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.

While you could send funny roses-are-red poems to just about anyone, these rhyming jokes are ideal for sharing with a partner ...

It’s a moving poem to share with children, and a bit meatier than some ... She is known for intensely emotional poems—we’re going way beyond funny roses-are-red poems here.