This is the poem I chose:

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

Figurative Language in this poem:
1)And there the sun burns crimson bright- Personification - The author wanted to show how the sun was like during that period.
2)And there the moon-bird rests from his flight- Personification - The author is saying that the moon has disappeared from the sky.
3)To cool in the peppermint wind- Metaphor - The author wants to show that the wind then was cooling like peppermint.
4)the smoke blows black- Personification - The author wants to show how serious was the smoke.
5)And the dark street winds and bends- Personification- The author is showing how long the road seems to be.
6)We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow- Personification- The author is saying how the journey will be.
7)And watch where the chalk-white arrows go- Symbolism- The author is telling us the direction that is followed.

What I like about this poem is that it is short, simple and clear. It is easy to understand yet it is able to give a deep meaning.