I Didn’t Go Camping

A Funny Summer Poem for Kids

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From the book The Biggest Burp Ever

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I didn’t go camping.
I didn’t go hiking.
I didn’t go fishing.
I didn’t go biking.

I didn’t go play
on the slides at the park.
I didn’t watch shooting stars
way after dark.

I didn’t play baseball
or soccer outside.
I didn’t go on an
amusement park ride.

I didn’t throw Frisbees.
I didn’t fly kites,
or have any travels,
or see any sights.

I didn’t watch movies
with blockbuster crowds,
or lay on the front lawn
and look at the clouds.

I didn’t go swimming
at pools or beaches,
or visit an orchard;
and pick a few peaches.

I didn’t become
a guitarist or drummer,
but, boy, I played plenty
of Minecraft this summer.

— Kenn Nesbitt

Reading Level: Grade 2

Topics: Game, Seasonal Poems, Sports

Poetic Techniques: Descriptive Poems, List Poems, Narrative Poems, Repetition

From the book The Biggest Burp Ever

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