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Lion Metaphor Poems

These Lion Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Lion. These are the best examples of Metaphor Lion poems written by international poets.

Nocturnal

a hibernating bear
          in the dead of winter
during the day,
      ...

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Categories: animal, day, metaphor, nature,

THE LION WHO RUNS FROM A LION

THE LION WHO RUNS FROM A LION


Born of a Lion 
But raised among sheep.
Stronger than iron
But shiver like leaves in upsweep. 

Boldness is one of...

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Categories: metaphor, 1st grade, analogy, extended

OF ALLEGORICAL ECHOERS


(Apropos of Black Poetic Griots)

We may not be deemed apostolic recorders
But we poets, guided with divine wisdom, are
The lay scribes thereof in the chronicling of
Our...

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Categories: metaphor, allegory, analogy, black african

BE MY DARLING WOMAN




Be my beloved
as I solicit you!
Be always!
The ocean inside of me,
that I will be your indomitable river,
filling you...

Be
my loving female
that I will be your lion,
vigorous,...

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Categories: metaphor, adventure, allusion, devotion, extended

ANIMALS



To the lion the crown of the jungle
  And to the monkey all cunning
   Intriguing the cat, the subtlety
   Watch...

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Categories: metaphor, allegory, allusion, analogy, appreciation,

SETTLED PLOT





Your keen panther gaze
My  hunger  tense of lion
settled plot of beasts......

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Categories: allusion, animal, extended metaphor,

MEN AMONG ANIMALS




  To the lion the crown of the jungle
  And to the monkey all cunning
   Intriguing the cat, the subtlety
 ...

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Categories: metaphor, allegory, allusion, animal, appreciation,

The Deck

Slitherimg slides the crossing sun
Reighning down into the abyss
Showering Nectar Kisses
Napalm psalms lisped
An atom bomb in the emperors palm
Mars at war with raw force
A Sacrificed...

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Categories: extended metaphor,

LIFE IN NORMAL MORNING MOVEMENTS




In here, I lion of
toothless  in cane,
  just eye and
not much anymore...
I peek at life...
Outside, life
 Just races,
knocks,
exhausts
  kills itself...
the street is...

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Categories: metaphor, allegory, allusion, appreciation, life,

MY MUSE MY WIND OF LOVE





My muse is the wind
that blows my life...
she fills my soul
with tender charms...
she makes me a lion
with management presence of lioness...
She supports me with her
wisdom,...

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Categories: metaphor, adventure, allegory, allusion, cute

WHY ANIMALS, WHY




                    Why doesn't the lion laugh,
...

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Categories: metaphor, allegory, allusion, animal, extended

OF THE SPRIT THAT I AM


			They tried to deny
			me and you…
			who we are 
			and who I am…
			as the beloved of 
			I am who is…
			but you can’t deny
			creation…

			Out of the darkness
			of...

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Categories: metaphor, 12th grade, allegory, analogy,

TALE OF THE INSATISFIED MAN





A sad man sat down
sad on the side of the road ...
A little bird passes by and
questions:
- Why are you so sad
   man...

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Categories: allegory, creation, extended metaphor,

THOSE DAYS

Those days.....
When men didn't attempt to cage the lion,
Domesticate the cobra or try to play god

Those days when men didn't dog breed, cat breed,
Moon walk...

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Categories: metaphor, africa, appreciation, art, beauty,

Extinguished Fire of Love

Upon the hearth I lay an open flame
Flickering orange and red inflamed
Roaring as a lion hunting for game
Extinguish by another desire

Taking my kindling and covering...

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Categories: lost love, metaphor,