Dream Metaphor Poems
These Dream Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Dream. These are the best examples of Metaphor Dream poems written by international poets.
The First BiteKneaded clouds in saltlight bowls,
rolled paper thin, then baked
into a crescent shaped croissant.
Buttered with mist.
The first bite and you fall from heavens,
crumb by dream-soaked crumb.
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allegory, metaphor,
After the Touch
7 lines /7syllables
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she was touched by a phantom
becoming a phantom too
both boarded coral carriage
wheels grate cobble streets in mist
opera seats were waiting
then to...
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Categories:
dream, extended metaphor, fantasy,
Random ThoughtsWhen random thoughts are bombarding a mind,
Cohesiveness among them is hard to find.
Metaphors and symbols just like in one’s dreams,
Even what is seen, is not...
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Categories:
metaphor, creation, dream, how i
Endgame in Exile## I
Eleven, Tehran's burning heat—
sleeve rolled high against the summer's weight,
the Revolutionary Guard's fist finds my face
like a question mark carved in flesh.
A G3 rifle...
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metaphor, political,
dizzy laughsI had a dream.
I don’t remember most dreams.
I was cleaning the floors of heaven.
It seemed a mixed blessing,
I was in heaven, after all
but I was...
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Categories:
dream, extended metaphor, fun,
Palace visitA pretty big gate it was...
Overseeing the strict soldiers at the entrance.
Firmly, they stood with heavy weapons.
Stepped inside the picturesque place,
Gentle girls welcomed with...
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Categories:
dream, extended metaphor, fairy,
When Time Slips AwaySo little time—
Yet so much left undone!
On the pages of life still remain
Sketches of dreams left to run.
So many promises lost in...
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metaphor, books, dream, emotions, feelings,
When Time Slips AwaySo little time—
Yet so much left undone!
On the pages of life still remain
Sketches of dreams left to run.
So many promises lost in...
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Categories:
metaphor, books, dream, emotions, feelings,
diamond diadem of dawn
I'm white s m o k e ,
a silhouette of titanium wings,
tethered to the snowy flesh of a flawless dandelion,
whose...
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Categories:
metaphor, deep, destiny, life, light,
Soul Rose Fulcrum my soul-rose has a fulcrum
sometimes
veined petals spread a c R o Ss
skies unknown
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metaphor, allegory, allusion, change, character,
Horse to WaterYou can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
You can present a man with evidence, but you can't make him think.
You...
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analogy, confusion, history, metaphor,
Black without a maskBlack without a mask
What would it look like to be black without a mask?
Would it look like freedom?
Or would they laugh?
At our attempt to be...
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Categories:
emotions, freedom, metaphor, prejudice,
To No One in Particular on the Unofficial HOA, Regarding Chickens: aka Weaponizing a Metaphor
here’s your plaque:
best in uniformity & public shaming.
no rooster crows without committee review.
no similes unless they match the mulch.
you scratch the dirt,
then vote on who...
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Categories:
metaphor, anger, community, conflict,
as we metamorphoseas we metamorphose
sponsor : Unseeking
Seeker
submitted : 11/6/25
two points of...
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Categories:
metaphor, allusion, change, character, creation,
Between Mystic Realms
Between mystic realms
Lie
And inkling of light
Rising with a dream
To capture my sight
Each whisper of solitude
Tranquil and subdued
Birthing a pathway
Of lavender bloom
Beyond the plauteo
I...
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Categories:
metaphor, beauty, deep, desire, devotion,