Best Simile Poems
Below are the all-time best Simile poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of simile poems written by PoetrySoup members
Like a Book
Like a Book
He read her like a book
as her wistful words poured forth
from deep within the pages
of her tender seeking soul.
He lay mesmerized
as...
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Categories:
books, love, sensual, simile,
Form:
Free verse
POETRY FOR POETS: i own this- editionWell hopefully you've read the last "Poetry for Poets", now here's the one I wanted to write, enjoy...
POETRY FOR POETS
(I own this- edition)
Poems
more organic...
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Categories:
simile, creation, metaphor, poems, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
A Tree is like a Blank BookA tree is like a blank book
that nature writes her seasons on
In Winter branches are woebegone
With snow and ice and brazen rook
A tree is...
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Categories:
change, nature, simile,
Form:
Enclosed Rhyme
Our World Changing, Not For The Better - POTD
It's not hard to see or tell this world of ours
Isn't the same as it used to be. Granted, it has
Never been perfect,...
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Categories:
simile, anger, emotions, life, political,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Haiku Triad
Monitoring self,
nature made her decisions:
disaster rained down…
The water rose—
Life sank beneath the level;
hope floated above…
Like Noah, we wait…
flooding water standing still—
Vultures roost on wires.
...
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Categories:
simile, analogy, imagery, metaphor, nature,
Form:
Haiku
The StatueA hand of fine art
carving impressions of heart
beauty to embalm.
A creation glorified
inspiring while life denied.
...
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Categories:
simile, art, inspiration, pain, poetess,
Form:
Tanka
Composing Poetry
My thoughts like wafts of...
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Categories:
passion, simile, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
As Fresh As A Daisy
In my meadow the scent of spring ripples in air,
I see the dance of patina on dainty petals of daisy,
unfurling with the touch...
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Categories:
analogy, beauty, flower, simile,
Form:
Free verse
What It Isn't
it isn't what it is
it is what it isn't
a window ...
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Categories:
metaphor, simile, surreal, symbolism,
Form:
Rhyme
FlowersLike drops of paint on a painter’s easel
Resting quietly, patiently among others
To gently decorate the canvas;
Like soft silk folds of a lady’s dress
Pooling out, freshly...
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Categories:
flower, simile,
Form:
I do not know?
Categories:
husband, kiss, love, simile,
Form:
Rhyme
Love in my veinsYour love flows through my veins
like the Nile River flows through
the sands of Eygpt.
Love flows through my veins
like rivers that break off into endless streams
and...
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Categories:
simile, beautiful, feelings, for her,
Form:
Romanticism
My Only FlameMy Only Flame
Love, like fire, is all-consuming,
And forever should be blooming.
Endless courtship is not a game.
As we watch each year’s seasons turn,
My torch for you...
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Categories:
simile, fire, flower, love, marriage,
Form:
Rhyme
of love of warof love of war
the staff of a prophet, seen
fairness not imagine, sings
shouting out, obscenity
recognized, yet
in search of fame, seeking stance
the moment arises, seek
of voice of...
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Categories:
simile, angst, celebrity, encouraging, freedom,
Form:
Dodoitsu
Love You Like the SeaI'll love you like the ocean
I'll love you like the sea
I'll caress you like the salty breeze
Does caress those white-capped crests
I'll embrace you as the...
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Categories:
simile, analogy, i love you,
Form:
Personification
Simple Man
I’m a simple man
In a simple world
Living a simple life
Loving a simple girl
Simplicity such
A wonderful thing
Got a simple heart
That wants to sing
So every day...
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Categories:
beauty, love, simile, simple,
Form:
Rhyme
The Color MissingThe Color Missing
Red, black, and blue are the colors of our work pens. Red is the color of the blood we spill on other people’s...
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Categories:
simile, abuse, age, art, business,
Form:
Free verse
I miss youI miss you,
like the sky misses the stars.
like the streets when there are no cars.
like a government that has no laws,
like music, when it...
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Categories:
simile, cute love, funny love,
Form:
Personification
- CHOCOLATE -
Cute as an angel
Heavenly - Oh, gosh
One of a kind
Chubby hands, love the hair
Only one little bite
Lovely magical moments
Amazing pleasure
Tasty - but a little sticky
Enchanting...
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Categories:
angel, child, chocolate, simile,
Form:
Acrostic
A mother's treasuresA solitary piece the diamond
precious rare gem most treasured
by those lucky enough to hold
Once in possession, it is rarely out of grasp...
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Categories:
simile, beautiful, beauty, care, caregiving,
Form:
Free verse
Star WishHave You Ever Wished upon a Star?
And Did Your Wish Come True?
I Think I've Wished for Many Things,
But this Is My Wish for You.
I'd like...
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Categories:
happiness, simile,
Form:
Rhyme
Introspection On ToastThere once was a picture that wormed itself into my reverie
On a gray, cloudy morning, whilst it was raining and cold.
In this one picture were...
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Categories:
food, introspection, life, simile,
Form:
Ekphrasis
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEAOh, the mystery of the Sea!
What treasures lie within your depths?
I stood upon the rocks looking out to sea,
And I heard the roaring waves
As they...
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Categories:
simile, childhood, history, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Free verse
''Being Bipolar Is Like a Rose'': a Sequence of TankasBeing bipolar
is like a Rose whose bloom is
missing some petals:
but her color is deeper
than all the other roses.
She may never be
part of...
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Categories:
simile, depression, hope, metaphor, rose,
Form:
Tanka
Butterflies Are Free
Butterflies Are Free…
(For Karma Nurisha Wa Kupenda)
I touched a butterfly;
It flew away
Free:
Soaring
Into the gentle breeze.
Through the prism of my tears,
Rainbows caressed the skies:
I miss you
And...
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Categories:
simile, beauty, blessing, butterfly, child,
Form:
Free verse