
Which looks so trim and bright&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;The pale rose with a curly edge&lt;br&gt;
The yellow rose so coy&lt;br&gt;
The lilac rose with streaks of mauve&lt;br&gt;
The red, ablaze with joy&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Treehuggers</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/treehuggers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2002 05:51:43 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/treehuggers/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Children of the fragile forest gather around&lt;br&gt;
Where bird song seems to be the loudest sound&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A place called Summer, green as you could please&lt;br&gt;
A place where we all proudly hug the trees.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hug trees for the walnuts and sweet apples&lt;br&gt;
For the shade above small country chapels&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For giving squirrel and crow a place to live&lt;br&gt;
For the priceless gift of oxygen they give.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow your feet across a woodland floor&lt;br&gt;
Beneath the tall and ancient sycamore&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Koel</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/koel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2000 07:56:24 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/koel/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;When wisps of white&lt;br&gt;
Sail across the sky&lt;br&gt;
When the breeze blows warm&lt;br&gt;
And the days grow long&lt;br&gt;
From somewhere in the distance&lt;br&gt;
You can hear my song&lt;br&gt;
Coo-ooo, Coo-ooo Coo-oooo&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When mangoes ripen&lt;br&gt;
In the dark green trees&lt;br&gt;
And hovering around&lt;br&gt;
Are busy buzzy bees&lt;br&gt;
Right over the wall&lt;br&gt;
You can hear my call&lt;br&gt;
Coo-o, Coo-oo, Cooo-ooo&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;When plump wild figs&lt;br&gt;
Go squish under your feet&lt;br&gt;
And juicy purple jamuns&lt;br&gt;
Are munched by parakeets&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Don't Throw the Seeds Away...</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/dont-throw-the-seeds-away/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 1996 05:37:11 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/dont-throw-the-seeds-away/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It makes you healthy,&lt;br&gt;
It gives you energy,&lt;br&gt;
An apple or a guava&lt;br&gt;
An orange or a papaya&lt;br&gt;
Eat a fruit everyday&lt;br&gt;
But don’t throw the seeds away.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here’s a simple thing you can do&lt;br&gt;
You could tell all your friends too!&lt;br&gt;
Plant the seed in the soil&lt;br&gt;
(It doesn’t take much time or toil)&lt;br&gt;
Pour a little water there&lt;br&gt;
A young shoot will soon appear.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In time it’ll become a big tree –&lt;br&gt;
Which gives so much to you and me!&lt;br&gt;
This way there’ll be forests again&lt;br&gt;
Green and clean our earth will remain.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Jungle</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-jungle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2001 07:49:41 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-jungle/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Far away in the jungles&lt;br&gt;
where the green grass grows,&lt;br&gt;
lived families of mynas&lt;br&gt;
their nest in rows.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They were friends and foes&lt;br&gt;
who played and fought for fun.&lt;br&gt;
But when it came to the enemy&lt;br&gt;
they stood together as one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One morning they were surprised&lt;br&gt;
a strange creature there to find.&lt;br&gt;
Loud, noisy with strange scary ways&lt;br&gt;
a being like that&amp;hellip;seemed a ferocious kind.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;Eager to befriend the new&lt;br&gt;
an excited bunch toward it flew.&lt;br&gt;
But lo and behold! What did they see?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sparrows</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/sparrows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:17:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/sparrows/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64"&gt;
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			Sparrows [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]
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&lt;p&gt;Sparrows on the mango tree&lt;br&gt;
Sparrows on the grass&lt;br&gt;
Sparrows on the windowsill&lt;br&gt;
And on my looking glass!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sparrows on the gravel path&lt;br&gt;
And on the garden chair&lt;br&gt;
Sparrows by the lily-pool&lt;br&gt;
You find them everywhere!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Five Little Chickens</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/five-little-chickens-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2000 15:56:15 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/five-little-chickens-2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Said the first little chicken,&lt;br&gt;
With a queer little squirm,&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Oh, I wish I could find&lt;br&gt;
A fat little worm!&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Said the next little chicken,&lt;br&gt;
With an odd little shrug,&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Oh, I wish I could find&lt;br&gt;
A fat little bug!&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Said the third little chicken,&lt;br&gt;
With a sharp little squeal,&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Oh, I wish I could find&lt;br&gt;
Some nice yellow meal!&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Said the fourth little chicken,&lt;br&gt;
With a faint little moan,&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Oh, I wish I could find&lt;br&gt;
A green little leaf!&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Count that Day Lost</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/count-that-day-lost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:16:30 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/count-that-day-lost/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;If you sit down at set of sun&lt;br&gt;
And count the acts that you have done,&lt;br&gt;
And, counting, find&lt;br&gt;
One self-denying deed, one word&lt;br&gt;
That eased the heart of him who heard,&lt;br&gt;
One glance most kind&lt;br&gt;
That fell like sunshine where it went –&lt;br&gt;
Then you may count that day well spent&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But if, though all the livelong day,&lt;br&gt;
You&amp;rsquo;ve cheered no heart, by yea or nay –&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			Count that Day Lost [Illustration by Anup Singh]
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&lt;p&gt;If, through it all&lt;br&gt;
You&amp;rsquo;ve nothing done that you can trace&lt;br&gt;
That brought the sunshine to one face –&lt;br&gt;
No act most small&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Pigeon Party</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-pigeon-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2001 21:49:44 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-pigeon-party/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Twenty noisy&lt;br&gt;
pigeons&lt;br&gt;
Had a party&lt;br&gt;
last night&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;The last egg&lt;br&gt;
Had hatched&lt;br&gt;
The youngest one&lt;br&gt;
Was OUT!&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;They rocked on&lt;br&gt;
the TV wires&lt;br&gt;
looked the kitten&lt;br&gt;
In the eye&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sunflowers</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/sunflowers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2001 01:03:05 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/sunflowers/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Sunflower, sunflower, I love you&lt;br&gt;
You look so gay and bright&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sunflower, sunflower, I love you&lt;br&gt;
You make me think of light&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When I see your cheerful face&lt;br&gt;
I want to dance and sing&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sunflower, sunflower I love you&lt;br&gt;
You make me think of spring!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			Sunflowers [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]
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	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Opposite</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/opposite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 1999 09:18:48 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/opposite/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;If everything was opposite&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why, less would be more.&lt;br&gt;
The poor will be rich&lt;br&gt;
And the rich will be poor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Aeroplanes fly underground&lt;br&gt;
Ships sail up in the sky.&lt;br&gt;
Two will be single&lt;br&gt;
One will be a pair.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The tortoise, runs fast&lt;br&gt;
The hare, runs slow.&lt;br&gt;
The green light means stop&lt;br&gt;
The red light means go.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If things were opposite&lt;br&gt;
I would be you&lt;br&gt;
And you would be me.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Song of the Bee</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-song-of-the-bee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 1999 22:15:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-song-of-the-bee/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Buzz! buzz! buzz!&lt;br&gt;
This is the song of the bee.&lt;br&gt;
His legs are yellow;&lt;br&gt;
A jolly, good fellow,&lt;br&gt;
And yet a great worker is he.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In days that are sunny&lt;br&gt;
He’s getting his honey,&lt;br&gt;
In days that are cloudy&lt;br&gt;
He’s making his wax:&lt;br&gt;
On pinks and on lilies,&lt;br&gt;
And gay daffodillies,&lt;br&gt;
And columbine blossoms,&lt;br&gt;
He levies a tax!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			The Song of the Bee [Illustration by Aneesh Jaisinghani]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Buzz! buzz! buzz!&lt;br&gt;
The sweet-smelling clover,&lt;br&gt;
He, humming, hangs over;&lt;br&gt;
The scent of the roses&lt;br&gt;
Makes fragrant his wings:&lt;br&gt;
He never gets lazy;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Upside Down</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/upside-down/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 1998 16:30:34 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/upside-down/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I lived in a funny town&lt;br&gt;
Where everything was upside down!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The birds walked and the humans flew&lt;br&gt;
Where the trees were totally blue!&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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&lt;p&gt;Trees talked and laughed a lot&lt;br&gt;
They stole each other&amp;rsquo;s fruit and fought&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bear was gentle, kind and sweet&lt;br&gt;
He never ever ate raw meat!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fishes went to school in a pool&lt;br&gt;
