Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt
I thought of the idea for this poem while I was out on a brisk walk one day, feeling unusually full of energy. That got me thinking about how some kids just seem to have endless energy—always moving, always playing, always going. I began imagining what it would be like to be one of those kids, and from there the idea for “Hyper Nate” was born.
This poem is all about motion and excitement and the joy of being active. It has a bouncy rhythm and lots of extra rhymes to match the character’s boundless energy, and of course I had to add a little twist at the end. I hope you have just as much fun listening to it as I did writing it! This is…
Hyper Nate
My name is Nate. My normal state
is one of being hyper.
I’ve been a wild and active child
since I was in a diaper.
You’d be surprised how energized
a kid like me can be.
It’s tons of fun to run and run.
I’m filled with energy.
I’m called “live wire,” and “ball of fire,”
and “human dynamo.”
I love to skip and dash and zip.
I go, go, go, go, go!
I charge and chase and rush and race
until my hyper state
gets so extreme I lose my steam,
and then I hibernate.
— Kenn Nesbitt
