9th Grade Poems | Examples of 9th Grade Poetry

A rose bush possesses the same amount of beauty as a rose. The thorns compliment its shape and give it character | | | | /\ /\ ...

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Brock was a designer, he made a frock Did not tell his co-workers on the dock Figured most of them would tease and mock Wanted to avoid their bullying talk On Brock’s apartment door there was a knock Was easy to do as there was no hanging sock It was his neighbor who wanted to walk She asked Brock to be in...

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Q In Christ Jesus, are women second class citizens and/or second class believers in the kingdom of heaven or on the earth? A In the kingdom of heaven: There is neither male nor female nor any Jew nor Greek. We shall be like the...

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They have gray carpet here – blah blah blah There’s a weird blowing sound in the air Gentle teensy humming lah lah lah My dog ears pick up everything I swear...

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Perhaps we are delighted by union, Yet solace won’t be our great solution. The world will forever be indifferent. Man enacts his wrath and lament. Reject this precedence; augment your strength. Invoke your necessitas; express your will. Strive for self-overcoming, Work toward self-mastering. This is the path...

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Mama’s chili pot put out a call Wanting a variety of beans in the fall Forty-nine types of beans showed up in all Auditions were conducted by me and Saul Lima beans were boring, dull and bland. Chili beans are always close at hand. Pork and beans were stuck up and snobby. Garbanzo beans were hard and knobby. We finally chose six types...

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The heart is a tapestry loosely sewn together with thread, each string a different section of the brain. Connecting the family string to the feelings string, the likes to the dislikes. All the knots representing the messy flow that's you. You have stories, feelings, and thoughts to share, knots where memories have been blended together....

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These high waters are worse than choppy Scary roller coasters they copy Our vessel tossed like a sailboat We can barely stay above or afloat This storm is the worst I’ve ever seen It makes my stomach feel green I am too ill to primp or preen Tossed and turned like a kidney bean...

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In the vast expanse of life's dark space, Be patient, tough, like stars that grace The endless night with steady light— Guiding you through the hardest fight. This pain, a comet's fiery trail, Will blaze a path where dreams prevail. For one day, through the cosmic storm, Your strength will shine, your heart transform....

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There’s always someone dying, ?and always another being born.? Always, the clock clings, clicking —?telling us: “YOU NEED TO LET GO.” There’s always someone shaking at death, ?and some who never make it—never move. ?They just don’t have the heat, the heart, ?to let their inner dream break through. Through the ticking, we move—? through time, time there, again. ?Shattered tear, simple breath— ?we’re being born,...

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In the water hole by Littleton’s Cave There sits a rascal, a snarly knave You can go down there if you are brave But it might mean an early grave He is a stranger, after all He who lingers by that waterfall Strangers are scary is what we teach Stay slightly out of this weirdo’s reach...

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Give me a sailor suit and a black hat Please let me call Captain Nemo “cap” This is the Nautalis and that is that Twenty thousand leagues, then we’ll take a nap....

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An owl does not need to see its prey He can hear a mouse six miles away He dives through the night air with talons down Nocturnal eater, the best hunter in town...

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What does it cost to let a soul bloom and grow, But love and sincerity, my dear fellow? Like a gentle smile on a passing face, Wrapping me like a warm embrace. A soothing hand on my shaking one, Its warmth still lingers though all is gone. A shared laugh in the storm we face, As the gloom fades without a trace. "You...

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The hair hangs out, Swishing all about. Looks like a Bussel sprout! Or better yet. Electrocuted, With a barrette! Standing on end. With curls that begin, And never seem to end. Always to slick, ...

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