Where a frog principal ruled!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Jumbo House</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/jumbo-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2001 08:20:54 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/jumbo-house/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Quick, quick, quick&lt;br&gt;
Lay a brick, brick, brick&lt;br&gt;
Make it stick stick stick.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You know whose house it is?&lt;br&gt;
Of Jumbo the kid, kid, kid&lt;br&gt;
That’s why it’s so big, big, big.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you know what will happen IF&lt;br&gt;
even one brick comes loose – and&lt;br&gt;
Jumbo trips on that brick?&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;Jumbo will take apart every&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Little Blue Daisies</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/little-blue-daisies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:34:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/little-blue-daisies/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64"&gt;
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			Little Blue Daisies [Illustration by Shinod AP]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Little blue daisies&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;in my flowerbed&lt;br&gt;
First came the ladybird&lt;br&gt;
red red red&lt;br&gt;
Fly away ladybird&lt;br&gt;
said the daisy blue&lt;br&gt;
Poor little ladybird flew flew flew&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then came the grasshopper&lt;br&gt;
green green green&lt;br&gt;
He hid in the leaves&lt;br&gt;
not to be seen&lt;br&gt;
Hop away grasshopper,&lt;br&gt;
said the daisy blue&lt;br&gt;
Poor little grasshopper&lt;br&gt;
Went hop, hop hop&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Third came the bumblebee&lt;br&gt;
black black black&lt;br&gt;
Humming to himself&lt;br&gt;
a brand new song&lt;br&gt;
Fly away bumblebee, said&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Over in the Meadow</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/over-in-the-meadow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:19:14 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/over-in-the-meadow/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Over in the meadow,&lt;br&gt;
In the sand, in the sun,&lt;br&gt;
Lived an old mother toad&lt;br&gt;
And her little toadie one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Wink,&amp;rdquo; said the mother;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;I wink,&amp;rdquo; said the one;&lt;br&gt;
So she winked and blinked&lt;br&gt;
In the sand, in the sun.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over in the meadow,&lt;br&gt;
Where the stream runs blue,&lt;br&gt;
Lived an old mother fish&lt;br&gt;
And her little fishes two.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Swim,&amp;rdquo; said the mother;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;We swim,&amp;rdquo; said the two;&lt;br&gt;
So they swam and they leaped&lt;br&gt;
Where the stream runs blue.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Bridge Builder</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-bridge-builder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 1999 20:09:16 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-bridge-builder/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;An old man, going a lone highway,&lt;br&gt;
Came, at the evening, cold and gray,&lt;br&gt;
To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide,&lt;br&gt;
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.&lt;br&gt;
The old man crossed in the twilight dim;&lt;br&gt;
The sullen stream had no fears for him;&lt;br&gt;
But he turned, when safe on the other side,&lt;br&gt;
And built a bridge to span the tide.&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Old man,&amp;ldquo;said a fellow pilgrim, near,&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;You are wasting strength with building here;&lt;br&gt;
Your journey will end with the ending day;&lt;br&gt;
You never again must pass this way;&lt;br&gt;
You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide –&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Tiger King</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/tiger-king/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2001 04:51:18 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/tiger-king/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Oh tiger, you&amp;rsquo;re so regal&lt;br&gt;
Majestic and tall&lt;br&gt;
With your bright and stripe-y coat&lt;br&gt;
You look the king of all!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh tiger, you&amp;rsquo;re so handsome&lt;br&gt;
Your cubs are lovely too&lt;br&gt;
They say, the cat&amp;rsquo;s an aunt of yours-&lt;br&gt;
Do tell me, is this true?&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Passing by My School Garden</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/passing-by-my-school-garden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 1999 05:17:32 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/passing-by-my-school-garden/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;How I wish I could step into this garden&lt;br&gt;
Just a temptation as I pass by&lt;br&gt;
I wanted to know what the flowers said&lt;br&gt;
And the gentle murmur of the wind in the sky.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My heart swayed with happiness&lt;br&gt;
As I watched the upright poppies&lt;br&gt;
The wind whistled while kissing the trees&lt;br&gt;
And the jolly gardener watered them happily.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the leaves so green, were busy&lt;br&gt;
Preparing tasty dishes for the family!&lt;br&gt;
The sweet smelling fragrance of that lovely environment&lt;br&gt;
Got to my nostrils and tickled my mind.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Silly Cricket</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-silly-cricket/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:38:02 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-silly-cricket/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A silly young cricket&lt;br&gt;
Sat on a wicket&lt;br&gt;
Singing all summer long&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He strummed his guitar&lt;br&gt;
And danced all the while&lt;br&gt;
Other creatures were busy&lt;br&gt;
Gathering their pile&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soon winter came&lt;br&gt;
And he began to complain&lt;br&gt;
For he hadn&amp;rsquo;t a morsel to nibble on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So off he went&lt;br&gt;
In the wind and rain&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			The Silly Cricket [Illustrations by Kusum Chamoli]
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&lt;p&gt;To the little black ants&lt;br&gt;
For a mouthful of grain.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Fearless Rhino</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-fearless-rhino/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2001 00:37:29 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-fearless-rhino/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The rhino looks so fierce and strong&lt;br&gt;
He has a pointed spear&lt;br&gt;
His skin is rough and oh so tough&lt;br&gt;
He knows not what is fear!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you want to meet him too?&lt;br&gt;
Go eastward – if you care&lt;br&gt;
Kaziranga is the name&lt;br&gt;
You&amp;rsquo;re sure to find him there!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Message in the bottle</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/message-in-the-bottle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:09:13 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/message-in-the-bottle/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I watched the tide&lt;br&gt;
From my little house&lt;br&gt;
by the seaside&lt;br&gt;
I didn&amp;rsquo;t have to wait long&lt;br&gt;
to find what the waves&lt;br&gt;
had brought along&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;a bottle with a message in it,&lt;br&gt;
it looked like a message, at least&lt;br&gt;
I ran to pick up the bottle&lt;br&gt;
And took out from it a coiled paper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As I smoothened it,&lt;br&gt;
And peered deep&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;The yellowing paper came apart&lt;br&gt;
at my touch&lt;br&gt;
Before my eyes the writing smudged&lt;br&gt;
As I wept&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A Cat’s Nightmare</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/a-cats-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2001 01:22:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/a-cats-nightmare/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The cat woke up&lt;br&gt;
with a beating heart&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She had just had a&lt;br&gt;
terrible nightmare.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A little rat&lt;br&gt;
had pulled&lt;br&gt;
her whiskers&lt;br&gt;
and called her&lt;br&gt;
‘Friend Cat!’&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Naughty Baby Monkey</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-naughty-baby-monkey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2001 08:54:14 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-naughty-baby-monkey/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A mama and a baby monkey&lt;br&gt;
Lived high up on a mango tree&lt;br&gt;
The mama was kind&lt;br&gt;
But the baby&amp;rsquo;s mind..&lt;br&gt;
Dear! Oh Dear!&lt;br&gt;
Oh! Dear, Dear Me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One bright sunny day&lt;br&gt;
The baby monkey ran away.&lt;br&gt;
The mama despaired&lt;br&gt;
Scratched all her hair&lt;br&gt;
Dear! Oh Dear!&lt;br&gt;
Oh! Dear, Dear Me&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;The mama searched the forest through&lt;br&gt;
Everywhere for baby Babloo.&lt;br&gt;
Near the forest edge,&lt;br&gt;
Where grew a berry hedge,&lt;br&gt;
Dear! Oh Dear!&lt;br&gt;
Oh! Dear, Dear Me.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Flies and the Honey Pot</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-flies-and-the-honey-pot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:57:58 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-flies-and-the-honey-pot/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A jar of honey chanced to spill&lt;br&gt;
Its contents on the windowsill&lt;br&gt;
In many a viscous pool and rill&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The flies, attracted by the sweet,&lt;br&gt;
Began so greedily to eat,&lt;br&gt;
They smeared their fragile wings and feet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With many a twitch and pull in vain&lt;br&gt;
They gasped to get away again,&lt;br&gt;
And died in aromatic pain.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Dog Dream</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/dog-dream/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2001 03:23:22 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/dog-dream/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The dog was spread out&lt;br&gt;
like a mat on the floor&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His tongue hanging out&lt;br&gt;
for water chilled and cool&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dreaming of icy lands&lt;br&gt;
Made his mouth water&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The fly swooped down and&lt;br&gt;
made away with the drop!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The dog’s learnt his lesson&lt;br&gt;
He’s become a smart guy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He dreams lovely dreams&lt;br&gt;
