Little help with an assignment!!

[Boricua]

:jointsmile:Hi for my englis class I need to write an contrast and comparison essay of two poems. She gave us a list of a couple of poems but she gave us the option also of selecting a poemfrom the list and one of our choice. I dont know nothing of good poems and I was just asking if someone new a good poem. Appreciate the help.:jointsmile:

[WEsmokeED]

nevermind me, i am stoned

[hreskofreight4]

"dover beach" by matthew arnold is a really good poem

[Vino]

Go robert service.
The Cremation of Sam McGee - Service (http://www.potw.org/archive/potw22.html)

my father made me learn this poem. i used to know it all. i have healed my traumatizing childhood by blocking it all out with wine and thc, but the poem lingers.

[Hilder420]

what were your options for poems? i dont usually read poetry, but ive always been VERY good in english class... im sure i could help

[submarine]

the lighthouse by anonymous.
probably one of the best poems i have ever read. might be a little hard to find it but the journey is worth it.

[Ghengis Chron]

Well you can't go wrong with Shel Silverstein.

I grew up with "The Light in the Attic" and "Where the sidewalk ends"

I also enjoy Robert Frost from time to time...

Check out Shel Silverstein though

[Gurtej05]

Here are a couple of my favourite poems there all by Tupac Amaru Shakur

In the depths of solitude
i exist in the depths of solitude
pondering my true goal
trying 2 find peace of mind
and still preserve my soul
constantly yearning 2 be accepted
and from all receive respect
never comprising but sometimes risky
and that is my only regret
a young heart with an old soul
how can there be peace
how can i be in the depths of solitude
when there r 2 inside of me
this duo within me causes
the perfect oppurtunity
2 learn and live twice as fast
as those who accept simplicity

Ambition over Adversity
Take one's adversity
Learn from their misfortune
Learn from their pain
Believe in something
Believe in yourself
Turn adversity into ambition
Now blossom into wealth

Liberty needs glasses
excuse me but lady liberty needs glasses
and so does mrs justice by her side
both the broads r blind as bats
stumbling thru the system
justice bumbed into mutulu and
trippin on geronimo pratt
but stepped right over oliver
and his crooked partner ronnie
justice stubbed her big toe on mandela
and liberty was misquoted by the indians
slavery was a learning phase
forgotten with out a verdict
while justice is on a rampage
4 endangered surviving black males
i mean really if anyone really valued life
and cared about the masses
theyd take em both 2 pen optical
and get 2 pair of glasses

These are some great poems with very deep meaning