Metaphor Poems

Read wonderful metaphor poetry on the following sub-topics: animal, family, friends, football, kids, lion, love, loneliness, moon, nature, yourself and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Mishandled Mahogany	Avian Hughes	Rhyme	metaphor, africa, black african american,
	Lethal Weapon	Rolando Harris	Free verse	black love, metaphor, romantic
	Body Language	Gregory R Barden	Senryu	analogy, body, language, metaphor,
	Night Stars	Edward Ibeh	Lanterne	imagery, metaphor, nature, night,
	Erasing old footprints	Vijay Pandit	Verse	metaphor, nature, snow,
	BOUGAINVILLAEA	Martin Brown	Free verse	emotions, metaphor,
	I Wrote This Note To Say	Edward Ibeh	Verse	metaphor, dedication, for her, how
	Night Raven	Kumkum Sharma	I do not know?	metaphor, anxiety, dark, deep, depression,
	Searching for Macmillan Hall	Bill Keen	Rhyme	assonance, education, history, metaphor,
	Singing FullVoiced	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	metaphor, caregiving, dream, health, hope,
	Rise Up	Edward Ibeh	Free verse	inspirational, life, metaphor, perspective,
	time standing still	tamer hossam	ABC	metaphor, art, confusion, deep, faith,
	Stolen Integrity Part 2	Michael Robinson	Rhyme	metaphor, analogy, anger, conflict, humor,
	If Only You Could See	Michael Robinson	Rhyme	analogy, confusion, metaphor, social,
	Celestial Powers	John Crowe	Rhyme	future, life, love, metaphor,
	Heads Or Tails	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	analogy, metaphor,
	Is this all	Edward Clapham	Prose Poetry	future, life, love, metaphor,
	Exhausted with caress	Serge Lyrewing	Lyric	metaphor, emotions, feelings, kiss, longing,
	What Can We Do	Bill Keen	Dramatic Monologue	allusion, assonance, metaphor, truth,
	The Madness of Giants	Michael Wise	Rhyme	deep, metaphor, moving on,
	Blue Flame	Angel L Villanueva	Rubaiyat	metaphor, devotion, i love you,
	Meadowlark's Shadows	Michael Wise	Rhyme	metaphor, symbolism,
	Blind man running by the light of the night	Plant A Tree Poetry	Lyric	metaphor, analogy, cry, death, drug,
	To die laughing in one's sleep	Plant A Tree Poetry	Lyric	metaphor, angel, cat, death, irony,
	Recycled Dragons	Susan Jeavons	Rhyme	metaphor, animal, children, courage, fantasy,
	Marzipan	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	love, metaphor, passion, sensual,
	A HAIKU DUET	millard lowe	Haiku	metaphor, allegory, children, food, grief,
	TO A TEASE OF NATURE	millard lowe	Prose Poetry	analogy, imagery, metaphor, seasons,
	What Is Love	Gregory R Barden	Sonnet	metaphor, appreciation, childhood, love, meaningful,
	You Be The Judge - The Poem Speaks For Itself	Maureen McGreavy	Free verse	me, metaphor, poems, poetry,
	Set the hook	Chris Hyatt	Enclosed Rhyme	metaphor, adventure, age, blessing, giving,
	A dream of Stars	Robby's Multimedia Poetry	Blank verse	beauty, deep, metaphor, stars,
	As Somber Sleep Falls upon Saturn	Robby's Multimedia Poetry	Blank verse	dark, meaningful, metaphor, philosophy,
	Sweet and Sour	Gregory R Barden	Lanterne	love, metaphor, passion, sensual,
	effective aquistions championship presences	Allan Terry	Ballad	confidence, culture, mentor, metaphor,
	Sutures	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	love, metaphor, pride, wisdom,
	Grinning	Michael Wise	Ballad	dark, metaphor, mystery,
	So Long	Jakob Towell	Free verse	fate, home, lost, metaphor,
	Oh, Hello	Jakob Towell	Free verse	metaphor, absence, confusion, corruption, dream,
	LIFE, LOVE, AND HEARTBREAK	millard lowe	Tanka	metaphor, fate, heartbreak, irony, love,
	KELOIDS	millard lowe	Haiku	metaphor, allegory, growth, imagery, inspiration,
	REVELATION	millard lowe	Haiku	metaphor, allegory, imagery, introspection, light,
	God was robbed	warren marc	Free verse	metaphor, creation, faith, feelings, god,
	Tapestry of Seasons - HC	Gregory R Barden	Haiku	analogy, life, metaphor, seasons,
	Constellation	Vermillion Scythe	Free verse	metaphor, star, stars,
	My Heart	Jakob Towell	Rhyme	depression, metaphor, sorry,
	Exile	Jakob Towell	Free verse	lonely, mental illness, metaphor,
	No Country	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	analogy, conflict, film, metaphor,
	The Divorce Portrait Metaphor	Tom Wright	Lyric	divorce, metaphor,
	A Blank Page	Edward Ibeh	Senryu	analogy, metaphor, perspective,

Metaphor Poem Example

Indian Ink

“Indian Accent”

Hear the whispers inside

Chanting from long ago
Echoes come and go
Losing time in a soft eternal glow

A beautiful and delicate autumn mountain scene
Dry blue eyes enchanting melodies!
Voices fall from the sky;    -Rising hymns release 
-ancient demons that   CLING to the soul

Darkness dwells under - gentle moonlight
Ancestors of the Spirit World!
Weaving Native smoke into the barren air
Indian spirits haunt the muddy Earth---
Moccasin makers rise from underneath;    While
  guardians of dream catchers - print the Universe
Smooth thread from the outer world; 
Arrowheads,   Ivory gems,   feathers, and illusions
I stumble upon a florid kiss.......   My veins;
Run Cold, like ice through a desert night.

Winds of enchanted drums - cry out for rain
Hollow chimes mesmerize,  my ties,  my eyes
An ancient rage begins to flare --- MADNESS! 
- takes place among the sanity of  who   I am
The spear of the perfumed buffalo scrapes my skin
I remove the veil that covers my eyes
The hands that cover my ears
Drying the scalp that bleeds on my face

KINDRED IN EVERY WAY!

Raven silk braids and feathers on my hair
Dancing in a horrid hallucination of Peyote,
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Waking up from the “American Dream.”
Holding out my arms, I am free, I can fly.

I AM A BIRD!

By; PD

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