Dinosaur Poems

What if...

You opened a book

About dinosaurs

And one stumbled out

And another and another

And more and more pour

Until the whole place

Is bumbling and rumbling

And groaning and moaning

And snoring and roaring

And dinosauring?

What if...

You tried to push them

Back inside

But, they kept tromping

Off the pages instead?

Would you close the covers?

Isabel Joshlin Glaser     

                              
                            

(Sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle)

Allosaurus liked to bite,

It's teeth were sharp as sabers

It frequently with great delight

Made mincemeat of its neighbors.

Allosaurus liked to hunt

And when it caught its quarrey,

It tore it open, back and front,

And never said , "I'm sorry!"

Allosaurus liked to eat

And using teeth and talons

It stuffed itself with tons of meat,

And guzzled blood by gallons.

Allosaurus liked to munch,

And kept from growing thinner,

By gnawing an enormous lunch,

then rushing off to dinner.

 

Tyrannosaurus Tex and Other Sillysaurs 

 

Deep in the land of the cactus, 

One "cowboy" stands out from the rest. 

Tyrannosaurus Tex, he's called 

At twirling a rope he's the best!

Brontotourist tours the world, 

By boat, by train, by car,

 But the sights she sees right here at home 

Are the craziest ones by far! 

The Iguanodontist put on your braces, 

Then she says with such good cheer, 

"Don't worry about your looks today,

 Think how great you'll look next year!" 

Steakosaurus grills all day, 

There's nothing that he'd rather do, 

Burgers or chicken or sizzling steaks, 

He's king of the barbecue! 

Triceracops roars down the highway, 

Searching for speeders to chase,

 He zooms in and out of the traffic, 

Giving tickets all over the place! 

Superstarus rocks and rolls, 

She plays the whole night long, 

But when her band gets really loud, 

She forgets the words to her song!

             Robert Byrd

I'd never dine on dinosaurs.

They can't be good to eat.

For all they have are lots of bones

And not a bit of meat.

 

Dinosaurs lived so long ago.

They never had a chance to know.

How many kids would love to get.

A dinosaur to be their pet.

Dinosaur Names

If the dinosaurs had such peanut-sized brains,

why were they given such difficult names?

Why not Beak Mouth or Bonehead or Horny or Chops,

instead of a mouthful like Triceratops?

And as sure as the winged Archaeopteryx flew,

a much simpler name like Fly Guy would o.

If dinosaurs  knew that their names were so tough,

they'd turn in their graves and cause earthquakes and stuff!

Why not Spiny or Spike for our friend Stegosaurus?

And Stretch seems to work for the long Brontosaurus,

Their names should be simple and bold and distinct--

I wish that long dinosaur names were extinct!

Holly Davis

 

My Family of Dinosaurs

My sister, finkasaurus,

is a tattletaling shrew.

My brother, slobasaurus,

doesn't quite know how to chew.

My mother, rushasaurus,

finds it hard to be on time.

My father, cheapasaurus,

never spends an extra dime.

Our doggy, barkasaurus,

keeps the neighbors up at night.

Our kitty, scratchasaurus,

gouges everything in sight.

And then there's angelsaurus--

who, you might have guessed, is me--

the only one who's perfect in this crazy family.

Helen Ksypka

 

Dino Song
(tune:Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star)
Apatosaurus walked on land,
Laid her eggs in nests of sand,
Ate the plants and leaves from trees,
A school bus came up to her knees.
Apatosaurus great and grand,
Was the giant of the land.
 
Compsognathus, little one,
Big guys ate him just for fun.
Quick as lightning he would race,
So they couldn't get a taste.
Then for hiding he would run,
He thought that was lots of fun!
 Dinosaur
 
The dinosaur,
The dinosaur
Was once
But isn't
Anymore.
 
If I were,
You must agree,
Then you
And I
Just wouldn't be.
 
I confess
It's much more pleasant
To know
That he's
The one who isn't.

Margaret Hillert

 

I'm Glad I'm Living Now, Not Then!
 
When earth was yet a little child
Dinosaurs lived free and wild.
Some as big as spacious homes,
Some as small as tiny gnomes.
A few had wings to fly the skies
With giant beaks and searching eyes.
Harboring murder in their breasts
They stole the fledglings from their nests.
One giant breed lived deep within
Dark waters with its kindly kin.
Still others wandered mean and bold
And ate each other, I've been told.
I know what might or must have been-
I'm glad I'm living now, not then!