With his mouth closed!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			Dog Dream [Illustration by Shinod AP]
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	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Pardon My Garden</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/pardon-my-garden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 1996 20:41:45 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/pardon-my-garden/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Pardon my garden, it’s vicious today!&lt;br&gt;
The cucumber’s going quite mad —&lt;br&gt;
The onions and peas&lt;br&gt;
Just do as they please,&lt;br&gt;
The pumpkin is awfully bad.&lt;br&gt;
The squash and the sprout are rushing about&lt;br&gt;
As if they’re preparing for war,&lt;br&gt;
I just got a scare from a peach and a pear —&lt;br&gt;
The apple is vile to the core!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pardon my garden, it’s vicious today!&lt;br&gt;
There’s tori-chori below.&lt;br&gt;
The corn and the bean are having a scene —&lt;br&gt;
That ghia just nibbled my toe!&lt;br&gt;
That tomato and grape are aping an ape&lt;br&gt;
And heading this way with a skewer —&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Jaipur: Sawai Jai Singh's Golden Dream</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/jaipur-sawai-jai-singhs-golden-dream/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 1999 16:12:53 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/jaipur-sawai-jai-singhs-golden-dream/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The only planned city of its time,&lt;br&gt;
Built by Sawai Jai Singh in his prime,&lt;br&gt;
Constructed with pink sandstones pretty,&lt;br&gt;
It&amp;rsquo;s our own Jaipur city.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was the emperor&amp;rsquo;s vision,&lt;br&gt;
It was Jai Singh&amp;rsquo;s dream and ambition,&lt;br&gt;
constructed in the beautiful nine-grid pattern,&lt;br&gt;
one for each planet, Mercury to Saturn.&lt;br&gt;
The Jantar Mantar of astronomical size,&lt;br&gt;
Is really Jaipur&amp;rsquo;s finest prize.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;And the Hawa Mahal which represents Shri Krishna&amp;rsquo;s crown,&lt;br&gt;
Is the pride of Jaipur town.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Naughty Kit</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/naughty-kit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:39:57 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/naughty-kit/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Minty is a naughty kit&lt;br&gt;
Tell her &amp;lsquo;stand&amp;rsquo; – she&amp;rsquo;s sure to sit&lt;br&gt;
She laps up milk without a trace&lt;br&gt;
But give her curds, she&amp;rsquo;ll turn her face!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Minty is a naughty kit&lt;br&gt;
Tell her &amp;lsquo;come&amp;rsquo; and she&amp;rsquo;ll just quit&lt;br&gt;
Tell her &amp;lsquo;Run!&amp;rsquo; – she&amp;rsquo;ll sleep all day&lt;br&gt;
Call her – and she&amp;rsquo;ll run away!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Squeaky Squirrel</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-squeaky-squirrel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:02:39 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-squeaky-squirrel/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Squeaky squirrel is a little sad&lt;br&gt;
His bushy tail is looking bad&lt;br&gt;
Once it was a shiny one&lt;br&gt;
Then someone used it&lt;br&gt;
As a baby’s bottlebrush!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;But he likes the baby&lt;br&gt;
So he’s no longer sad&lt;br&gt;
The baby’s mother has&lt;br&gt;
promised him a good bath!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Fluff, the Cat</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/fluff-the-cat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2001 09:16:35 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/fluff-the-cat/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Fluff, the cat is my own pet&lt;br&gt;
She&amp;rsquo;s cuddle-y and so soft&lt;br&gt;
She loves to feast on fish and milk&lt;br&gt;
And snooze upon the loft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fluff is bright and really smart&lt;br&gt;
And so alert all day&lt;br&gt;
When she prowls around the house&lt;br&gt;
The mice just run away!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			Fluff, the Cat [Illustration by Anup Singh]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A Roaring Shame</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/a-roaring-shame/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 1998 15:38:08 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/a-roaring-shame/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Once upon a jungle&lt;br&gt;
In a land not far away&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There was an awful bungle&lt;br&gt;
In a den where lions lay.&lt;br&gt;
There were two mighty&lt;br&gt;
lions&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
I’ve made a mistake there&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
One was a mighty lioness,&lt;br&gt;
Now, that’s being right and fair.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These two awesome beasties&lt;br&gt;
Were parents fond and proud&lt;br&gt;
Of a litter of loitering lion cubs&lt;br&gt;
That called out clear and loud.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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&lt;p&gt;The lion cubs, they grew on,&lt;br&gt;
And soon they lost their mew,&lt;br&gt;
All but the strongest, oldest son.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kappu has a Bath</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-has-a-bath/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2001 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-has-a-bath/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Kappu &lt;em&gt;maharaj&lt;/em&gt; sat in a tub&lt;br&gt;
Splashing water left, right and above&lt;br&gt;
Papa sat rubbing his legs&lt;br&gt;
While Mama poured water on the head.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Together they wrapped&lt;br&gt;
Their baby in a towel&lt;br&gt;
One dried his hair&lt;br&gt;
And the other gave him a massage.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		alt="Kappu has a Bath [Illustration by Shinod AP]"
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			Kappu has a Bath [Illustration by Shinod AP]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rip my Puppy</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/rip-my-puppy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:37:39 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/rip-my-puppy/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Rip my puppy is so smart&lt;br&gt;
He loves a bounce-y ball&lt;br&gt;
I love to see him run and jump&lt;br&gt;
And rush back at my call!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I miss him so when I&amp;rsquo;m at school&lt;br&gt;
And Rip is far away&lt;br&gt;
He jumps with joy when I return&lt;br&gt;
And we rush off to play.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		alt="Rip my Puppy [Illustration by Anup Singh]"
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			Rip my Puppy [Illustration by Anup Singh]
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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>You Musn't Quit</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/you-musnt-quit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2000 18:37:54 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/you-musnt-quit/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,&lt;br&gt;
When the road you&amp;rsquo;re trudging seems all uphill,&lt;br&gt;
When the funds are low and the debts are high&lt;br&gt;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,&lt;br&gt;
When care is pressing you down a bit,&lt;br&gt;
Rest! if you must – but never quit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Life is queer, with its twists and turns,&lt;br&gt;
As every one of us sometimes learns,&lt;br&gt;
And many a failure turns about&lt;br&gt;
When he might have won if he&amp;rsquo;d stuck it out;&lt;br&gt;
Stick to your task, thought he pace seems slow-&lt;br&gt;
You may succeed with one more blow.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Spider on the Wall</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-spider-on-the-wall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2001 21:26:20 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-spider-on-the-wall/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Spider, spider on the wall&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some are big and some are small&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In their web they quietly lie&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And pounce upon the moving fly!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			The Spider on the Wall [Illustration by Anup Singh]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Plant at the Crossing</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-plant-at-the-crossing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2001 06:14:05 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-plant-at-the-crossing/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;At a crowded crossing&lt;br&gt;
I saw a brave new&lt;br&gt;
recruit&lt;br&gt;
to stem the environmental&lt;br&gt;
rot&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A tiny young&lt;br&gt;
plant&lt;br&gt;
transplanted in a&lt;br&gt;
metal cage&lt;br&gt;
took the exhaust of buses, trucks, cars&lt;br&gt;
and scooters&lt;br&gt;
full blast&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The rate of wilting will&lt;br&gt;
indicate pollution&lt;br&gt;
levels&lt;br&gt;
said a municipal official&lt;br&gt;
with a satisfied smile&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			The Plant at the Crossing [Illustration by Shinod AP]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Testing death on a&lt;br&gt;
plant&lt;br&gt;
is so much better&lt;br&gt;
In fact a “no-cost” option&lt;br&gt;
to save this&lt;br&gt;
Earth&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kappu goes to the Zoo</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-goes-to-the-zoo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:49:38 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-goes-to-the-zoo/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Kappu &lt;em&gt;maharaj&lt;/em&gt;, where are you going?&lt;br&gt;
Zoo!&lt;br&gt;
What will you see there?&lt;br&gt;
Bear!&lt;br&gt;
But how will you go?&lt;br&gt;
Car!&lt;br&gt;
And, may I ask with who?&lt;br&gt;
You!&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Arrow and the Song</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-arrow-and-the-song/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2001 04:50:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-arrow-and-the-song/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;I shot an arrow into the air,&lt;br&gt;
It fell to the earth, I knew not where;&lt;br&gt;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight&lt;br&gt;
Could not follow it in its flight.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I breathed a song into the air,&lt;br&gt;
It fell to earth, I knew not where;&lt;br&gt;
For who has sight so keen and strong,&lt;br&gt;
That it can follow the flight of song?&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;Long, long afterward, in an oak&lt;br&gt;
I found the arrow, still unbroken;&lt;br&gt;
And the song, from beginning to end,&lt;br&gt;
I found again in the heart of a friend.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A Smile</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/a-smile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2000 19:35:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/a-smile/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Let others cheer the winning man,&lt;br&gt;
