84 Sweet Bedtime Poems Your Kids Will Love

Are you looking for a way to make your child’s bedtime more special? Would you like to add some warmth and love to the end of the day?

If so, this article is for you! Here, you will find a selection of sweet poems to read at bedtime that your kids will love.

These bedtime poems are perfect for adding a layer of comfort and joy to your child’s routine.

So, settle in, read on, and find the perfect poem to make your little one’s bedtime even sweeter.

Sweet Dreams Bedtime Poems

Welcome to our collection of sweet dreams poems for bedtime. Here you will find a range of soothing and calming poems that will help you drift off to sleep. Enjoy!

1. Just Like the Moon

by Anonymous

Just like the moon is bright

You become what is of light.

You came to show me to love right

These are moments I will always write.

Just like the moon you rule with ease

Bringing me freedom, love and peace

And a heart with emotions that never cease.

I love how we love and also tease.

Just like the moon the white ruler and Queen

I will love you and be your King

I swear by the finger with the ring

My love has just my heart for you to sing.

2. A Million Smiles

by Anonymous

I hear myself with the shelling of the night

Break into a million smile

Thinking and sinking into ocean thoughts

You as a life jacket, you as a thought.

Whenever the wind breaks on my roof

It brings your scent and kisses like rain

It blows whispers of your name as my sweetness

So I find a reason to live above the clouds

No matter what thick blackness covers my room

My heart is full of light for you

Showing me moons and stars of you.

Know tonight’s, you will be the sun.

3. This Is Not the End

by Anonymous

We started with fresh mornings

Streaming through our lips

We touched forth our hearts

And laid our words with the sun.

We may have called today by its name

When goodbye found our ways

Know it is not the end

For my heart still beats for you.

Starlight hold these skies

But not my goodbyes, at least until rain comes.

So while the night covers this day

Now, this is not the end. I love you all night.

4. You Are a Startled Star

by Anonymous

I want to be your blanket

Covering the troubles from you

Touching your fears like the bed

Gossiping with the sheets

Echoes of your heart.

I want to be your light

Guiding you through the night

Telling you I exist to chase your fears away

To right your wrong turns

To open your heart and let the love into mine.

I want to be your sound

Whispering past your ears, fixing words into your soul

Saying love, love, love. I want to be your sweet night love.

5. Reminiscent Nights

by Anonymous

It is that time again

Where the cricket wakes to its morning

And the butterflies slowly disappear.

It is that time again

where the clouds become same with darkness

and the waters warm with my love.

It is that time again

When my arms longs for you

My lips are hungry to feed into yours

It is that time again

When my love grows deeper

To break boundaries

It is that time again

When my memories remember only you

When my thoughts are with a sun of you

It is that time again

When I say what I always say

But from the heart.

I love you baby even tonight.

6. When the Whole World Sleeps

by Anonymous

During the dark time of the day

I know it is night for me to find alone

To think of the kisses of the day

To wish to be held by this time.

When the world sleeps, you come in my dreams

Always showing the deep part of your heart

Telling of love

Whispering of laughter.

I want our shadows to feel each other

Let their weight be felt like you’re here

Come to me so we make magic happen

As I call you my girl

The light of my world.

7. Dusk

by Anonymous

As the night skies keep the stars in sigh

My soul has become with yours a romantic light

To think of you is a curtain in my wind

When on my mind is you I find.

To be with you is always a desire

So I love and feel as I try to retire.

The moon is just a phase to rid me your face

I know its radiance will heal this solace.

The easiness of this feeling makes me smile

And how I want this to last longer than a while.

This cool breeze brings thoughts so lovely

Knitted in my mind to look beautiful.

To this night that homes my silent night

Know that I want you to have a goodnight.

8. When Night Finds Us

by Anonymous

In the midst of all we sought

In love or sweetness.

I didn’t think twice about you

You became a wonderful story

That the night aches to tell

With sweet candles or fun

Love notes dispersed

I like the water that holds us tight

So we flow in this love

Emotions outpoured and fears found

We are imperfect to live but flawlessly in love.

