Raise the funny factor of this poem by reading it to your kids in a silly voice. This short quatrain was a hit in 1895, when Gelett Burgess first published his now-famous poem for kids.

Not only is it one of the most famous poems ever written, but it’s also one of his most beautiful and iconic love poems. Want to express deep affection? Forget those funny roses-are-red poems ...

The funny poems also just make kids happy, and I believe that the best learning takes place when we have happy kids. Here’s ...