"The Red Wheelbarrow"

So we read this poem in class and i have read it again and again and my response is simply... How could this poem be considered good or even great?  My 2 year old brother could write something as sophisticated as "The Red Wheelbarrow". The poem has all of 16 short words in it. I just cannot wrap my head around how this shows any sort of intelligent  or artistic value.

Short and Sweet

   The type of poetry that I enjoy to read and listen to is the laid back poetry.  I enjoy the laid back fun type of poetry because to me, it is not deep and sappy and it is just fun to read.  I am not much of a reader to begin with, but if I am reading something fun i can focus on it much longer.
    Shel Silverstein is a great poet to me.  All of Silverstein's poems are clever and easy to follow.  Silverstein also keeps his poems short and sweet with a good rhyme scheme so it really keeps the reader involved.  Although Silverstein writes for children people of all ages can sit down and read one of his poems and enjoy reading it and maybe even get a laugh out of it.  I am not a huge fan of the poems that are about feelings and nature, they seem much too drawn out to me, but to each his own.  One of my favorite Shel Silverstein poems is "Ticklish Tom".  The poem is fun, it has a really good rhyme scheme, and it is short and sweet.
    Although many people like poems for their deep feelings and great descriptive nature, I do not.  I like the short poems that are easy and fun to read.  The long descriptive poems put me to sleep.  Shel Silverstein writes poetry for children, they are fun and easy to read, and they keep the reader involved. Silverstein's poems are not nearly as monotonous as other writers who go in to great descriptive detail, that is why I greatly enjoy the works of Shel Silverstein.
                                                         WORKS CITED
Silverstein, Shel. "Ticklish Tom by Shel Silverstein at Old Poetry." Oldpoetry - Classical Poetry Discussion . N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2011. <http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/30768-Shel-Silverstein-Ticklish-Tom>. 

Poetry?

When I think of poetry I think of a guy dressed like William Shakespeare who has a British accent and for some reason unknown to me he has a handle bar mustache.  I know this is somewhat unorthodox but that is what I see when I hear poetry.  Poetry to me is written by a British guy from medieval times who has an awesome handle bar mustache.