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Rhymes with Children's Names |
Blanket Tight
by Roger W Hancock
Little Becket leaning right;
sleeping tight on her right.
Little Becket in blanket tight,
sleeps all day and night.
© 11-13-12
Roger W Hancock
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Rhyme above is inspired by birth of baby Becket
and photo posted on Twitter by her father Matt K. Lewis.
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Leap Day Baby
by Roger W Hancock
Danielle, a baby born,
baby born on Leap Year Day.
Rare is the baby born that day,
day that’s rare or so they say,
Need no special day adorn,
special is, each baby born.
© 03-04-08 Roger W Hancock www.PoetPatriot.com
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Little Belle
by Roger W Hancock
Danielle little belle,
gazing at the tiny bells,
twinkling, jingling.
Seeing, hearing,
… wondering.
© 03-04-08 Roger W Hancock www.PoetPatriot.com |
The two poems above were inspired by the 2008 leap day
birth of baby Danielle
daughter of my Christian brother and sister, Jamie and Sarah Mitchell.
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Little
Boy John
by
Roger W Hancock
John,
John the little boy
upon
the horse did ride.
Pretend
to run upon the toy
around the tree to hide.
© 2006 Roger W Hancock
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Walk the Prairie
by Roger W Hancock
Mary and Carrie walked the prairie
during daylight, for at night it was scary.
Walking along met Harry and Larry,
together so merry, walk the prairie.
© December
27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Terry’s Canary
by Roger W Hancock
Terry’s canary chirped so merry,
When Jerry asked Sherry to marry.
© December
27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Cherry Pie
by Roger W Hancock
Airy scent of blossomed cherry,
wary of the old dairy ladder;
Derry climbs the cherry tree,
for mother’s cherry Pie.
© December
27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Picking Berries
by Roger W Hancock
Among the briars of berries
cheerily gather for a berry pie,
Carrie and Gary picked the berries,
wary of the berry thorns.
© December
27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Bad Fairy
by Roger W Hancock
Kerry the very bad fairy;
watched from her eyrie:
a loose or rotten tooth,
to snatch before the tooth fairy.
© December
27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Not Brad
by Roger W Hancock
Brad was sad,
so very sad,
his dad went away so mad.
His dad was not mad at Brad,
but Brad, so sad, thought he had.
© December 27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Dandy Candy
by Roger W Hancock
Mandy and
Brandy bought some candy,
from the country candy store.
Shared their candy with Sandy and Randy,
who said rock candy was dandy.
© December 27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Brownie
by Roger W Hancock
Stephanie so full of glee,
From the
trees she ran.
Tripped, fell and bruised her knee,
so mother filled a brownie pan.
© December 27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Granny Nanny
by Roger W Hancock
Ernie and Bonnie had a nanny.
Always beamy and a little dreamy,
their nanny
was their granny.
© December 27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Jake’s Cake
by Roger W Hancock
Jake
had to sit and wait
for mother to bake a cake.
Asleep before an empty plate,
while the oven bakes the cake.
The cake is
baked,
and Jake awakes.
Mother cuts the cake,
then puts cake upon his plate.
Jake partakes
of chocolate cake
forsake not every crumbing flake.
No mistake, an empty plate,
Jake has ate, the cake.
© December 27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Snatch a Cookie
by Roger W Hancock
Jackie
pinched her pinky
in the cookie jar.
Jackie pretty kooky,
to snatch a quickie cookie.
© December 27, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Steve Deceived
by Roger W Hancock
Steve rolls up his sleeves,
conceived to deceive.
Believing that Steve achieved,
Reeve rolled up his sleeves.
Relieve did Reeve,
as Steve did
leave,
but his father did not believe.
© December 28, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Shimmy the Pole
by Roger W Hancock
“Shimmy up the pole,”
Timmy said to Cole.
Cole shimmied up the pole,
Then slipped and fell on Timmy.
© December 28, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Penny’s Penny
by Roger W Hancock
Penny found a
little penny.
Kenny found a penny too.
Penny and Kenny, each a penny,
one penny each adds up to two.
© December 28, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Jimmy's Jimmy
by Roger W Hancock
Jimmy took a
jimmy
to jimmy the locked shed door,
Jimmy slammed a whammy
when the jimmy scored his head.
© December 28, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Betty Cooker
by Roger W Hancock
Betty Cooker
buttered the batter,
then placed within the cooker.
Betty Cooker’s buttered biscuits,
are better buttered than battered.
Betty Cooker
sits in a rocker,
eating her buttered biscuits.
Along beside her sat a spider,
patient, for a crumb to fall.
© December 28, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Stranger !
by Roger W Hancock
Dan and Ann
ran to the man,
who offered them some candy.
Stranger ! No! yelled Stan.
Ann and Dan ran away to Andy.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Game Plan
by Roger W Hancock
Dianne had a
plan,
a game she began.
Suzanne, and Joanne,
Joined in her game plan.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Fran’s Fan
by Roger W Hancock
Fran turned
on the fan,
to cool down the van.
Fran’s palms waved
in the breeze of the fan.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Roll Down Hill
by Roger W Hancock
Jill tumbled
down the hill
from the water well
Jack tripped, Jill stumbled,
as both rolled down the hill.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Chill Phil
by Roger W Hancock
Phil stood
still, with such skill,
balancing on the sill.
Then Phil heard a curling shrill,
That sent through Phil a chill.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Bill’s Grill
by Roger W Hancock
Bill grilled
steak on the barbeque grill.