There&amp;rsquo;s one I hold worthwhile;&lt;br&gt;
&amp;lsquo;Tis he who does the best he can,&lt;br&gt;
Then loses with a smile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beaten he is, but not to stay&lt;br&gt;
Down with the rank and file;&lt;br&gt;
That man will win some other day,&lt;br&gt;
Who loses with a smile&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			A Smile [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>My Puppy</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-puppy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2000 11:42:11 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-puppy/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Wuff! Wuff! Wuff!&lt;br&gt;
My little puppy barks&lt;br&gt;
You won&amp;rsquo;t believe it,&lt;br&gt;
she&amp;rsquo;s afraid of the dark&lt;br&gt;
She jumps about&lt;br&gt;
her ears go flapping&lt;br&gt;
She comes to me when she hears me clapping&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		width="320" height="320"
		alt="My Puppy"
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		&lt;/a&gt;
		&lt;figcaption&gt;
			My Puppy
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>My Squirrel Friend</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-squirrel-friend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2000 06:03:08 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/my-squirrel-friend/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Have you seen my little friend?&lt;br&gt;
I call him nimble-feet&lt;br&gt;
Because he moves so swift and fast&lt;br&gt;
Is nimble – and discreet!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He runs away with all my nuts&lt;br&gt;
And yet is never caught&lt;br&gt;
His striped coat is ever bright&lt;br&gt;
And clean – without a spot&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		width="320" height="320"
		alt="My Squirrel Friend [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]"
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		&lt;/a&gt;
		&lt;figcaption&gt;
			My Squirrel Friend [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;He helps himself to all my things&lt;br&gt;
Which I would never lend&lt;br&gt;
And yet I cannot do without&lt;br&gt;
My frisky squirrel-friend!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Whopping Hippo</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-whopping-hippo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2001 14:19:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-whopping-hippo/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The hippo loves the waterside&lt;br&gt;
Where it can bathe and swim and glide&lt;br&gt;
And all the little fishes there&lt;br&gt;
Swim away and cry – &amp;lsquo;beware&amp;rsquo;!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The hippo loves to laze all day&lt;br&gt;
And snooze the winter noon away&lt;br&gt;
He&amp;rsquo;s never cold, for don&amp;rsquo;t you see&lt;br&gt;
He needs no quilt like you and me?&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		&lt;figcaption&gt;
			The Whopping Hippo [Illustration by Anup Singh]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/if-i-can-stop-one-heart-from-breaking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2000 08:35:18 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/if-i-can-stop-one-heart-from-breaking/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;If I can stop one heart from breaking,&lt;br&gt;
I shall not live in vain;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If I can ease one life the aching,&lt;br&gt;
Or cool one pain,&lt;br&gt;
Or help one robin&lt;br&gt;
Unto his nest again,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I shall not live in vain.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking [Illustration by Anup Singh]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Crow’s Lunch</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-crows-lunch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:21:35 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-crows-lunch/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The crow sat on the tree&lt;br&gt;
Waiting for lunch&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What would it be? Rice,&lt;br&gt;
roti – or earthworm?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lunch was none of these&lt;br&gt;
The family was on a fast&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Disgusted, the crow&lt;br&gt;
swooped down&lt;br&gt;
If not curry, maybe&lt;br&gt;
a bland earthworm?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But the worms weren’t there&lt;br&gt;
The crow wasn’t early enough&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		alt="The Crow’s Lunch [Illustration by Shinod AP]"
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		&lt;figcaption&gt;
			The Crow’s Lunch [Illustration by Shinod AP]
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;What has the world come to,&lt;br&gt;
cried the crow&lt;br&gt;
No thought for others!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Lily Pool</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-lily-pool/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:30:27 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-lily-pool/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64"&gt;
		&lt;a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/poems-30_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"&gt;
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		alt="The Lily Pool []"
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		&lt;/a&gt;
		&lt;figcaption&gt;
			The Lily Pool []
		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
	&lt;/figure&gt;






&lt;p&gt;We have a little lily pool&lt;br&gt;
With lilies pink and white&lt;br&gt;
And though they look so fresh by day&lt;br&gt;
They mostly bloom at night&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The leaves are round and dusky green&lt;br&gt;
With an edge that often curls&lt;br&gt;
And when there&amp;rsquo;s water on the leaves&lt;br&gt;
They look like drops of pearls&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come and see our lily pool&lt;br&gt;
And sit there – like I do&lt;br&gt;
See the lilies blooming bright&lt;br&gt;
I know you&amp;rsquo;ll love them too!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>In, Pin, Tin</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/in-pin-tin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 1997 06:18:42 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/in-pin-tin/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Three little mice&lt;br&gt;
Named In, Pin, Tin&lt;br&gt;
One fat, one short&lt;br&gt;
The other one thin.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;They woke up one night&lt;br&gt;
As lazy as ever&lt;br&gt;
The moon was already up&lt;br&gt;
And they began to shiver.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They brushed their teeth&lt;br&gt;
And said, &amp;rsquo;lets eat&amp;rsquo;&lt;br&gt;
There&amp;rsquo;s milk on the shelf&lt;br&gt;
Eggs, cheese and meat!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Messy Kappu</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/messy-kappu/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:57:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/messy-kappu/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Kappu &lt;em&gt;maharaj&lt;/em&gt; sat on the bed&lt;br&gt;
Clothes soiled in yellow mess&lt;br&gt;
Playing with a plastic ball&lt;br&gt;
He wasn&amp;rsquo;t bothered about it all.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mamma took him in her arms&lt;br&gt;
Felt his bottoms with her palm&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Kappuji, what did you do?&lt;br&gt;
Let&amp;rsquo;s quickly get you a panty new.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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			srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/kappu-9_hu_fb640547f701c35b.jpg 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/kappu-9_hu_2dbe8719d84b34a5.jpg 900w"
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			&lt;figcaption&gt;Messy Kappu [Illustration by Shinod AP]&lt;/figcaption&gt;
		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Good Old Days</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/good-old-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 1999 09:46:18 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/good-old-days/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Where have the good old days&lt;br&gt;
Of my country been swept away?&lt;br&gt;
Why is it that Indians, I feel.&lt;br&gt;
Are proud no longer of their country today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Where is the leadership of Gandhi&lt;br&gt;
That had kept us united, from dusk till dawn?&lt;br&gt;
Where has the sacrifice of Netaji&lt;br&gt;
That inspired millions gone?&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			Good Old Days [ First Published in NBT&amp;rsquo;s Bulletin-Oct,97]
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&lt;p&gt;Where is the idealism of Nehru&lt;br&gt;
That enthralled the east and west?&lt;br&gt;
Where is the dynamism of Patel&lt;br&gt;
That had no time to rest?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Little Chick</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/little-chick/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2001 22:49:35 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/little-chick/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;My name is Little Chick&lt;br&gt;
and I’m a chic chick&lt;br&gt;
For I know every trick&lt;br&gt;
to catch a worm quick!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This morning I caught a worm&lt;br&gt;
It had a lot of charm&lt;br&gt;
Now I am confused –&lt;br&gt;
Do I eat it or not!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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			Little Chick [Illustration by Shinod AP]
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	&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kappu wants to Draw</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-wants-to-draw/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2001 14:11:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-wants-to-draw/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Pencil, paper, crayons and pen&lt;br&gt;
Get them all to Kappu&amp;rsquo;s den&lt;br&gt;
Spread the paper on the floor&lt;br&gt;
For little &lt;em&gt;maharaj&lt;/em&gt; wants to draw.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two lines here and four lines there&lt;br&gt;
Zig-zig patterns and a circle in pairs&lt;br&gt;
Kappu scribbled on all the sheets&lt;br&gt;
Till it was time for him to sleep.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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			alt="Kappu wants to Draw [Illustration by Shinod AP]"
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Slow Dance</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/slow-dance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2001 05:49:47 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/slow-dance/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This poem came to us as a forwarded email and we do not know the name of its author.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have you ever watched kids&lt;br&gt;
On a merry-go-round?&lt;br&gt;
Or listened to the rain&lt;br&gt;
Slapping on the ground?&lt;br&gt;
Ever followed a butterfly&amp;rsquo;s erratic flight?&lt;br&gt;
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?&lt;br&gt;
You better slow down.&lt;br&gt;
Don&amp;rsquo;t dance so fast.&lt;br&gt;
Time is short.&lt;br&gt;
