Do you now any great poetms that are 9th grade level-ish?

Question

Not hard like Shakespeare.

Something easy to understand.

Answer 1

Make you teacher proud with a loving poem from Rainer Maria Rilke

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/...

Answer 2

I hate to burst your bubble, but Shakespeare's poetry should be understandable at the ninth grade level. If you don't understand it, you have to research some commentary or find a modern English version.

Perhaps you would prefer e e cummings.

Me up at does

out of the floor

quietly Stare

a poisoned mouse

still who alive

is asking What

have i done that

You wouldn't have