Animal Metaphor Poems

I walk through the woods of words
sentences seep as melting snow into
rushing rivers of chime and rhyme 
adventurous animals arch with alliteration 
with some nibbling...

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He tried
but for him
speech did not
come easily,

the parrot had a stutter

starting with a sputter -- 

tripped over

every third word

sounding quite absurd

the clipped-wing bird;

his flight, as...

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I wish to be a bird 
to see the world
to represent peace and freedom
Instead, I am confined 
in a glass cage
that shatters to the touch

In...

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The afternoon was spent calulating
what would be misfortune to millions
as he calulated the winnings from
the online " Hoss lottree Game"
the odds were in his favor...

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The little urchin sat by the sea watching the waves splash 
no parent to watch him no rules to obey, just a big old sea
He...

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Hum, the early morning’s car, and Fini,
in her usual four o'clock prance,
purrs, between us, two, 
before, the alarm can chew,
on that obnoxious chime,
leaving just enough...

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The eagle has grace and flair as She soars up in the clouds
Up and above them clouds she climbs as she eyes a quarry
Strong in...

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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...

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Why does the mouse disguise itself as a rat?
Because it has delusions of grandeur.
The mouse thinks it must win in life,
And to win in life...

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Cracked moonlight caresses every carnation flower,
While my sight sees a salty sea seven miles away from here .
The moon burns to ashes as the old...

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Do you tremble,
as the monstrous cadence,
of the rhinoceros' stride reverberates,
like the buffalo's onslaught?

Vipers at the water's edge,
darting hither and thither,
not above but beneath the surface,
their...

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ODE TO ELEPHANT


Elephant Elephant 
enveloping essence of Earth !
             I hear an elevated...

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Hika Bay

Silent hawks appear
outside our window
two,then four,now six
form a floating dimond 

A kettle of hawks roam high
on ancient air
sent by first peoples
to remind us

We dont...

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I hear them talking as I open my eyes, 
a hazy something lingers on my lips like lava, 
threatening to erupt. I hear question then...

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Laughter trills through fire
Joy is spun on a lyre
Feathers were just growing in
And the bird watched its kin
Playing, scratching, screaming

I want to play!
You're on fire!
Thats...

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