The music won&amp;rsquo;t last.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you run through each day&lt;br&gt;
On the fly?&lt;br&gt;
When you ask &amp;ldquo;How are you?&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;
Do you hear the reply?&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Three Kittens</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-three-kittens/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2000 07:52:41 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-three-kittens/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The white cat said, &amp;lsquo;I&amp;rsquo;m fair as snow&amp;rsquo;&lt;br&gt;
The black cat said, &amp;lsquo;I shine!&amp;rsquo;&lt;br&gt;
The tabby said, &amp;lsquo;well, that&amp;rsquo;s alright&lt;br&gt;
But the bowl of cream is MINE!&amp;rsquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The black cat said, &amp;lsquo;I&amp;rsquo;m warm as wool&amp;rsquo;&lt;br&gt;
The white said, &amp;lsquo;I&amp;rsquo;m like silk!&amp;rsquo;&lt;br&gt;
The tabby said, &amp;lsquo;say what you will,&lt;br&gt;
I&amp;rsquo;m off to drink that milk!&amp;rsquo;&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kappu's Evening Stroll</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappus-evening-stroll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:51:35 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappus-evening-stroll/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Kappu &lt;em&gt;maharaj&lt;/em&gt; sat in his pram,&lt;br&gt;
With a bottle full of jam.&lt;br&gt;
All set to go to the park,&lt;br&gt;
He chuckled when he heard Buzo bark.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mama pushed his pram,&lt;br&gt;
and alongside Buzo ran.&lt;br&gt;
When it became dark,&lt;br&gt;
They came back from the park.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>Take me Too</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/take-me-too/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 1998 18:51:02 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/take-me-too/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Oh camel with a humpy back&lt;br&gt;
Do take me for a ride&lt;br&gt;
You&amp;rsquo;re so strong! For don&amp;rsquo;t you cross&lt;br&gt;
The sandy desert wide?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take me too when you go next&lt;br&gt;
For I would love to see&lt;br&gt;
The desert and an oasis&lt;br&gt;
Which are unknown to me!&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Chun Mun's Friends</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/chun-muns-friends/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 1997 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/chun-muns-friends/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;There was once a little girl called Chun Mun. She lived in a village close to the forest. Everyday Chun Mun would go into the forest and learn music from her friends there – the birds and animals. But one of her friends Chintu, the black ant, would always be very busy and would have no time for such beautiful things. Nevertheless he was very curious to know what Chun Mun did in the forest. So one Sunday, when Chintu had no work to do, he asked Chun Mun –&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Flowering Bamboos</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/flowering-bamboos/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 1998 23:44:48 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/flowering-bamboos/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The huge bamboos, once bare,&lt;br&gt;
Are now covered with beautiful, pale white flowers,&lt;br&gt;
The yellow and green leaves,&lt;br&gt;
Of the bamboos looming in the vast sky,&lt;br&gt;
Make nature so beautiful and sweet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Behold the pointed, shiny leaves,&lt;br&gt;
Flying everywhere and leaping with the wind,&lt;br&gt;
They are glad there are flowers,&lt;br&gt;
With a fluffy carpet of them on the ground,&lt;br&gt;
Along with the tiny grains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Can you hear the leaves rustling,&lt;br&gt;
They seem to tell each other a thousand times,&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Multicolour Earthworms</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-multicolour-earthworms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2001 14:28:12 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-multicolour-earthworms/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Red, green, yellow, mauve&lt;br&gt;
What’s happened these days&lt;br&gt;
to earthworms? Have they&lt;br&gt;
gone multicolour?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There was a time when they&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;were the colour of soil&lt;br&gt;
Only when they wriggled&lt;br&gt;
Could you make them out.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now giant sized, out of burrows&lt;br&gt;
they slither and slide.&lt;br&gt;
Heavens! Have I chanced upon&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;something Jurassic Park-like?&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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		&lt;/figcaption&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Oh what a relief! They are not the&lt;br&gt;
worms I thought they were&lt;br&gt;
But bright new phone cable wires,&lt;br&gt;
awaiting a burial under the soil.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kappu Tries Hard</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-tries-hard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2001 15:45:25 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-tries-hard/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Kappu Maharaj, wake up fast&lt;br&gt;
The morning birds are chirping sweet&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Unnn..nn..unn&amp;rdquo; said Kappu&lt;br&gt;
In a voice full of sleep&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Little Kappu sat on his pot&lt;br&gt;
But did not manage a single dot.&lt;br&gt;
When his mother asked &amp;ldquo;Are you done?&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;
Kappu flashed a smile at once&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Wonder Elephants</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-wonder-elephants/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2001 18:18:47 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/the-wonder-elephants/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Ramu plays at football&lt;br&gt;
While Shyamu rings the bell&lt;br&gt;
They make the circus lively –&lt;br&gt;
We clap our hands and yell!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ramu is so clever&lt;br&gt;
And Shyamu is so free&lt;br&gt;
They&amp;rsquo;re the wonder elephants&lt;br&gt;
Whom people come to see.&lt;/p&gt;





	
	
	

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&lt;p&gt;(C) Swapna Dutta&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Little Black Dashes</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/little-black-dashes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2000 18:17:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/little-black-dashes/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64"&gt;
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			Little Black Dashes [Illustrations by Kusum Chamoli]
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&lt;p&gt;Little black dashes&lt;br&gt;
On six legs each&lt;br&gt;
Walking very fast&lt;br&gt;
Where do they reach?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One saved a friend&lt;br&gt;
Many ate a peach&lt;br&gt;
We&amp;rsquo;re clever sing the ants&lt;br&gt;
We wish and we can reach.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kappu and Buzo</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-and-buzo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2001 04:31:34 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/kappu-and-buzo/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Buzo and Kappu played all day&lt;br&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Come! Come!&amp;rdquo; Kappu would say&lt;br&gt;
Wagging his tail and swaying his head&lt;br&gt;
Buzo would jump to lick Kappu&amp;rsquo;s leg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kappu &lt;em&gt;maharaj&lt;/em&gt; was very small&lt;br&gt;
But not scared of Buzo at all&lt;br&gt;
For even when he pulled his ear&lt;br&gt;
There was never any fear.&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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		&lt;/figure&gt;</description></item><item><title>बांसुरी वाला</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2001 23:44:37 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;बात सात सौ साल पुरानी&lt;br&gt;
सुनो ध्यान से प्यारे&lt;br&gt;
हैम्लिन नामक एक शहर था&lt;br&gt;
वीजर नदी किनारे।&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;यूं तो शहर बहुत सुन्दर था&lt;br&gt;
हैम्लिन जिसका नाम&lt;br&gt;
मगर वहां के लोगों का&lt;br&gt;
हो गया था चैन हराम।&lt;br&gt;
इतने चूहे इतने चूहे&lt;br&gt;
गिनती हो गई मुश्किल&lt;br&gt;
जिधर भी देखो जहां भी देखो&lt;br&gt;
करते दिखते किल बिल।&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;बाहर चूहे घर में चूहे&lt;br&gt;
दरवाजे और दर में चूहे&lt;br&gt;
खिड़की और आलों में चूहे&lt;br&gt;
थालों और प्यालों में चूहे।&lt;br&gt;
ट्रंक में और संदूक में चूहे&lt;br&gt;
फौजी की बंदूक में चूहे&lt;br&gt;
अफसर की गाड़ी में चूहे&lt;br&gt;
नौकर की दाढ़ी में चूहे।&lt;br&gt;
पूरब पश्चिम उत्तर दक्षिण&lt;br&gt;
जिधर भी देखो चूहे&lt;br&gt;
ऊपर नीचे आगे पीछे&lt;br&gt;
जिधर भी देखो चूहे।&lt;br&gt;
दुबले चूहे मोटे चूहे&lt;br&gt;
लंबे चूहे छोटे चूहे&lt;br&gt;
काले चूहे गोरो चूहे&lt;br&gt;
भूखे और चटोरो चूहे।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>मेरी रेल</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2001 06:21:58 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;छूटी मेरी रेल।&lt;br&gt;
रे बाबू छूटी मेरी रेल।&lt;br&gt;
हट जाओ हट जाओ भैया&lt;br&gt;
मैं न जानूं फिर कुछ भैया&lt;br&gt;
टकरा जाये रेल।&lt;br&gt;
धक् धक् धक धक् धू धू धू धू&lt;br&gt;
भक् भक् भक् भक् भू भू भू भू&lt;br&gt;
छक् छक् छक् छक् छू छू छू छू&lt;br&gt;
करती आई रेल।&lt;br&gt;
एंजिन इसका भारी-भरकम।&lt;br&gt;
बढ़ता जाता गमगम गमगम।&lt;br&gt;
धमधम धमधम धमधम धमधम।&lt;br&gt;
करता ठेलस ठेल&lt;br&gt;
सुनो गार्ड ने दे दी सीटी।&lt;br&gt;
टिकट देखता फिरता टीटी।&lt;br&gt;
सटी हुई वीटी से वीटी।&lt;br&gt;
करती पेलम पेल।&lt;br&gt;
छूटी मेरी रेल।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चतुर चित्रकार</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:29:38 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;चित्रकार सुनसान जगह में बना रहा था चित्र।&lt;br&gt;
इतने ही में वहां आ गया यम राजा का मित्र।।&lt;br&gt;
उसे देखकर चित्रकार के तुरंत उड़ गये होश।&lt;br&gt;
नदी पहाड़ पेड़ फिर उसको कुछ हिम्मत आई देख उसे चुपचाप।&lt;br&gt;
बोला सुन्दर चित्र बना दूं बैठ जाइये आप।।&lt;br&gt;
उकरू मुकरू बैठ गया वह सारे अन्ग बटोर।&lt;br&gt;
बड़े ध्यान से लगा देखने चित्रकार की ओर।।&lt;br&gt;
चित्रकार ने कहा हो गया आगे का तैयार।&lt;br&gt;
अंब मुंह आप उधर तो करिये जंगल के सरदार।।&lt;br&gt;
बैठ गया वह पीठ फिराकर चित्रकार की ओर।&lt;br&gt;
चित्रकार चुपके से खिसका जैसे कोई चोर।।&lt;br&gt;
बहुत देर तक आंख मूंदकर पीठ घुमाकर शेर।&lt;br&gt;
बैठ बैठ लगा सोचने इधर हुई क्यों देर।।&lt;br&gt;
झील किनारे नाव लगी थी एक रखा था बांस।&lt;br&gt;
चित्रकार ने नाव पकड़कर ली जी भरके सांस।।&lt;br&gt;
जल्दी जल्दी नाव चलाकर निकन गया वह दूर।&lt;br&gt;
इधर शेर था धोखा खाकर झुंझलाहट में चूर।।&lt;br&gt;
शेर बहुत खिसियाकर बोला नाव जरा ले रोक।&lt;br&gt;
कलम और कागज तो ले जा रे कायर डरपोक।।&lt;br&gt;
चित्रकार ने कहा तुरन्त ही रखिये अपने पास।&lt;br&gt;
चित्रकला का आप कीजिए जंगल में अभ्यास।।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>गड़बड़ घोटाला</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC-%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2000 09:18:53 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC-%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;यह कैसा है घोटाला&lt;br&gt;
