Another Porch ...A Poetry Blog

Too small for school Too small to skate Too small to stay up late Too small for all The things tall brothers Do ‘til h...

Where are you going, little boy full of fun I’m going to wade where the little brooks run Where are you going boy, brave w...

It’s hard to be a boy without a dad The other fellows, without second thought Say ‘my dad did this’ or ‘that’s what my dad said’ ...

It's Children's Hour at Poetic Bloomings Mother tells me to clean my ears To eat my greens To wash my face Moth...

Poetics Aside Prompt : use the words when he is gone anywhere in a poem. When he is gone... That laughing, little lad The tree pi...

'There's no such thing as a bad boy' (Father Flanagan in Boy's Town) We love you so The freckle-nose Th...

It hurts sometimes To look into your eyes And realize That soon you will be a man But what a tender pain to bear For I know God has a plan F...

I’d like to say it isn’t fair And that somehow you lured me in And I was caught quite unaware By your fair charm and roguish grin I’...

When you are four you are a superstar Every goal you score is the best by far ‘Cause Grandma and Grandpa told you so They know everything, y...