When night finds us

Let us be wrapped tight in each other’s arms.

Let us love willingly.

9. The Warmness of the Night

by Anonymous

I have tried to express my feelings

In the waking of the day.

I have caressed your face in the heat of today,

Most times at night I feel the flutter of my heart.

I have always shone you how I feel

It is like how proud the moon sits for the skies

And the stars are in the splendor of my emotions

Tickling the skies

And showering light to those finding the dark.

I always made a beautiful decision

Of making a life with you,

No stutters find my heart

No matter the blackness of the night.

Just so this night

Know it is not different from what I have always said

I will love you in the morning or at night.

I will let your emotions show me the light.

10. To the Glowing Moon

by Anonymous

I have given my whispers to the wind

To wish you a good night with love.

I miss the beginning of today

When our lips talked with one another.

To the glowing moon

I see a reflection of your beauty

A soft teary eyes hosts your image

And wish my hands would touch you.

To the glowing moon

I say it how my heart prays for it

For your arms to envelope into mine.

For our hearts to beat and lie side by side.

11. You are Only Mine

by Anonymous

Mine forever, that’s true.

You and no other, that too.

I don’t mind giving my everything to you.

To secure and protect you, girl.

You are always on my mind.

Even when there’s no cloud left in the night.

Oh girl! You are only mine.

Goodnight, my baby.

12. Goodnight Kisses

by Anonymous

You are my sunshine

You are my moonlight

The one that lights up my beaten-up body.

That the stars in your eyes

Are forever a guide

To my wandering heart.

If you don’t mind, beautiful,

Receive my goodnight kiss to you

With bursts of joy

For me, darling.

13. Strength

by Anonymous

Your eyes call on me

To hang on for dear life.

You know I have been through hell;

Made it back safely in your arms

Where serenity lies,

And strength,

The energy that envelops

From your eyes.

I won’t bail on you.

Goodnight, honey.

14. If I Were Your Blanket

by Anonymous

I wish I were your blanket,

So I could cuddle with you all night. I wish I was a pillow,

So you would rest your head on me

If I were your pajamas, you’d hug me so tight

I wish I could be your sheets

Just to tug with you all night long

But since I can’t be any of these things

I hope to dream with you every day,

Just to wake up in a happy mood every morning.

Sending warm goodnight kisses to you.

15. We Make the Perfect Team

by Anonymous

I know I don’t express my feelings quite well

But that doesn’t mean I don’t cherish or value what we have

I am a typical guy that’s too afraid to say how much you brighten my life

I feel more than lucky to be called yours

In so many ways, I don’t think I deserve someone so perfect

But I know we make the perfect team

I love you and have a splendid night ahead.

Funny Bedtime Poems

These funny bedtime poems are sure to bring a smile to your face! Perfect for winding down before bed, these fun rhymes are sure to make you giggle.

1. Meet Me in The Dreams

by Anonymous

Good night and sleep well!

Hope you have dreams as sweet as I am!

As cute as my face is.

And as adorable as the person I am.

I know I am so charming that you can’t stop thinking about me

But just sleep now to meet me in the dreams.

2. Night Time

by Anonymous

Don’t waste night time thinking about your lost past.

Don’t waste night time planning your future.

Better kill some mosquitoes with that time

So that you can sleep better. Good Night.

3. Are You Asleep?

by Anonymous

Hey you, Yes you darling, holding the phone.

You are asleep? No? Ok, good.

Cause I want to say good night before your eyelashes hug each other tightly.

4. Be My Wife

by Anonymous

I send you bouquets of flowers

To decorate your room with.

Here are bars of chocolates

To drive away pangs of hunger

If you are still bent on seeing the flowers and chocolates

Wait till morning to buy them yourself.

Good night, twinkle star!

Before I would be able to fully enjoy the morning and afternoon in your company

The killjoy night emerges with much forcefulness

To grab you home.

How I wish I have made you my wife already

Just to shame the selfish night.

Please be my wife soon.

Good night, dear.

5. Guardian Angel

by Anonymous

Send me a text if a nightmare kicks in and you cannot sleep at night.

I will be your guardian angel.