कि चाबी मे है ताला&lt;br&gt;
कमरे के अंदर घर है&lt;br&gt;
और गाय में है गोशाला।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;दातों के अंदर मुंह है&lt;br&gt;
और सब्जी में है थाली&lt;br&gt;
रूई के अंदर तकिया&lt;br&gt;
और चाय के अंदर प्याली।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;टोपी के ऊपर सर है।&lt;br&gt;
और कार के ऊपर रस्ता&lt;br&gt;
ऐनक पे लगी हैं आंखें&lt;br&gt;
कापी किताब में बस्ता।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;सर के बल सभी खड़े हैं&lt;br&gt;
पैरों से सूंध रहे हैं&lt;br&gt;
घुटनों में भूख लगी है&lt;br&gt;
और टखने ऊंघ रहे हैं।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>बतूता का जूता</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:03:48 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;इब्न बतूता पहन के जूता&lt;br&gt;
निकल पड़े तूफान में&lt;br&gt;
थोड़ी हवा नाक में घुस गई&lt;br&gt;
घुस गई थोड़ी कान में।&lt;br&gt;
कभी नाक को कभी कान को&lt;br&gt;
मलते इब्न बतूता&lt;br&gt;
इसी बीच में निकल पड़ा&lt;br&gt;
उनके पैरों का जूता।&lt;br&gt;
उड़ते उड़ते जूता उनका&lt;br&gt;
जा पहुंचा जापान में&lt;br&gt;
इब्न बतूता खड़े रह गये&lt;br&gt;
मोची की दुकान में&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चौका छक्का</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2000 13:58:03 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;धूम धड़क्का&lt;br&gt;
धूम धड़क्का&lt;br&gt;
सचिन का चौका&lt;br&gt;
सचिन का छक्का&lt;br&gt;
रह गए सारे&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का&lt;br&gt;
चौका छक्का&lt;br&gt;
धूम धड़क्का&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 1&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>सारे मौसम अच्छे</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%87/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 1999 11:37:18 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%87/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;सर्दी आई, सर्दी आई&lt;br&gt;
ठंड की पहने वर्दी आई।&lt;br&gt;
सबने लादे ढेर से कपड़े&lt;br&gt;
चाहे दुबले, चाहे तगड़े।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;नाक सभी की लाल हो गई&lt;br&gt;
सुकड़ी सबकी चाल हो गई।&lt;br&gt;
टिठुर रहे हैं कांप रहे हैं&lt;br&gt;
दौड़ रहे हैं, हांप रहे हैं।&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
		
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&lt;p&gt;धूप में दौड़ें तो भी सर्दी&lt;br&gt;
छाओं में बैठें तो भी सर्दी।&lt;br&gt;
बिस्तर के अंदर भी सर्दी&lt;br&gt;
बिस्तर के बाहर भी सर्दी।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>लकड़ी का घोड़ा</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2000 04:37:33 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;घो घो घो घोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
लकड़ी का घोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
चाबुक न कोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
जब इसको मोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
भागा ये घोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
भागा ये घोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
लकड़ी का घोड़ा&lt;br&gt;
घो घो घो घोड़ा।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 5&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>कितनी बड़ी दिखती होंगी</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2000 16:54:06 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;कितनी बड़ी दिखती होंगी मक्खी को चीजें छोटी&lt;br&gt;
सागर सा प्याला भर जल पर्वत सी एक कौर रोटी।&lt;br&gt;
खिला फूल गुलदस्ते जैसा कांटा भारी भाला सा&lt;br&gt;
तालों का सूराख उसे होगा बैरगिया नालासा।&lt;br&gt;
हरे भरे मैदानों की तरह होगा इक पीपल का पात&lt;br&gt;
पेड़ों के समूहसा होगा बचा खुचा थाली का भात।&lt;br&gt;
ओस बूंद दरपनसी होगी सरसो होगी बेल समान&lt;br&gt;
सांस मनुज की आंधीसी करती होगी उसको हैरान&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>नट खट हम हां नटखट हम</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2000 10:37:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%9F-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;नट खट हम हां नटखट हम।&lt;br&gt;
करने निकले खट पट हम&lt;br&gt;
आ गये लड़के पा गये हम।&lt;br&gt;
बंदर देख लुभा गये हम&lt;br&gt;
बंदर को बिचकायें हम।&lt;br&gt;
बंदल दौड़ा भागे हम&lt;br&gt;
बच गये लड़के बच गये हम।&lt;br&gt;
बर्र का बांस उठाकर आ गये हम&lt;br&gt;
ऊधम लगे मचाने हम&lt;br&gt;
आ लड़कों पर टूट पड़े&lt;br&gt;
झटपट हट कर छिप गये हम।&lt;br&gt;
बच गये लड़के बच गये हम&lt;br&gt;
बिच्छू एक पकड़ लाये।&lt;br&gt;
उसे छिपाकर ले आये&lt;br&gt;
सबक जांचने भिड़े गुरू।&lt;br&gt;
हमने नाटक किया शुरू&lt;br&gt;
खोला बिच्छु चुपके से।&lt;br&gt;
बैठे पीछे दुबके से&lt;br&gt;
बच गये गुरू जी खिसके हम।&lt;br&gt;
पिट गये लड़के बच गये हम&lt;br&gt;
बुढ़िया निकली पहुंचे हम।&lt;br&gt;
लगे चिढ़ाने जम जम जम&lt;br&gt;
बुढ़िया खीझे डरे न हम।&lt;br&gt;
ऊधम करना करें न कम&lt;br&gt;
बुढ़िया आई नाकों दम।&lt;br&gt;
लगी पीटने धम धम धम&lt;br&gt;
जान बचा कर भग गये हम।&lt;br&gt;
पिट गये लड़के बच गये हम&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>ताती ताती तोता</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2000 20:46:43 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;ताती ताती तोता&lt;br&gt;
पिंजरे में सोता&lt;br&gt;
पंख जो हरे थे&lt;br&gt;
उड़न से भरे थे&lt;br&gt;
हो गये हैं पीले&lt;br&gt;
पड़ गये हैं ढीले&lt;br&gt;
ताती ताती तोता।&lt;br&gt;
ताती ताती तोता&lt;br&gt;
पिंजरो में रोता&lt;br&gt;
झांखते हैं प्यारे&lt;br&gt;
नन्हें नन्हें तारे&lt;br&gt;
कहते है तोता&lt;br&gt;
काहे को तू रोता&lt;br&gt;
अंधकार छोड़ दे&lt;br&gt;
पिंजरो को तोड़ दे&lt;br&gt;
उड़ते उड़ते सारी रात&lt;br&gt;
आके मिल जा अपने साथ&lt;br&gt;
छोटे भाई तोता प्यारा&lt;br&gt;
तू भी बन जा एक सितारा&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>ज़रा चख के देखो</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%96-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8B/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:48:40 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%96-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8B/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;ज़रा चख के देखो&lt;br&gt;
ज़रा चख के देखो&lt;br&gt;
ये है बड़ी मज़ेदार&lt;br&gt;
ये है मज़ेकी&lt;br&gt;
नगर नगर में शहर शहर में&lt;br&gt;
देखों आगे पीछे&lt;br&gt;
चढता दाम सब चीज़ों का&lt;br&gt;
हम गिरते हैं नीचे&lt;br&gt;
&amp;hellip;जरा चख के देखो&lt;br&gt;
नये नगर में बजता हैं&lt;br&gt;
इक नये किसम का बाजा&lt;br&gt;
अब तो राजा गधा बनेगा&lt;br&gt;
गधा बनेगा राजा&lt;br&gt;
नसीब अपना टूटा फूटा&lt;br&gt;
नसीब अपना खोटा&lt;br&gt;
ज़मींदार का कु&lt;br&gt;
&amp;hellip;जरा चख के देखो&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children from Harindranath Chattopadhyaya&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Curd Seller Verses&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चलो स्कूल</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:23:45 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;हरे हरे&lt;br&gt;
लाल लाल फूल।&lt;br&gt;
चलो भाई&lt;br&gt;
जल्दी,&lt;br&gt;
चलो स्कूल।&lt;br&gt;
छूट गईं पेंसिल&lt;br&gt;
कापी गई भूल&lt;br&gt;
जल्दी लो&lt;br&gt;
भाई,&lt;br&gt;
चलो स्कूल।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 4&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>आलपिन के सिर होता</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2000 02:36:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;आलपिन के सिर होता पर बाल नहीं होता है एक&lt;br&gt;
कुर्सी के टांगे हैं पर फुटबाल नहीं फेंक सकती है फेंक।&lt;br&gt;
कंघी के हैं दांत मगर वह चबा नहीं सकती खाना&lt;br&gt;
गला सुराही का है पतला किन्तु न गा सकती गाना।&lt;br&gt;
जूते के है जीभ मगर वह स्वाद नहीं चख सकता है&lt;br&gt;
आंखे रखते हुए नारियल कभी न कुछ लख सकता है।&lt;br&gt;
है मनुष्य के पास सभी कुछ ले सकता है सबसे काम&lt;br&gt;
इसीलिए सबसे बढ़कर वह पाता है दुनिया में नाम।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>मुन्ना और दवाई</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 10:41:06 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;मुन्ना ने आले पर&lt;br&gt;
ऊंचे आले पर जब छोटे&lt;br&gt;
हाथ नहीं जा पाये&lt;br&gt;
खींच खींच कर अपनी छोटी&lt;br&gt;
चौकी ले आये।&lt;br&gt;
पंजों के बल उस पर चढ़कर एड़ी भी उचकाई।&lt;br&gt;
मुन्ना ने आले पर रक्खी शीशी तोड़ गिराई।&lt;br&gt;
हाथ पड़ा शीशी पर आधा&lt;br&gt;
खींचा उसे पकड़ कर&lt;br&gt;
वहीं गिरी वह आले पर से&lt;br&gt;
इधर उधर खड़बड़ कर।&lt;br&gt;
शीशी तोड़ी कांच बिखेरा सारी दवा बहाई।&lt;br&gt;
मुन्ना ने आले पर रक्खी शीशी तोड़ गिराई।&lt;br&gt;
पर कहते हैं शुभ होता है&lt;br&gt;
भरी दवा गिर जाना&lt;br&gt;
रोग स्वयं अच्छा होने का&lt;br&gt;
यह भी एक बहाना।&lt;br&gt;
मुन्ना की हर शैतानी में होती कुछ अच्छाई।&lt;br&gt;
मुन्ना ने आले पर रक्खी शीशी तोड़ गिराई।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चूहा</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2000 18:12:12 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;वह देखो वह आता चूहा&lt;br&gt;
आंखों को चमकाता चूहा&lt;br&gt;
मूंछों में मुस्काता चूहा&lt;br&gt;
लम्बी पूंछ हिलाता चूहा।&lt;br&gt;
मक्खन रोटी खाता चूहा&lt;br&gt;
बिल्ली से डर जाता चूहा।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>टन टन टन, घंटी बोली</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2000 23:43:31 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;टन टन टन&lt;br&gt;
गई साइकिल&lt;br&gt;
दन दन दन।&lt;br&gt;
नीली&lt;br&gt;
पीली&lt;br&gt;
काली&lt;br&gt;
लाल&lt;br&gt;
उड़ी साइकिल&lt;br&gt;
सन सन सन।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 2&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>नानी की नाव</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 1998 17:10:19 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;नाव चली&lt;br&gt;
नाव चली&lt;br&gt;
नानी की नाव चली&lt;br&gt;
नीना की नानी की नाव चली&lt;br&gt;
लम्बे सफर पे&lt;br&gt;
सामान घर से निकाले गए&lt;br&gt;
नानी के घर से निकाले गए&lt;br&gt;
और नानी की नाव में डाले गए&lt;br&gt;
क्या क्या डाले गए&lt;br&gt;
एक छड़ी, एक घड़ी&lt;br&gt;
एक झाड़ू, एक लाड़ू&lt;br&gt;
एक सन्दूक, एक बन्दूक&lt;br&gt;
एक सलवार, एक तलवार&lt;br&gt;
एक घोड़े की जीन&lt;br&gt;
एक ढोलक एक बीन&lt;br&gt;
एक घोड़े की नाल&lt;br&gt;
एक घीमर का जाल&lt;br&gt;
एक लहसून, एक आलू&lt;br&gt;
एक तोता, एक भालू&lt;br&gt;
एक डोरा, एक डोरी&lt;br&gt;
एक बोरा, एक बोरी&lt;br&gt;
एक डंडा, एक झंडा&lt;br&gt;
एक हंडा, एक अंडा&lt;br&gt;
एक केला, एक आम&lt;br&gt;
एक पक्का एक कच्चा&lt;br&gt;
और टोकरी में&lt;br&gt;
एक बिल्ली का बच्चा&lt;br&gt;
फिर एक मगर ने पीछा किया&lt;br&gt;
नानी की नाव का पीछा किया&lt;br&gt;
नीना की नानी की नाव का पीछा किया&lt;br&gt;
फिर क्या हुआ&lt;br&gt;
चुपके से, पीछे से&lt;br&gt;
ऊपर से, नीचे से&lt;br&gt;
एक एक सामान खींच लिया&lt;br&gt;
एक बिल्ली का बच्चा&lt;br&gt;
एक केला, एक आम&lt;br&gt;
एक पक्का, एक कच्चा&lt;br&gt;
एक अंडा, एक हंडा&lt;br&gt;
एक बोरी, एक बोरा&lt;br&gt;
एक तोता, एक आलू&lt;br&gt;
एक लहसून, एक भालू&lt;br&gt;
एक धीमर का जाल&lt;br&gt;
एक घोड़े की नाल&lt;br&gt;
एक ढोलक, एक बीन&lt;br&gt;
एक घोड़े की जीन&lt;br&gt;
एक तलवार, एक सलवार&lt;br&gt;
एक बन्दूक, एक सन्दूक&lt;br&gt;
एक लाड़ू, एक झाड़ू&lt;br&gt;
एक घड़ी, एक छड़ी&lt;br&gt;
मगर नानी क्या कर रही थी&lt;br&gt;
नानी थी बेचारी बुड्ढी बहरी&lt;br&gt;
नीना की नानी थी बुड्ढी बहरी&lt;br&gt;
नानी की नींद थी इतनी गहरी&lt;br&gt;
कितनी गहरी&lt;br&gt;
नदिया से गहरी&lt;br&gt;
दिन दुपहरी&lt;br&gt;
रात की रानी&lt;br&gt;
ठंडा पानी&lt;br&gt;
गरम मसाला&lt;br&gt;
पेट में ताला&lt;br&gt;
साढ़े सोला&lt;br&gt;
पन्द्रह के पन्द्रह&lt;br&gt;
दूनी तीस&lt;br&gt;
तिया पैंतालिस&lt;br&gt;
चौके साठ&lt;br&gt;
पंजे पिछह&lt;br&gt;
छक्के नब्बे।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>सभा का खेल</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2000 01:19:42 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;सभा सभा का खेल आज हम&lt;br&gt;
खेलेंगे जीजी आओ।&lt;br&gt;
मैं गांधी जी छोटे नेहरू&lt;br&gt;
तुम सरोजिनी बन जाओ।।&lt;br&gt;
मेरा तो सब काम लंगोटी&lt;br&gt;
गमछे से चल जायेगा।&lt;br&gt;
छोटे भी खद्दर का कुर्ता&lt;br&gt;
पेटी से ले आयेगा।।&lt;br&gt;
लेकिन जीजी तुम्हें चाहिये&lt;br&gt;
एक बहुत बढ़िया सारी।&lt;br&gt;
वह तुम मां से ही ले लेना&lt;br&gt;
आज सभा होगी भारी।।&lt;br&gt;
मोहन लल्ली पुलिस बनेंगे&lt;br&gt;
हम भाषण करने वाले।&lt;br&gt;
वे लाठिया चलाने वाले&lt;br&gt;
हम घायल मरने वाले।।&lt;br&gt;
छोटे बोला देखो भैया&lt;br&gt;
मैं तो मार न खाऊंगा।&lt;br&gt;
कहा बड़े ने छोटे जब तुम&lt;br&gt;
