Best Figure Of Speech Poems

FIGURE OF SPEECH 

Just a figure of speech,
is the going rate today, 
To say what you mean,
and not mean what you say. 

Promises, promises, 
made to all and everyone, 
Rock-a-bye America,
til the destruction is done. 

Making promises for the vote, 
but don’t keep their word,
But...

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When one is down and out
Do not give up on life,
The bible says
‘And it came to pass’
Never did it say
It came to stay!

© Harry J Horsman 2022

A repost of an old Tanka form poem....

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Have a great birthday, Brother Sam, 
Figure of speech finds the writer; 
The kind's as gentle as a lamb, 
Anger turns sheep into tiger. 

Topic: Birthday of Samuel Peligro (March 24)...

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Are cucumbers cool
As a general rule?
How fresh is a daisy?
Are loons always crazy?

How snug is a bug
When he’s not in a rug?
How gentle are lambs
If not happy as clams?

How clever’s a fox
That’s as dumb as an ox?
How fit is a fiddle
Not clean as a whistle?

Are...

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