Have a great time sleeping, dear.

6. Sleep Tight

by Anonymous

The sun is red, the sky is blue, I cannot stay happy, without disturbing you.

Nights are black, and milk is white, this line means nothing.

I wish you sleep tight.

Goodnight, my love.

7. I Fell for You With My Phone

by Anonymous

Oops! Ouch, I fell from the bed

Trying to reach for my phone just to say sweet dreams to you

I fell for you with my phone, and now we are fallen-things in love with you.

Good night and sleep tight.

8. Sweet Dreams Airlines

by Anonymous

Welcome to Sweet Dreams airlines.

We’ll be shortly arriving at Dreamland.

Fasten blankets, puff the pillow, close your eyes and get ready to doze off!

Good Night!

9. Just Kidding

by Anonymous

Good night!

May you be safe from the ghost under your bed!

Also, don’t look at the window at night.

There may be something!

I am just kidding, my love!

Have a sweet dream, my love!

10. Habit

by Anonymous

Let the most beautiful dream come to you tonight

Let the sweetest person come in your dream tonight

But don’t make it a habit

Because I’m not free every night

Good Night!

11. Original

by A.O. Taner

A very original good night wish

only for you beware of cheap duplicates

I’m the only authorized dealer for good night wishes.

Good night, Sweet dreams!

Short Bedtime Poems

Welcome to this collection of short bedtime poems! Here you will find poems that are perfect for reading to children before bedtime.

1. Good Night, Empress

by Anonymous

Listen to the coordinated sound of my heartbeat

Written boldly in letters meant for your eyes alone.

I miss you and that settles it

For I will be right there by your side

Before the breaking of the dawn.

Good night, empress.

2. Lovely Night

by Anonymous

Close your eyes my baby,

It’s time to rest your head,

I love you oh my baby,

It’s time to go to bed,

In bed we will hug,

It’s gonna be so snuggly,

In bed we will snug,

It’s gonna be so lovely.

3. Good Night My Sweet Love

by Anonymous

Alone in the night, I realize

In your absence, who can disguise?

Or replace you in my eyes?

None! Don’t be surprised!

Good night my sweet love!

4. Everything for You

by Anonymous

When I sing,

I sing for you.

When I dance,

You’ve got my twists and thrusts.

When I moan,

It is for your pleasure, baby.

You mean the world to me.

Goodnight.

5. For the Owner of My Heart

by Anonymous

During my night walk I heard someone talking to me

The moon told me to look for the owner of my heart

I arrive to your house now

And I feel like wishing a good night to you, my love.

6. Resting Time

by Anonymous

On the off chance that they see any sobbing

That ought to have been resting,

They pour mull over their head,

What’s more, take a seat by their bed. Goodnight

7. Good Night and Better Day

by Anonymous

As the day into the night fades,

Your worries too find a better place.

Let the stars shower you hope,

And give you the strength to cope.

Night is the time your mind and body sleeps,

For a brand new day that simply leaps.

8. A Shiny Good Night

by Anonymous

Feel your heart,

As you shut your eyes,

Sleep more tight,

As I say good night,

All the stars which are so bright,

Forget all the worries and fright,

Stay calm, because its night,

A very sweet good night!

Good Night

Romantic Bedtime Poems

This selection of romantic bedtime poems to help express your love and affection in the most beautiful way before you drift off to sleep.

1. I Wish We Were Together Tonight

by Anonymous

We can face time, we can talk all night,

But all I want is to hug you and let you know,

That you mean the world to me.

We can tweet or talk on Facebook,

But I wish I could give you endless kisses.

We could Instagram and we could text,

But more than anything, I wish we could cuddle

And snuggle all night with no shred of worry.

Goodnight, princess.

2. I Won’t Stop Thinking of You

by Anonymous

Roses are red

Green is the color of health.

Thinking of you calls to vision

Romance, passion, and desire

And tonight, as you prepare to sleep

I want you to bear in mind

That I won’t stop thinking of you.

Good night.

3. While You Sleep

by Anonymous

Your adorable snores fill the air,

I hope your dreams are soft and pleasant

Don’t mind me, continue to rest,

for the night was dark and deep.

