Below is a collection of poems that capture the spirit of cooperating. Poetry offers a powerful way with words that helps readers envision deeper meaning, and we felt the importance of getting along was a perfect subject for deeper contemplation. Some incredible poets have captured the idea of working together and have created powerful poetry that children of all ages can learn and grow from.
Co-operation by J. Mason Knox
John Wesley’s Rule by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking by Emily Dickinson
Two Raindrops by Joseph Morris
A Creed by Edwin Markham
A Friend or Two by Wilbur D. Nesbit
For Whom the Bell Tolls by John Donne
The House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foss
Just Folks by Edgar Guest
The Leak in the Dike by Phoebe Carey
I Would Be True by Harold Arnold Walter
Two at a Fireside by Edwin Markham
Fellowship by Unknown Author
Service by Edgar Guest
Four things by Henry Van Dyke
Lend a Hand by Edward Everett Hale
Little Helpers by Unknown Author
Neighbors by Witter Bynner
The Quality of Mercy by William Shakespeare
Politeness by Gelett Burgess
A Day Well Spent by Unknown Author
My Little Brother by Unknown Author
