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A Trip to the Dentist’s OfficeManslaughter, murder and massacre is one
But a visit to the dentist is another
The eerie smiles hidden behind the masks
The twinkly eyes filled with plots
To offer they have lots and lots
Oh… those dentists I wish I...
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Categories:
humor, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
RageWhen rage grips over me
Blood spouts to my head
Veins throb and pulsate with anger
My body trembles with fury
I am a stranger to myself
The demons take over me
My taipan tongue spits venom
That very...
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Categories:
metaphor, anger, angst, body, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
flower, growth, metaphor,
Form: Than-Bauk
Every rose has it's thorns, but not herWhat is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
A flower,
white and pure,
in a field of debris.
The lily maiden,
a lotus in the troubled oceans,
sprouting and unfolding,
emerging amidst glass and iron,
not in combat with the world,
but in...
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Categories:
beauty, extended metaphor, flower,
Form: Free verse
Streets of Solitude
" Misunderstood
by my own metaphors,
traversing the ivory webs
of your cunning twilight ~
which tried to mute those
feminine laments within me,
I've metamorphosed
to a colourless caterpillar,
yearning...
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Categories:
metaphor, anxiety, deep, emotions, life,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
allusion, extended metaphor, natural
Form: Prose Poetry
A Woman's CurvatureThose curves speak
Down to the spine
Is like mountain peak
Undisturbed sloping pine
In eagle eye view it's good
A colorful landscape for free
A stunning winding road
An adorable woman I see....
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Categories:
beauty, body, metaphor, woman,
Form: Rhyme
Questioning my presence, seeking a love to embroilThe moon rises high, casting its pale light,
Yet my soul remains shrouded in endless night
I toss and turn, unable to find respite,
Its memory lingers, my constant despot
Savage feelings leave me in full dread,
Haunting; my mind,...
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Categories:
extended metaphor, muse, passion,
Form: Rhyme
seven spirits of stars
...when thorns ruffled my rose
and sunflowers stole the light
my intuition searched
those seven spirits of faith ~
once lulled by whispering waves...
caressed by wisdom
wild stars wore breaths of saffron...
raining alphabets
I glitter in mermaid...
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Categories:
deep, destiny, metaphor, poetry,
Form: Tanka
Electrical PlugI am an electrical plug,
Reaching towards an access point.
I am a plug of many others…
Searching.
Plugged into something wider,
Something in constant proximity and demand.
We are as a society plugged in and wired.
We are often routed by...
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Categories:
love, metaphor, nature, society,
Form: Free verse
'bout mine green-eye'd beach bunny
Categories:
metaphor, addiction, beautiful, blessing, extended
Form: Romanticism
The TabletsHere's the half
Of the tablets of stones
That's written
The laws of men
The other half
Is left to you
That's written
In your heart....
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Categories:
heart, life, metaphor,
Form: Light Verse
SailingThere are days when the water exhales softly,
its glass surface holding the light like a promise,
and my boat -
once battered and splintered -
glides steady,
sails catching the wind
at just the moment I need them to.
The storms...
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Categories:
depression, extended metaphor, growth,
Form: Free verse
Struck by Cupid's ArrowHe stood before me
a beacon casting light
that kept me burning.
How we wished to be
in perfect harmony
in body and spirit,
transcending all bounds.
As he gazed on my face,
I saw waves of emotion
rise and crash
in his deep almond...
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Categories:
analogy, extended metaphor, love,
Form: Free verse
The Road You Are BikingNo matter how dark the road is
There is light ahead
No matter how hard you feel
God is listening
Life is like that of biking
If you can't keep the balance
You can't drive to move any longer....
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Categories:
hope, life, metaphor, truth,
Form: Free verse
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,