There are many things I need to do,

all while you sleep.

I hope you don’t notice me gone,

I’m just in the kitchen, slaving over the stove,

making your favorite meal.

I hope the sweet aroma awakes you,

but don’t wake just yet.

The tea still needs to steep,

and I have many things I need to do,

all while you sleep.

I have to run to the store,

and shop for your gift.

You deserve to be spoiled,

you’ve been doing so well these past few weeks.

I hope this present I have for you,

will give your spirits a lift.

I’m back home now.

Don’t worry, I won’t make a peep,

but I’m so excited for you to see

all that awaits you, while you sleep.

4. I Love You

by Anonymous

Widely awake, I’m drowning in fume

Deeply asleep, is that you presume?

No. I’m still enchanted by your perfume

Earnest in waiting for the night in bloom

So that I can wish upon the stars in gloom

For you to be with me in my lonesome room.

I miss you. Goodnight, my love!

5. Good Night With Care

by Anonymous

In the softest night

Free winter rises

Maiden blossoms sincere

Weary blossoms adhere

Winter grass is near

Naked tenderness is here

With tired kisses in the air

Goodnight springtime with care

6. Smiling With the Stars

by Anonymous

During the hours I wish for us

I pray it is not the night

For I would pluck every star in the sky

Searching for which holds your resemblance.

The pillows bear me witness

Every night tales with my tears

Never ceasing to wish and want to see my Angel

I love you like the closing of the evening.

Tonight I smile with the moon

Hoping my hands can touch the stars

To tickle me into dreams with you

During such a night, a very good night.

7. Good Night My Sweet Angel

by Anonymous

Good night my sweet angel,

Have a wonderful night,

Do think about me tonight

So, what if I am out of sight

Still I am missing you tonight

Just want to wish you through

That you have a wonderful night,

Good night!

8. Goodnight My Love

by Skye Rhiannon

Just wanted to say to you my dear,

Goodnight and please sleep tight,

I will talk to you tomorrow,

But as for now please pretend I’m there,

Please just hold me tight,

Have the sweetest of dreams,

Know that I love you,

Now I must slumber,

I will fantasize and dream about you my prince,

Feel free to invade my head anytime you wish,

I will always be here with you,

Goodnight to the sweetest heart out there,

May all your sweet dreams come true lover dear.

9. Our Romantic Date

by Anonymous

Like a building without a facade

Or a book without its cover

I too am stripped of my identity

When we’re not together

As I stare at the deep night skies

I can’t help but hallucinate

About how it’d be if right now

We were out on a romantic date…

Good night my girlfriend

10. Your Presence Make Me Happy

by Anonymous

A time that is

A time when I can remember you in peace,

Thinking about you and my stress gets ceased,

A time when I feel so bad,

Your presence not around me makes me sad

A time when I can dream about you

I only want to say that I love you

Wishing you a lovely night

Good night!

Rhyming Bedtime Poems

Bedtime can be a magical time for children, and one way to add to the enchantment is by reading or reciting a rhyming bedtime poem. These playful poems can help children drift off to sleep with happy thoughts.

1. Bedtime Wishes

by Anonymous

When I go to sleep at night

Bathed in stars and palest light

I know an angel guards my room;

You might know him as the moon.

Without fail, as sun does set

My dreams and I are gently met

To be looked over all the way

In a garden by Algernon Charles Swinburne

Baby, see the flowers!

—Baby sees

Fairer things than these,

Fairer though they be than dreams of ours.

Baby, hear the birds!

—Baby knows

Better songs than those,

Sweeter though they sound than sweetest words.

Baby, see the moon!

—Baby’s eyes

Laugh to watch it rise,

Answering light with love and night with noon.

Baby, hear the sea!

—Baby’s face

Takes a graver grace,

Touched with wonder what the sound may be.

Baby, see the star!

—Baby’s hand

Opens, warm and bland,

Calm in claim of all things fair that are.

Baby, hear the bells!

—Baby’s head Bows,

as ripe for bed,

Now the flowers curl round and close their cells.

