Childhood Metaphor Poems
These Childhood Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Childhood. These are the best examples of Metaphor Childhood poems written by international poets.
Midway PsalmThe Ferris wheel, a spoked and sputtering crown,
Pinned back the velvet dark. We paid our fee
In crumpled bills, bought passage to the town
Where gravity forgot...
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meaningful, metaphor, peace, poetry,
Graphite Steps
My soles press soft
into sidewalks. I leave
a trail of graphite steps
They etch out my first sentence—
a diary in crayon, a novel in margins
Time sharpens...
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metaphor, childhood, city, meaningful, memory,
Incandescentnoon’s furnace: asphalt shimmers; air—thick, slow—
cracks open. cicadas drill through stagnant gold.
a sprinkler’s hiccup-hiss: the pavement’s glow
un/curls in steam. the hydrant’s shout: uncontrolled.
children shriek!—a liquid...
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meaningful, metaphor, poetry, symbolism,
Army BRATS Always Wanna Fly HighArmy BRAT’S Always ‘Wanna’ Fly High
The tradition necessitates that as a child born unto military parents
Called by the beloved acronym Born Raised and Trained (BRAT’S)
Be...
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metaphor, appreciation, celebration, character, childhood,
Silken ribbon
Quiet morning
On the gravel of the way
Sounds of raindrops
Childhood days
Rays of the sun blocked
July is relatively less hot
Gaze at the...
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image, imagery, metaphor,
The MirrorI opened my eyes when it was too late.
The river passed before my wide-open eyes.
I missed my childhood;
I was a prisoner in my mind.
Neither God...
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extended metaphor, growing up,
I Haven't Found Her YetI lost a child
She was climbing trees
One blink
And my eyes open
To writing leftover love poems
Stolen from years I can't remember
And no one cares to...
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child, childhood, lost, metaphor,
Minor Poltergeists
I move through rooms,
quiet weather
changing air, its pressure.
One drawer sticks.
Light bulbs dim faster
when I’m thinking too loud.
The milk spoils early when I’m angry.
Doors swell shut.
I...
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extended metaphor,
Tag3, 2, 1 TAG YOU'RE IT!
I remember hearing on the playground at the age of nine
Lord only knows how much I dreaded this game
The boy...
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analogy, childhood, extended metaphor,
Honestly Speaking Part 2Honestly Speaking
Familiar faces turn their backs
They come and go for unknown
Reasons throughout the seasons.
Honestly Speaking
Maybe the Universe has other
Plans, Let's wait for time...
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metaphor, addiction, character, childhood, courage,
Chasing fireflies; A birthday wishIt’s your birthday? Forget the cake and cheers.
Let’s slice up a piece of life and dive into the tease.
No fancy decor can match...
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metaphor, birthday, books, happy birthday,
Aging Auroras
I see angel-waves
in my mother's heart...
her lotus anchored ~
in childhood-vase, as
pearl auroras age...
etched to starlight,
I ebb in dreams ~
soothed by sapphires
lovelorn... forlorn...
lake, its...
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metaphor, angel, life, love, meaningful,
AbstractWaves of colour
Fine lines all the way
Designed canvas
Quite an idea as I say.
I painted a masterpiece
Must say really proud
It looks meaningless
Until you turn it around....
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metaphor, adventure, allegory, childhood, heaven,
You Were Feeling Like a KidYou toss them to the ground, they don’t beckon or call,
They’re a pair of jeans, and to the ground they fall,
They stay as long as...
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metaphor, beautiful, change, childhood, death
Sea Glass
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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Categories:
animal, childhood, metaphor, nature,