नेहरू जी बन जाओगे।&lt;br&gt;
गांधी जी की बात मानकर&lt;br&gt;
क्या तुम मार न खाओगे।।&lt;br&gt;
खेल खेल में छोटे भैया&lt;br&gt;
होगी झूठ मूठ की मार।&lt;br&gt;
चोट न आयेगी नेहरू जी&lt;br&gt;
अब तुम हो जाओ तैयार।।&lt;br&gt;
हुई सभा प्रारम्भ कहा&lt;br&gt;
गांधी चरखा चलवाओ।&lt;br&gt;
नेहरू जी भी बोले भाई&lt;br&gt;
खद्दर पहनो पहनाओ&lt;br&gt;
उठ कर फिर देवी सरोजिनी&lt;br&gt;
धीरे से बोलीं बहनों।&lt;br&gt;
हिन्दू मुस्लिम मेल बढ़ाओ&lt;br&gt;
सभी शुद्ध खद्दर पहनों।।&lt;br&gt;
छोड़ो सभी विदेशी चीजे़&lt;br&gt;
लो देशी सूई तागा।&lt;br&gt;
इतने में लौटे काका जी&lt;br&gt;
नेहरू सीट छोड़ भागा।।&lt;br&gt;
काका आये काका आये&lt;br&gt;
चलो सिनेमा जायेंगे।&lt;br&gt;
घोरी दीक्षित को देखेंगे&lt;br&gt;
केक मिठाई खायेंगे।।&lt;br&gt;
जीजी चलो सभा फिर होगी&lt;br&gt;
अभी सिनेमा है जाना।।&lt;br&gt;
चलो चलें अब जरा देर को&lt;br&gt;
घोरी दीक्षित बन जायें।&lt;br&gt;
उछलें कूदें शोर मचावें&lt;br&gt;
मोटर गाड़ी दौड़ावे।।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>बन्दर मामा</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 1997 14:17:13 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;एक पेड़ पर नदी किनारे,&lt;br&gt;
बन्दर मामा रहते थे।&lt;br&gt;
वर्षा गर्मी सर्दी&lt;br&gt;
उसी पेड़ पर रहते थे।&lt;br&gt;
भूख मिटाने को बगिया से&lt;br&gt;
चुन चुन फल खाया करते।&lt;br&gt;
य़ा छीन झपट बच्चों से&lt;br&gt;
ये चीजें ले आया करते।&lt;br&gt;
खा पी सेठ हुए मामा जी,&lt;br&gt;
झूम झूम इठलाते थे।&lt;br&gt;
और नदी के मगर मौसिया&lt;br&gt;
देख देख ललचाते थे।&lt;br&gt;
सोचा करते अगर कहीं मैं&lt;br&gt;
मोटूमल को पा जाऊं।&lt;br&gt;
बैठ किनारे रेत के ऊपर&lt;br&gt;
खूब मजे से खाऊं।&lt;br&gt;
एक नई तरकीब अचानक,&lt;br&gt;
थी उसके मन में आई।&lt;br&gt;
बोले क्यों बैठै रहते हो,&lt;br&gt;
ऊपर ही मेरे भाई।&lt;br&gt;
नदी पर है एक बगीचा,&lt;br&gt;
आमों का प्यारा।&lt;br&gt;
और वहीं पर कभी नहीं,&lt;br&gt;
रहता है कोई रखवाला।&lt;br&gt;
इतना सुनते ही बन्दर के,&lt;br&gt;
मुँह में पानी भर आया।&lt;br&gt;
मगरमच्छ ने छट से,&lt;br&gt;
अपने ऊपर उसे बिठलाया।&lt;br&gt;
बीच नदी में मगरमच्छ,&lt;br&gt;
बोले अब आगे न जाऊंगा।&lt;br&gt;
आज कलेजा यहीं बैठकर&lt;br&gt;
मैं तो तेरा खाऊंगा।&lt;br&gt;
इतना सुनते ही बन्दर की&lt;br&gt;
बुद्धि बहुत चकराई।&lt;br&gt;
बोला वहीं पर क्यों,&lt;br&gt;
नहीं बतलाया भाई।&lt;br&gt;
लगता मुझको बोझ बहुत,&lt;br&gt;
उसको डाली पर रख आया।&lt;br&gt;
मगरमच्छ ने सोचा बात सही&lt;br&gt;
जो इसने बात बतलाया।&lt;br&gt;
मगरमच्छ ने झट से उसे,&lt;br&gt;
वापस जा लौटाया।&lt;br&gt;
बन्दर ने झट से पेड़ पर चढ़कर,&lt;br&gt;
अपना अंगुठा दिखलाया।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>पेड़</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:16:26 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;आओ इस जंगल में आओ&lt;br&gt;
मत घबराओ&lt;br&gt;
मैं इस जंगल का एक पेड़&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हें बुलाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
अपनी कथा सुनाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
आओ अपने साथियों से&lt;br&gt;
मिलवाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
आओ, छूकर देखो मेरा तना&lt;br&gt;
सीधा और मज़बूत&lt;br&gt;
और ऊपर&lt;br&gt;
मेरी पतली बल खाती&lt;br&gt;
शाखों को देखो&lt;br&gt;
देखो अनगिनत टहनियों को&lt;br&gt;
क्या पूछते हो मेरे दोस्त&lt;br&gt;
वो तो पिछले पतझड़ में गिर गए&lt;br&gt;
लेकिन जल्द ही फिर निकल आएंगे&lt;br&gt;
मेरी डालियों पर लद जाएंगे।&lt;br&gt;
मेरी जड़े नहीं दिखती तुम्हें&lt;br&gt;
लेकिन वे हैं ज़मीन के नीचे&lt;br&gt;
गहराई तक फैली हुई&lt;br&gt;
वही सोखती हैं ज़मीन से पानी&lt;br&gt;
मेरी प्यास बुझाने को&lt;br&gt;
लो फूट आए मेरे हरे भरे कपड़े&lt;br&gt;
लेकिन ये मेरी पोषाक ही नहीं&lt;br&gt;
मेरी पोषाक भी हैं&lt;br&gt;
हवा से खींचते हैं सांस&lt;br&gt;
और सूरज से गर्मी&lt;br&gt;
और बनाते हैं मेरी खुराक।&lt;br&gt;
ये कीड़े मकोड़े&lt;br&gt;
रेंगते, उड़ते, फुदकते हुए&lt;br&gt;
ये सब मेरे दोस्त हैं&lt;br&gt;
मैंने इन्हें&lt;br&gt;
दरारों, छेदों, सुराखों में बसाया है&lt;br&gt;
इनके अंडों को जाड़े गर्मी से बचाया है।&lt;br&gt;
इनके बच्चों को अपने सीने पर सुलाया है।&lt;br&gt;
इसी से खुश होकर&lt;br&gt;
ये गाते हैं गीत&lt;br&gt;
मधुर संगीत&lt;br&gt;
भुन भुन, झिन झिन&lt;br&gt;
और नाचते हैं&lt;br&gt;
सारे सारे दिन।&lt;br&gt;
रंग बिरंगे पंछी&lt;br&gt;
मेरे पास आते हैं&lt;br&gt;
मेरी टहनियों के बीच&lt;br&gt;
अपने घोंसले बनाते हैं&lt;br&gt;
चहकते हैं, गाते हैं&lt;br&gt;
उड़ते हैं, मंडराते हैं&lt;br&gt;
अपने नन्हें मुन्ने बच्चों को&lt;br&gt;
उड़ना सिखाते हैं।&lt;br&gt;
मुझे बच्चे बहुत प्यारे हैं&lt;br&gt;
बच्चों को मैं प्यारा हूं&lt;br&gt;
आते हैं मेरे साए में&lt;br&gt;
ऊधम मचाने&lt;br&gt;
लटकने मेरी डालियों से&lt;br&gt;
झूले बनाने&lt;br&gt;
मेरे खट्ठे मीठे फलों को&lt;br&gt;
चोरी छिपे खाने&lt;br&gt;
मुझे ध्यान से देखो&lt;br&gt;
इस जंगल के&lt;br&gt;
सभी पेड़ों को&lt;br&gt;
प्यार से देखो&lt;br&gt;
हमारा और तुम्हारा&lt;br&gt;
कितना गहरा नाता है&lt;br&gt;
ये जंगल सब प्राणियों के&lt;br&gt;
कितने काम आता है&lt;br&gt;
मेरी लकड़ी से बनी हैं&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हारी मेज़े कुर्सियां&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हारे सोने की चारपाई&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हारे दरवाजे खिड़कियां&lt;br&gt;
और तुम्हारी पेंसिल।&lt;br&gt;
टीचर से पूछो&lt;br&gt;
वो बतलाएंगी कि&lt;br&gt;
मैं बारिश भी करवाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
मिट्टी को बहने से बचाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
बाढ़ भी रूकवाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
और सूखा भी भगाता हूं&lt;br&gt;
ये पूरा जंगल तुम्हारे काम आता है&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हे कितना सुख पहुंचाता है।&lt;br&gt;
लेकिन मुनाफाखोर व्यापारी&lt;br&gt;
इसे अंधाधुंध कटवाता है&lt;br&gt;
नए पेड़ नहीं लगवाता है&lt;br&gt;
रोको रोको&lt;br&gt;
उस लोभी को रोको&lt;br&gt;
ऐसा करने से उसे टोको&lt;br&gt;
नहीं तो एक दिन&lt;br&gt;
ये जंगल खत्म हो जाएगा&lt;br&gt;
सिर्फ ठूंठों का एक श्मशान रह जाएगा।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>बंदर</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2000 11:22:30 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;देखो लड़के बंदर आया। एक मदारी उसको लाया&lt;br&gt;
उसका है कुछ ढंग निराला। कानों में पहने है बाला&lt;br&gt;
फटे पुराने रंगबिरंगे। कपड़े हैं उसके बेढंगे&lt;br&gt;
मुंह डरावना आंखे छोटी। लंबी दुम थोड़ी सी मोटी&lt;br&gt;
भौंह कभी है वह मिटाता। आंखों को है कभी नचाता&lt;br&gt;
ऐसा कभी किलकिलाता है। मानो अभी काट खाता है&lt;br&gt;
दांतों को है कभी दिखाता। कूद फांद है कभी मचाता&lt;br&gt;
कभी घुड़कता है मुंह बाकर। सब लोगों को बहुत डराकर&lt;br&gt;
कभी छड़ी लेकर है चलता। कभी वह यों ही कभी मचलता&lt;br&gt;
है सलाम को हाथ उठाता। पेट लेट कर है दिखलाता&lt;br&gt;
ठुमक ठुमक कर कभी नाचता। कभी कभी है टके जांचता&lt;br&gt;
देखो बंदर सिखलाने से। कहने सुनने समझाने से&lt;br&gt;
बातें बहुत सीख जाता है। कई काम कर दिखलाता है&lt;br&gt;
बनों आदमी तुम पढ़लिखकर। नहीं एक तुम भी हो बंदर&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>पंख</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2000 00:16:52 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;छोटे छोटे पंख हैं मेरे&lt;br&gt;
कोमल हल्के प्यारे भी हैं&lt;br&gt;
देखे हैं जो मैंने सपने&lt;br&gt;
उसमें सूरज तारे भी हैं&lt;br&gt;
पर क्या बोझल इन्हें बनाकर&lt;br&gt;
मंजिल ऊंची चढ़ पाऊंगा&lt;br&gt;
शब्द सुनहरे पढ़े बिना ही&lt;br&gt;
राहें अपनी बढ़ पाऊंगा&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>नानी नानी</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:13:51 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;नाना नानी।&lt;br&gt;
कहो कहानी&lt;br&gt;
वही पुरानी&lt;br&gt;
कौन नगर था&lt;br&gt;
कौन डगर थी&lt;br&gt;
कैसा राजा&lt;br&gt;
कैसी रानी&lt;br&gt;
नाना नानी&lt;br&gt;
कहो कहानी।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 10&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
First published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>हरी हरी</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:18:25 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;हरी हरी भिंडी&lt;br&gt;
हरे हरे आम।&lt;br&gt;
हरी हरी धनिया&lt;br&gt;
खरे खरे दाम।&lt;br&gt;
कडुवा करेला&lt;br&gt;
अच्छा झमेला।&lt;br&gt;
लीची तरबूज।&lt;br&gt;
फीका पड़ा केला।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 7&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
First published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>होली</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 1999 16:18:09 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;बसंत की हवा के साथ&lt;br&gt;
रंगती मन को&lt;br&gt;
मलती चेहरे पर हाथ&lt;br&gt;
ये होली&lt;br&gt;
लिए रंगों की टोली&lt;br&gt;
लाल गुलाबी बैंगनी हरी पीली&lt;br&gt;
ये नवरंगी तितली है।&lt;br&gt;
आज तो जाएगी घर घर&lt;br&gt;
दर दर ये मौज मनाएंगी&lt;br&gt;
भूल पुराने झगड़े सारे&lt;br&gt;
सबको गले लगाएगी&lt;br&gt;
पीली फूली सरसौं रानी&lt;/p&gt;



	
	
	

	
		
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&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>पीली नीली न्यारी तितली</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 1999 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;तितली नन्हीं प्यारी तितली&lt;br&gt;
पीली नीली न्यारी तितली&lt;br&gt;
फूलों पर फूलों सी तितली&lt;br&gt;
तितली क्यारी क्यारी तितली&lt;br&gt;
अपने नन्हें पंख उठाए&lt;br&gt;
रंगों की इक लहर बनाए&lt;br&gt;
चुप चुप चुप उड़ती जाए&lt;br&gt;
खिली धूप में कितनी भाए।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 9&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
First published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>मुखौटे</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:18:17 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;श्याम बनेगा शेरू अपना&lt;br&gt;
गीत बनेगा बन्दर&lt;br&gt;
शिल्पा बिल्ली दूध पीएगी&lt;br&gt;
बैठी घर के अन्दर&lt;br&gt;
बबलू भौं भौं करता&lt;br&gt;
पल पल धूम मचाएगा।&lt;br&gt;
मोटू अपना हाथी बनकर&lt;br&gt;
झूमे सूंड हिलाएगा&lt;br&gt;
होगी फिर इन सबकी मस्ती&lt;br&gt;
गाती होगी बस्ती&lt;br&gt;
खुश होगा हर एक जानवर&lt;br&gt;
खुशियां कितनी सस्ती&lt;br&gt;
हा हा ही ही मैं भी मैं भी&lt;br&gt;
लगा मुखौटा गाऊं&lt;br&gt;
तुम हाथी तुम शेर बने तो&lt;br&gt;
मैं भालू बन जाऊं&lt;br&gt;
आहा कितने हम जंगल के&lt;br&gt;
प्यारे प्यारे वासी&lt;br&gt;
देख हमारे खेल नियारे&lt;br&gt;
जाती रहे उदासी&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>अमरूद बन गये</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 1996 05:09:02 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;आमों के अमरूद बन गये&lt;br&gt;
अमरूदों के केले&lt;br&gt;
मैंने यह सब कुछ देखा है&lt;br&gt;
आज गया था मेले&lt;br&gt;
बकरी थी बिलकुल छोटी सी&lt;br&gt;
हाथी की थी बोली&lt;br&gt;
मगर जुखाम नहीं सह पाई&lt;br&gt;
खाई उसने गोली&lt;br&gt;
छत पर होती थी खों खों खों&lt;br&gt;
मगर नहीं था बंदर&lt;br&gt;
बिल्ली ही यों बोल रही थी&lt;br&gt;
परसो मेरी छत पर&lt;br&gt;
गाय नहीं करती थी बां बां&lt;br&gt;
बोली वह अंगरेजी&lt;br&gt;
कहा बैल से, भूसा खालो&lt;br&gt;
देखा भालो, ए जी&lt;br&gt;
मुझको हुआ बड़ा ही अचरज&lt;br&gt;
मुर्गा म्याऊं करता&lt;br&gt;
हाथ जोड़कर बैठा&lt;br&gt;
चुहे से था डरता&lt;br&gt;
पर जब उगा रात में सूरज&lt;br&gt;
चंदा दिन में आया&lt;br&gt;
क्या होने को है दुनिया में&lt;br&gt;
मैं काफी घबराया&lt;br&gt;
तुरंत मूंद ली मैंने आंखें&lt;br&gt;
और न फिर कुछ देखा&lt;br&gt;
तभी लगा ज्यों जगा रही है&lt;br&gt;
आकर मुझको रेखा&lt;br&gt;
सपना देखा था अजीब सा&lt;br&gt;
बिलकुल गड़बड़ झाला&lt;br&gt;
सपनों की दुनियां में होता&lt;br&gt;
सब कुछ बड़ा निराला।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>कुकडूं कूं</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:13:23 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;बोला मुर्गा&lt;br&gt;
कुकडूं कूं&lt;br&gt;
कुकडू कूं&lt;br&gt;
कुकडू कूं&lt;br&gt;
बड़े सबेरे&lt;br&gt;
जाग पड़ूं&lt;br&gt;
चलते चलते&lt;br&gt;
मैं अकड़ूं&lt;br&gt;
कुकड़ूं कूं&lt;br&gt;
कुकड़ूं कूं&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 8&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
First published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>जामुन</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2000 06:02:22 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;हरे पेड़ की डाली।&lt;br&gt;
जामुन काली काली।&lt;br&gt;
मीठा है, रसवाली।&lt;br&gt;
जामुन काली काली&lt;br&gt;
लाठी लेकर महंगू।&lt;br&gt;
करता है रखवाली।&lt;br&gt;
जामुन काली काली।&lt;br&gt;
हरे पेड़ की डाली।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 6&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चिड़ियाघर</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 1999 08:18:18 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;चिड़ियाघर&lt;br&gt;