Baby, flower of light,

Sleep, and see

Brighter dreams than we,

Till good day shall smile away good night.

2. Wee Willie Winkie

by William Miller

Wee Willie Winkie rins through the town,

Upstairs and doon stairs, in his nicht-gown,

Tirlin’ at the window, cryin’ at the lock,

“Are the weans in their bed? – for it’s noo ten o’clock.”

Hey, Willie Winkie! are ye comin’ ben?

The cat’s singin’ gay thrums to the sleepin’ hen,

The doug’s speldered on the floor, and disna gie a cheep;

But here’s a waukrife laddie, that winna fa’ asleep.

Onything but sleep, ye rogue! – glowrin’ like the moon,

Rattlin’ in an airn jug wi’ an airn spoon,

Rumblin’, tumblin’ roun’ about, crawin’ like a cock,

Skirlin’ like a kenna-what – wauknin’ sleepin’ folk!

Hey, Willie Winkie! the wean’s in a creel!

Waumblin’ aff a bodie’s knee like a vera eel,

Ruggin’ at the cat’s lug, and ravellin’ a’ her thrums:

Hey, Willie Winkie! – See, there he comes!

3. The Sugar-Plum Tree

by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

‘Tis a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing;

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest.

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes,

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown,

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

4. Bed in Summer

by Robert Louis Stevenson

In Winter I get up at night

And dress by yellow candle light.

In Summer, quite the other way,

I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see

The birds still hopping on the tree,

Or hear the grown-up people’s feet

Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you,

When all the sky is clear and blue,

And I should like so much to play,

To have to go to bed by day?

5. Good Night

by Jane and Ann Taylor

Little baby, lay your head

On your pretty cradle-bed;

Shut your eye-peeps, now the day

And the light are gone away;

All the clothes are tucked in tight;

Little baby dear, good night.

Yes, my darling, well I know

How the bitter wind doth blow;

And the winter’s snow and rain

Patter on the window-pane:

But they cannot come in here,

To my little baby dear.

For the window shutteth fast,

Till the stormy night is past;

And the curtains warm are spread

Round about her cradle-bed:

So till morning shineth bright

Little baby dear, good night!

6. A Lovely Poem

by Anonymous

From the onset

I made it clear to myself

That I will never be elsewhere

But with this one, I cherish it with all my heart.

Even if circumstances threaten my decision,

They will fail woefully

Because I have got my goodnight kisses

As a backup plan,

Well-packaged and sent through this lovely poem.

I hope you’ll love them.

7. You Are the Love of My Life

by Anonymous

As I lie here in my bed,

I can’t help but think about you

With a broad smile plastered on my face.

Because I feel thankful and lucky.

To call you the love of my life.

I won’t promise you the world

But I promise to be next to you

All the days of my life.

Goodnight and I love you.

8. Never Let You Go

by Anonymous

The day I met you

Was the day I swore

To never let you go.

So much about you

Gives me joy, peace

And hope that someday

I will have you to hold and to cherish.

Before my dream comes true,

Have a good night, babe.

9. Thank You

by Anonymous

You are the one whom my heart beats for

The one who makes my heart pound a little harder

And my breath fall a little shorter

I would wish for nothing more in the whole wide world

Than to be in your arms forever. I am not ashamed about what we have

Thank you for everything

Goodnight, my dear.

10. Funny Heart

by Anonymous

I have a funny heart

That knows no shame

As it beats ferociously

And flutters its wings excitedly

To the wind of your presence.

In your kindness,

You could suggest a heart check

To keep safe.

But I am fine

If not better

With my funny heart.

Goodnight.

Bedtime Poems for Kids

Bedtime poems for kids can be a fun to end the day. With playful rhymes and imaginative stories, these poems can help children wind down and relax before sleep.

1. Sleep Time

by Annette Wynne

When day is over, Mother sings songs

And each child climbs into the crib where he belongs,

And says his prayers, and thinks of things he did all day,

Whether at school or home or on the street at play.

But he never quite gets through for his eyes shut tight

And he doesn’t even hear Mother putting out the light.