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SABBATH DAY RABBIT EATING Dandelion Greens-on the Sabbath day
my yard was unruly un-
cut grass stood before
me a rabbit sits
going on his ears and mustache
he starts chewing eat-
ing dandelion
leaves also yummy was this
to him little...
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Categories:
metaphor, analogy, animal, character, environment,
Form: Haiku
Close To The BellyClose to the belly
Are stomach, heart and ribs
Which everyone love....
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Categories:
metaphor, perspective, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
I Can Be a LuminaryStitch up my soul,
with threads of the moon,
so as night falls,
as it’s sure to, soon,
I can be a luminary,
roaming,
in her runes.
...
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Categories:
analogy, extended metaphor, identity,
Form: Lyric
Blink of an Eye of the ButterflyFleeting,
the emotions,
found in a hurry,
still...I try to stop,
to apprehend them,
in my thoughts,
even if just for,
a little while....
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Categories:
butterfly, emotions, introspection, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Baked TemptressesThey tease me,
Vying for my attention
Behind the bakery display case.
Voluptuous, some bursting with fruit,
The brazen, the coquettish,
They tease me.
Which to pick?
The Austrian strudel or Danish
Vying for my attention?
Impetuously taking her
In my...
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Categories:
food, humor, metaphor,
Form: Verse
Cream Corn ChowderDespicable
How it drips down the side
Bubbling up from the innards of the pot
I can hear the sizzling
The smell of the butter drenched corn
I throw in a bit of salt and pepper
To spice up...
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Categories:
metaphor, desire, emotions, fantasy, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Zodiac GemsGemstone are birthstone
Diamond is my subject
Aries is my sign....
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Categories:
birthday, fate, life, metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Tongue TiedIt must be terrible…
to be tied up in knots,
what if it clots...
how could one complain?
Such a terrible shame,
I can't help you loosen it...
not even a little bit,
maybe, just cut the cord?
and let that...
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Categories:
extended metaphor, feelings, introspection,
Form: Free verse
What's The Point Of ArrowsWhat arrows meant for
A road sign, weapon armor
Mistake to deal with....
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Categories:
meaningful, metaphor, truth, wisdom,
Form: Haiku
Sea PearlI'm fifteen darkwater dreaming or drowning
adrift and alone on the ocean of the bathroom floor
tossed on tidal waves of pain pearled with perspiration
a clattering clutch of shells contracting
shingle shushing stifled shrieks
the...
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Categories:
baby, loss, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
HomeLove,
In a society that has always seen love as reckless and impulsive
I have tasted a different dish,
a side that is usually not explored
With sweet touches and sweeter words
Cautious of the effect...
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Categories:
emotions, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
The broken strings
She wore the beauty formed within her shell
The unique embellishments from a greater being
That adorned her apron strings
Where stains of toil did not impair,
the flawlessness that clung upon worn out strings
An iridescent glow shone...
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Categories:
deep, heartbreak, metaphor, slavery,
Form: Free verse
The Lavender Lays DeadNight and day, I have wept,
for the lavender lays dead,
& my locks have disintegrated,
down to the screw.
What am I to do?
When all hope is lost,
except extend my apology,
& find another place,
to pull me out...
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Categories:
metaphor, allegory, death, deep, flower,
Form: Free verse
FAIR FUTILITYIt's gilded in bright colours
Like a peacock butterfly;
It sparkles in splendour
Like a diamond in the sun;
When it rests, it rests
In confined dank darkness,
In a bowel of nightmare
With what remains of a...
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Categories:
death, extended metaphor, grave,
Form: Free verse
Haiku 4.
back mine dome'z locks roamed
'twixt eve's legz mine wavy strands
crisp rivulet rush
*rousing the astute's
vision ,)
...
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Categories:
beautiful, eve, extended metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Specific Types of Metaphor Poems
Read wonderful metaphor poetry on the following sub-topics:
animal, family, friends, football, kids, lion, love, loneliness, moon, nature, yourself
and more.
Definition | What is Metaphor in Poetry?
Poems Related to Metaphor
symbol, image, analogy, similitude, emblem, personification, allegory, hope, metonymy, trope,