Family Metaphor Poems
These Family Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Family. These are the best examples of Metaphor Family poems written by international poets.
The Prismatic Self
Colossians 3:17-25 KJV Bible
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and...
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Categories:
art, creation, extended metaphor,
The Gas Station Paradox
A woman at the gas station
is unremarkable besides
her name tag reading Clarity
and her teeth, saying never mind.
She asks if I need a receipt....
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Categories:
extended metaphor,
The Cruelty Of WealthWealth, a siren's charm, alluring and bright
A pillow's softness, a thimble's gentle might
It provides for earthly needs, a feast to behold
Yet, in its depths, a...
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Categories:
metaphor, allusion, hyperbole, imagery, irony,
ClemencyThere was a girl named Clemency
who walked with me to college every morning.
Neither shy nor outspoken.
Her face was always concealed by a mask.
I have never...
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Categories:
metaphor, abuse, brother, depression, endurance,
When Evil Hides Among Their Smiles
She whispered to me, "I hope you suffer well."
God heard her words, and he smiled,
for if suffering is what she wanted for me,
her hopes would...
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Categories:
metaphor, child, courage, death, evil,
THE WAKE WITHOUT VIGILTime longer than rope
Chokes hearts dangling
In the reality of struggle:-
Grieving mothers and widows
Veil their grief in sagging bosoms
As they wail in excruciating silence:-
Fragments of men,...
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Categories:
metaphor, allegory, anxiety, death, extended
Laughing With Tears in Our EyesIt’s a funny thing, life
Like the tightrope we balance on, the maze we forage,
Poised and sharp like an edge of a knife
We...
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Categories:
metaphor, allusion, beauty, community, corruption,
END TIMES : ONEEND TIMES : ONE
[Poet’s Note : This poem arose out of a play on quote in Bible by Christ : “I will open my...
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Categories:
metaphor, allegory, body, change, deep,
HurricaneI start my day with the rising sun,
Got a lot of work before the day is done,
Back breaking and mind racing again,
I may stumble every...
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Categories:
metaphor, angst, crazy, depression, grief,
A Mother's Energy
A mother's energy
cannot be created or destroyed,
only transformed or transferred;
always there in full,
meeting the challenges presented
to her at that time.
From her prenatal care-
then long...
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Categories:
metaphor, strength, women,
This whole world Part 2
This whole world is upside down
With everything that God doesn’t like
This whole world has become the Opposite
The opposite of Reality
It’s a Like...
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Categories:
extended metaphor, literature,
Happy Birthday Ink Empress
Dear poetry soup family, today is a very special day as we celebrate the birthday of a new year star ~ my lovely, Ink Empress....
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Categories:
metaphor, birthday, devotion, emotions, meaningful,
The StrayI was born in the sunshine of your house.
I remember the soft fold of your smile,
As you read me bedtime stories,
Sprouting in my memory,
The fall...
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Categories:
metaphor, addiction, change, depression, emotions,
The DowntroddenAnother man has passed away,
Another soul has passed away without casting a silhouette.
Another son is growing into another man,
Who will one day pass away like...
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Categories:
metaphor, abuse, anger, class, extended
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...
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Categories:
beauty, extended metaphor, flower,