भई, चिड़ियाघर&lt;br&gt;
इसके अंदर है&lt;br&gt;
बंदर।&lt;br&gt;
पानी वाला बड़ा मगर।&lt;br&gt;
बारहसिंघे का ये घर।&lt;br&gt;
चिड़ियाघर&lt;br&gt;
भई, चिड़ियाघर।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 15&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>गेंद</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 1999 23:18:32 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;उछल&lt;br&gt;
पुछल कर&lt;br&gt;
जाती गेंद।&lt;br&gt;
अच्छी दौड़&lt;br&gt;
लगाती गेंद।&lt;br&gt;
हमको खूब&lt;br&gt;
भगाती गेंद।&lt;br&gt;
यहीं कहीं&lt;br&gt;
छिप जाती गेंद।&lt;br&gt;
सब को खूब&lt;br&gt;
थकाती गेंद।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 11&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>रेलचली</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 1999 14:49:08 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;रेल चली&lt;br&gt;
भाई, रेल चली।&lt;br&gt;
छुक छुक करती&lt;br&gt;
रेल चली।&lt;br&gt;
पटरी पटरी&lt;br&gt;
रेल चली।&lt;br&gt;
सीटी देती&lt;br&gt;
रेल चली।&lt;br&gt;
नहीं पसिंजर&lt;br&gt;
धीमी सी.&lt;br&gt;
आज हमारी&lt;br&gt;
मेल चली।&lt;br&gt;
रेल चली&lt;br&gt;
भाई रेल चली।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 14&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>रेलगाड़ी</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 1998 07:29:49 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;आओ बच्चों रेल दिखायें&lt;br&gt;
छुक छुक करती रेल चलायें&lt;br&gt;
सीटी देकर सीट पे बैठो&lt;br&gt;
एक दूजे की पीठ पे बैठो&lt;br&gt;
आगे पीछे, पीछे आगे&lt;br&gt;
लाइन से लेकिन कोई न भागे&lt;br&gt;
सारे सीधी लाइन में चलना&lt;br&gt;
आंखे दोनों नीची रखना&lt;br&gt;
बंद आंखों से देखा जाए&lt;br&gt;
आंख खुली तो कुछ न पाए&lt;br&gt;
आओ बच्चों रेल चलायें&lt;br&gt;
सुनो रे बच्चों, टिकट कटाओ&lt;br&gt;
तुम लोग नहीं आओगे तो&lt;br&gt;
रेलगाड़ी छूट जायेगी&lt;br&gt;
आओ&lt;br&gt;
सब लाइन से खड़े हो जाओ&lt;br&gt;
मुन्नी तुम हो इंजन&lt;br&gt;
ढब्बू तुम हो कोयले का डिब्बा&lt;br&gt;
चुन्नू मुन्नू, लीला शीला&lt;br&gt;
मोहन सोहन, जाधव माधव&lt;br&gt;
सब पैसेन्जर, सब पैसेन्जर&lt;br&gt;
एक, दो – रेलगाड़ी पी&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>इल्ली उल्ला</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 1999 15:47:05 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;खा से रसगुल्ला&lt;br&gt;
हमने किया कुल्ला&lt;br&gt;
पानी में उठा बुल्ला&lt;br&gt;
देख रहे मुल्ला&lt;br&gt;
इल्ली उल्ला&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>गुड्डा बुड्डा</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 1999 18:59:27 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;यह है गुड़िया&lt;br&gt;
यह है गुड्डा&lt;br&gt;
यह है बु्ढ़िया&lt;br&gt;
यह है बुड्ढा।&lt;br&gt;
सोच रही हूं&lt;br&gt;
इक दिन गुड़िया&lt;br&gt;
हो जाएगी ऐसी&lt;br&gt;
बुढ़िया।&lt;br&gt;
हो जाएगा इक दिन बुड्ढ़ा&lt;br&gt;
मेरा प्यारा सा गुड्डा।&lt;br&gt;
गुड़िया बुढ़िया&lt;br&gt;
गुड्डा बुड्ढा।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 13&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
First published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चूं चूं चूं चूं म्याउं म्याउं</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:57:55 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;चूं चूं चूं चूं चूहा बोले&lt;br&gt;
म्याऊं म्याऊं बिल्ली&lt;br&gt;
ती ती कीरा बोले&lt;br&gt;
झीं झीं झीं झीं झिल्ली&lt;br&gt;
किट किट किट बिस्तुइया बोले&lt;br&gt;
किर किर किर गिलहैरी&lt;br&gt;
तुन तुन तुन इकतारा बोले&lt;br&gt;
पी पी पी पिपहैरी&lt;br&gt;
टन टन टन टन घंटी बोले&lt;br&gt;
ठन ठन ठन्न रूपैया&lt;br&gt;
बछड़ा देखे बां बां बोले&lt;br&gt;
तेरी प्यारी गइया&lt;br&gt;
ठनक ठनक कर तबला बोले&lt;br&gt;
डिम डिम डिम डिम डौंडी&lt;br&gt;
टेढ़ी मेढ़ी बातें बोले&lt;br&gt;
बाबाजी की लौंडी&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From Ayodhya Singh Upadhyaya &amp;lsquo;Hariaudh&amp;rsquo;. First published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>चंपा</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 1998 19:08:19 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;मोर बोला,&lt;br&gt;
चंपा, चंपा,&lt;br&gt;
तू अपने चंपा को कपड़े&lt;br&gt;
क्यों नहीं पहनाती&lt;br&gt;
तू भी अजीब है&lt;br&gt;
पोलीएस्टर और नायलोन&lt;br&gt;
डेकोन और टेरीकोट,&lt;br&gt;
मुझे समझाती है&lt;br&gt;
तूने शायद मेरा रूप नहीं देखा,&lt;br&gt;
अरे हां,&lt;br&gt;
तूने अपना रूप देखा ही कहां है&lt;br&gt;
ड्रेस के नीचे अपना सूंदर पेट&lt;br&gt;
कभी देखा है&lt;br&gt;
अपने मोजों के भीतर का पैर&lt;br&gt;
कभी देखा है,&lt;br&gt;
नहीं, चंपा नहीं&lt;br&gt;
उन कपड़ों में सांस घुटती है,&lt;br&gt;
उन कपड़ों में काया सड़ती है,&lt;br&gt;
उन कपड़ों से बू रिसती है।&lt;br&gt;
और फिर,&lt;br&gt;
मेरे नाच का क्या होगा&lt;br&gt;
मेरे ठुमके का क्या होगा&lt;br&gt;
मेरे रंग रूप का क्या होगा&lt;br&gt;
मेरे कुहुक का क्या होगा&lt;br&gt;
मेरे ताज़गी का क्या होगा&lt;br&gt;
हार मानकर चंपा हाथी के पास गई&lt;br&gt;
हाथी दादा, हाथी दादा,&lt;br&gt;
तुम नंगे क्यों घूम रहे हो&lt;br&gt;
चलो, जंगल की बात छोड़ो&lt;br&gt;
लेकिन&amp;hellip; तुम तो बाजार&lt;br&gt;
और मंदिर में&lt;br&gt;
राजा की सवारी में भी,&lt;br&gt;
वैसे के वैसे&lt;br&gt;
तुम तो दिखते हो&lt;br&gt;
जैसे मिट्टी का ढेला&lt;br&gt;
तुम किसी से शरमाते नहीं&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हें कोई देख ले तो&lt;br&gt;
एक बात पूछूं&lt;br&gt;
तुम अपटूडेट क्यों नहीं लगते&lt;br&gt;
तुम सफारी सूट टाई तो पहनो&lt;br&gt;
बिना जूते मोजे कैसे बाहर निकला जाए&lt;br&gt;
कैसे हैं मम्मी पापा तुम्हारे&lt;br&gt;
जो तुम्हें कभी नहीं डांटते&lt;br&gt;
हाथी दादा, तुम बुरा न मानो&lt;br&gt;
प्यारे लगते हो तुम मुझको।&lt;br&gt;
तभी तो कहती हूं&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
तभी तो कहती हूं&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
चंपा बिटिया तू जानती है&lt;br&gt;
इस ढेले को सभी प्यार करते हैं&lt;br&gt;
भारत की धरती मां,&lt;br&gt;
सूरज और चंदा मामा,&lt;br&gt;
गंगा मां और कावेरी मां झाड़ी&lt;br&gt;
और जंगल और सब जीव जंतू।&lt;br&gt;
सभी गले लगाते मूझको,&lt;br&gt;
फिर कपड़ों की ज़रूरतएक बात कहूं तुमसे, सुन&lt;br&gt;
कल टी वी में मैंने गांधीबापू को देखा&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
अधखुला शरीर&lt;br&gt;
बिन सिये एक ही कपड़े से ढका,&lt;br&gt;
वे खुद बनाते&lt;br&gt;
अपना कपड़ा&lt;br&gt;
पागल हुआ भारत देश सारा&lt;br&gt;
कताई करने लगे सभी&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हारे मम्मी पापा ने भी&lt;br&gt;
विदेशी कपड़ों की होली जलाई&lt;br&gt;
उन दिनों&lt;br&gt;
इंग्लैंड के राजा हम पर राज करते थे&lt;br&gt;
उन्होंने गांधीबापू को बुला भेजा था&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
उन्होंने कहा,&lt;br&gt;
कपड़े बदलकर आओ।&lt;br&gt;
गांधीबापू ने कहा,&lt;br&gt;
जैसा हूं वैसा ही आऊंगा।&lt;br&gt;
राजा को उनकी बात माननी पड़ी&lt;br&gt;
और वे मिले वैसे ही।&lt;br&gt;
गांधीबापू की बातें सोचती&lt;br&gt;
लौटी चंपा घर को&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;
रास्ते में दो फूल मिले,&lt;br&gt;
साथ लिये दोनों को।&lt;br&gt;
घर आई. गई अपने कमरे में।&lt;br&gt;
दर्पण के सामने हुई खड़ी।&lt;br&gt;
उतार डाले कपड़े सभी&lt;br&gt;
जूते, मोजे, बक्कल भी&lt;br&gt;
लहरिया का एक टुकड़ा&lt;br&gt;
लिया शरीर पर लपेट।&lt;br&gt;
बालों में दो फूल लगाये।&lt;br&gt;
हुई दंग देख, खुद ही खुद को।&lt;br&gt;
अरे मैं तो सुन्दर दिखती हूं।&lt;br&gt;
मेरे पैर और मेरे हाथ,&lt;br&gt;
मेरी गर्दन, मेरे कंधे, सब कुछ।&lt;br&gt;
इतने में मां आ पहुंची।&lt;br&gt;
चंपा बिटिया, क्या हो रहा है&lt;br&gt;
मां, गांधीबापू की तरह&lt;br&gt;
एक कपड़ा लपेटा है।&lt;br&gt;
हाथीदादा ने मुझे&lt;br&gt;
गांधीबापू की बात बताई।&lt;br&gt;
मां, मैं कैसी दिख रही हूं&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हें गांधीबापू की बात याद है&lt;br&gt;
मां ने चंपा को चूम लिया।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Chiku’s Birthday</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/chikus-birthday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 1998 05:11:46 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/poems-for-kids/chikus-birthday/</guid><description>&lt;figure class="w-64"&gt;
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			Chiku’s Birthday [Illustrations by Amarjeet Malik]
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&lt;p&gt;It was little Chiku’s third birthday.&lt;br&gt;
So Akki the ant bought a balloon&lt;br&gt;
Blue as the sky,&lt;br&gt;
Round as the moon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But who is Chiku?&lt;br&gt;
He is Dinku donkey’s friendly neighbour —&lt;br&gt;
The creepy and crawly little caterpillar.&lt;br&gt;
Chiku’s grandmother and grandfather,&lt;br&gt;
Eeku and Meeku,&lt;br&gt;
Were there too —&lt;br&gt;
With candles, cake,&lt;br&gt;
And a big cauliflower!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Who were the other guests?&lt;br&gt;
Elephant Shakti with her fat twins —&lt;br&gt;
Gablu and Bablu,&lt;br&gt;
And their sixteen cousins!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>ना धिन धिन्ना</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2001 04:08:46 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;ना धिन धिन्ना&lt;br&gt;
पढ़ते हैं मुन्ना&lt;br&gt;
ताता थैया&lt;br&gt;
आ जा भैया&lt;br&gt;
ता थई ता थई&lt;br&gt;
ना भई ना भई&lt;br&gt;
धिरकिट धा तू&lt;br&gt;
सिर मत खा तू&lt;br&gt;
धीं तृक धीना&lt;br&gt;
झटपट रीना&lt;br&gt;
धा-धा-धा-धा&lt;br&gt;
अब क्या होगा&lt;br&gt;
धिरकिट धिरकिट&lt;br&gt;
गिरगिट गिरगिट&lt;br&gt;
धा धीना धीना धीना&lt;br&gt;
वो देखो दीनू बीना&lt;br&gt;
धा धीना नाती नक&lt;br&gt;
भैया गया है थक&lt;br&gt;
धन-धिन्ना धा धिनक&lt;br&gt;
इमली गई है पक&lt;br&gt;
ना तिन्ना तिरकिट तान&lt;br&gt;
कहना तू मेरा मान&lt;br&gt;
धिरकिट धिरकिट धिन&lt;br&gt;
जाऊंगा मैं वहां&lt;br&gt;
तिरकिट तिरकिट तिन ता&lt;br&gt;
चल जा तू झटपट आ&lt;br&gt;
ना तिन तिन्ना ना धिन धिन्ना&lt;br&gt;
बस्ता पटक कर दौड़े मुन्ना&lt;br&gt;
धागे तिरकिट तूना भागे सरपट दीनू&lt;br&gt;
टिल्लू रीना मीना&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>गोपाल के गाल</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:02:51 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;गोपाल के गाल&lt;br&gt;
गोलम गोल लालम लाल&lt;br&gt;
रंग सुनहरा आंखें सुंदर&lt;br&gt;
घुंघराले से उसके बाल&lt;br&gt;
छोटा सा वो नटखट भोला&lt;br&gt;
करता कितने कई कमाल&lt;br&gt;
कभी फोड़ वो मटकी देता&lt;br&gt;
कभी हाथ ले बंसी लेता&lt;br&gt;
चोरी माखन की भी करता&lt;br&gt;
रोज़ मचाता कई धमाल&lt;br&gt;
प्यारा फिर भी मीत सभी का&lt;br&gt;
डरता जो वो उसकी ढाल&lt;br&gt;
गोलम गोल लालम लाल&lt;br&gt;
गोपाल के गाल।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;बच्चों के लिए हिन्दी कविताएँ&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>किताबे</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:35:49 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;किताबे करती हैं बातें&lt;br&gt;
बीते ज़मानों की&lt;br&gt;
दुनियां की इंसानों की&lt;br&gt;
आज की कल की&lt;br&gt;
एक एक पल की&lt;br&gt;
खुशियों की ग़मों की&lt;br&gt;
फूलों की बमों की&lt;br&gt;
जीत की हार की&lt;br&gt;
प्यार की मार की&lt;br&gt;
क्या तुम नहीं सुनोगे&lt;br&gt;
इन किताबों की बातें&lt;br&gt;
किताबें कुछ कहना चाहती हैं&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हारे पास रहना चाहती है&lt;br&gt;
किताबों में चिड़ियां चहचहाती हैं&lt;br&gt;
किताबों में खेतियां लहलहाती हैं&lt;br&gt;
किताबों में झरने गुनगुनाते हैं&lt;br&gt;
परियों के किस्से सुनाते हैं&lt;br&gt;
किताबों में राकेट का राज़ है&lt;br&gt;
किताबों में साइंस की आवाज़ है&lt;br&gt;
किताबों का कितना बड़ा संसार है&lt;br&gt;
किताबों में ज्ञान का भंडार है&lt;br&gt;
क्या तुम इस संसार में नहीं जाना चाहोगे&lt;br&gt;
किताबें कुछ कहना चाहती हैं&lt;br&gt;
तुम्हारे पास रहना चाहती हैं।&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>काले काले बादल</title><link>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:24:12 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/hindi-poems-for-kids/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B2/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;काले काले बादल&lt;br&gt;
चले चाल तूफानी।&lt;br&gt;
चम चम&lt;br&gt;
चमकी बिजली।&lt;br&gt;
झम झम&lt;br&gt;
बरसा पानी।&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;कविता 12&lt;br&gt;
हक्का बक्का : बच्चों के लिए 15 हिन्दी कविता&lt;br&gt;
Hindi poem for children first published by National Book Trust&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>