Lillian M. Fisher
       
 
   
 The Museum Door
Lee Bennett Hopkins
What's behind the museum door?
 
Ancient necklaces,
African art,
The armor of knights,
A peasant cart;
 
Priceless old coins,
A king's golden throne,
Mummies in linen,
And a dinosaur bone.
Dinosaurs
 
Dinosaurs
Do not count,
Because
They are all
Dead;
 
None of us
Saw them, dogs
Do not even
Know that
They were there-
 
But they
Still walk
Around heavily
In everybody's
Head.

Valerie Worth
Unfortunately
 
Dinosaurs lived so long ago
they never had a chance to know
how many kids would love to get
a dinosaur to be their pet!

Bobbi Katz
Dino at the Dentist?
Most dinosaurs were plant-eaters.
Others stuck to meats.
Young dinosaurs were not allowed,
Sweet and gooey treats.
 
Why, a Duckbill had 2000 teeth,
Or maybe even more.
To floss and brush them every day,
Would be an awesome chore.
 
Young Tyrannosaurus,
Had teeth 16 centimeters tall.
He could never find a toothbrush,
That wasn't far too small.
 
And can you imagine,
How such a beast would roar,
It he ever had a toothache,
That made a dino-sore!

Carl S. Junge
 
The dinosaur,
A beast of yore,
Doesn't live here
Any more.
Tyrannosaurus Tex and Other Sillysaurs
 
Deep in the land of the cactus,
One "cowboy" stands out from the rest.
Tyrannosaurus Tex, he's called
At twirling a rope he's the best!
 
Brontotourist tours the world,
By boat, by train, by car,
But the sights she sees right here at home
Are the craziest ones by far!

 

The Iguanodontist put on your braces,
Then she says with such good cheer,
"Don't worry about your looks today,
Think how great you'll look next year!"

 

Steakosaurus grills all day,
There's nothing that he'd rather do,
Burgers or chicken or sizzling steaks,
He's king of the barbecue!

 

Triceracops roars down the highway,
Searching for speeders to chase,
He zooms in and out of the traffic,
Giving tickets all over the place!

 

Superstarus rocks and rolls,
She plays the whole night long,
But when her band gets really loud,
She forgets the words to her song!

Robert Byrd

 

Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus king of the reptiles,
Teeth sharp like steak knives,
Fights all to live or die.
 
Tyrannosaurus he had a tiny brain,
But as the king he reigned,
By making the others lame.
 
Tyrannosaurus he was a great big guy,
Ferocious and feared by all,
Though his arms were very small.
 
Tyrannosaurus walked like a waddling duck,
Moved a little slow, and but,
You could escape if you had luck.
 
Tyrannosaurus king of the reptiles,
Teeth sharp like steak knives,
Fights all to live or die.
Iguanodon
See the dinosaur, see the Iguanodon,
It has "human hands" and a spike for a thumb.
It was very mean, but oh, not so dumb.
 
See the dinosaur, see the Iguanodon,
It was very well-known as a family creature,
Lived in family clans, an unusual feature.

 

Brontosaurus
Thirty tons and a very large creature,
Big as five elephants, he'd like to meet you.
Eats a thousand pounds of plants most every day,
That's a lot of food, most people say.
 
Brontosaurus, one of the largest dinosaurs,
That ever lived on the land before.
They were very big and as gentle as can be,
They're the kind of dinosaur you would like to meet.

 

Allosaurus
Allosaurus running very fast,
Running, running like the day won't last.
Allosaurus eating very fast,
Eating meat like the day won't last.
 
Allosaurus biting very fast,
Biting with sharp teeth like the day won't last.
Allosaurus shaking little hands so fast,
Shaking little hands like the day won't last.

 

Stegosaurus
I'm a Stegosaurus and oh my, I'm quite a sight,
I have bony plates upon my back so I can fight.
My plates, they help protect me and give creatures quite a fright,
I eat lots of trees and flowers to soothe my appetite.
I'm Stegosaurus, but gee whiz, I'm pretty nice.

 

     
Tri, Tri- cer-a-tops
(tune: Home on the Range)
Oh, give me a nose,
Not for smelling a rose,
But with three horns like a Triceratops.
I know "tri", it means three
And I'll sing out with glee,
As I use horns for plowing my crops.
Tri, tri-cer-a-tops
With a nose not for smelling a rose.
I know "tri", it means three
And I'll sing out with glee,
As I use horns for plowing my crops

                                                            

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