Shaking seasoning to make it great,
Basting sauce; Bill glazed the steak.
Bill with skill, grilled it well.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Rob Didn’t Sob
by Roger W Hancock
Rob is a slob, the snob did say,
though Rob was dressed for church.
Rob did not sob at all that day,
His job was not to lurch.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W
Hancock
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Bob was Mobbed
by Roger W Hancock
Bob was mobbed by a mob,
and robbed by some old slob.
Bob did not sit and sob,
though a headache throbbed.
Bob stood up and mopped his brow,
and continued on his job.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Tracie Spilt Gravy
by Roger W Hancock
Tracie spilt
gravy on the ivy lace;
gravy that Stacy had made.
It was Gracie that knit the lacy lace,
that now was stained with gravy.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Clever Beverly
by Roger W Hancock
Cleverly
Beverly measured
so cleverly Beverly thought.
As Clever as a beaver,
Beverly angled it out.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Nicole Had a Goal
by Roger W Hancock
It was Nicole
who had a goal,
a goal to raise a foal.
Dreamt the foal would grow,
that she would ride the foal,
on a stroll across the knoll.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Twitch Rich
by Roger W Hancock
Rich had a
twitch,
a twitch that had a glitch,
the twitch would itch,
and miss a stitch,
Then Rich would start his pitch.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Mitch and the Witch
by Roger W Hancock
A witch snitched on Mitch,
So Mitch took a switch,
in which to switch the witch.
Swich the witch,
bewitched the switch
and the switch,
ran away with the witch.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Gloria in Victoria
by Roger W Hancock
Victoria
lived in Astoria.
Gloria lived in Victoria.
When Victoria talked to Gloria,
Victoria would call Victoria.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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James Played Games
by Roger W Hancock
James played
games,
and Ames exclaimed,
Never play with flames.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Chuck Plucked
by Roger W Hancock
Chuck got
stuck in the muck,
nearby swam a duck.
Chuck with luck,
reached out to pluck,
a feather from the duck.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Dusty Showed Rusty
by Roger W Hancock
Dusty was
trusty,
showed his honesty.
Rusty contrastly,
showed dishonesty.
Dusty showed Rusty,
true integrity.
Now Rusty is trusty too.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Dustin Flirting
by Roger W Hancock
Dustin was
busting to get a moving,
He had much flirting to do.
Dustin found a charming girl,
Who fluttered her eyes at him.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Judy Moody
by Roger W Hancock
Judy
was a little moody,
when the skies above were cloudy.
When the skies were more than cloudy,
she became a little broody.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Miami Clammy
by Roger W Hancock
Tammy and
Tommy lived in Miami,
with parents and their granny.
Tommy claimed the weather clammy,
Tammy, the cookies yummy.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Lovely Pearl
by Roger W
Hancock
Lovely as a
pearl,
Pearle a pretty girl,
hair to curl with fingers twirl,
Pearle a lovely girl.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Tiny Betty
by Roger W Hancock
Patty had a little kitty,
named it Tiny Betty.
Tiny Betty grew up to be,
a fatty kitty cat.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Joe Grew
by Roger W Hancock
Joe did not know how to grow,
but, whoa, how tall he grew.
His father said he did not know,
That Joe
would grow so tall.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Alex Has Reflex
by Roger W Hancock
Alex had
great reflex,
much more complex,
than simplex of a duplex.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Chick Trick
by Roger W Hancock
Rick bought a
chick,
taught the chick to do tricks.
One trick Rick taught the chick,
was to tight rope walk a stick.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Flick a Stick
by Roger W Hancock
Mick flicked
a stick,
rather than kick a ball.
A quick flick of the stick,
went farther than kick
the ball.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Over the Candle Wick
by Roger W Hancock
Dick had a
little chick,
a chick that was so quick,
Slick chick with feathers thick,
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Ray Drove the Sleigh
by Roger W Hancock
Ray drove the
way of the sleigh,
to carry the hay to the old gray.
The load of hay on the sleigh,
swayed the sleigh that day.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Flower Spray
by Roger W Hancock
Jay sent a bouquet to Kay,
to sway Kay’s way towards Jay.
Jay prayed his spray of flowers,
would sway
Kay’s day towards Jay.
© December 29, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Hard Work
by Roger W
Hancock
Cathy is down right earthy,
working her
farm gets filthy.
Hard work makes Cathy healthy,
working her earthly farm.
© December 30, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Tatum Datum
by Roger W Hancock
Tatum spoke verbatim,
from the ultimatum,
ancient science of datum.
© December 30, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Alice and the Guards
by Roger W Hancock
Alice held no
malice,
for the king in the palace.
Alice had Malice, for the guards,
callous guards of the palace.
© December 30, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Abby Killed the Cat
by Roger W Hancock
Abby was a cabby,
had grown up in an abbey.
Abby being quite gabby,
drove right
over a tabby.
© December 30, 2007 Roger W Hancock
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Goalie Needs a Ball
by Roger W Hancock
Hallie and
Raleigh, Nellie and Wally,
played with the neighbor’s collie.
Hallie and the collie played the goalie,
as Nellie ran away with the ball.
© January 01, 2008 Roger W Hancock
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Benjamin Rhymes
by Roger W Hancock
Benjamin
rhymes with Ben,
last part rhymes with first.
What’s a rhyme in a name,
When Benjamin falls headfirst?
© January 01, 2008 Roger W Hancock
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