Ocean Metaphor Poems
These Ocean Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Ocean. These are the best examples of Metaphor Ocean poems written by international poets.
The death of a sonWhat if I can't continue,
evolving into this mystery?
What if the story dies with me
grabbing and pulling at the hands of reality,
what then?
Do the...
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metaphor, death, death of a
Decrepit roots still clingThe palace of love we built ~
when our blood still flowed very warm in our veins,
is...
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loneliness, lonely, metaphor, old,
Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase
twelve of us he choose to paint
sons of Jacob in an earthen
jar so sturdy
plonked us with vehemence
directed by neuronal...
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metaphor, allegory, art, character, color,
Ocean’s truth
Elusive waves kiss the shore,
Like truths we chase,
then grasp no more.
Time threads their echoes
into silence—
As souls behold
the eternal embrace....
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metaphor, ocean, truth,
Eternal BridgesBurning bridges
That tired metaphor
Often still seems so apt
But you missed one important point
When you tried to light that fire
The fact is that we
Like any modern...
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extended metaphor, relationship,
Return My Tearsfor : Choose a line 2
Sponsor : Joseph May
prompt: “The darkened sky stole my tears”
submission date : 27/5/25
Placed : 4th : multiple
...
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metaphor, allegory, allusion, character, color,
Purple luxuryThe true dawn of dreams
that lingers like twilight’s kiss.
Luxury’s revels
draped in a regal cloak’s hush.
Crowned with velvet robes
of night’s elegant embrace,
with a mind and soul
brushed...
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extended metaphor, identity, 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,
Immodest ProposalIt might be an absurd idea
But we need to move on from here
Stalled in the darkness
With no moral compass
To guide us into the clear
It...
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metaphor, america, angst, conflict, death,
PINK SCALLOP SHELLPINK SCALLOP SHELL
Along my road to Freedom stood
showy blue-green sentinels with
white cloud whiffs representing Sky
starling decorated bushes joined
Party of the Road to nowhere...
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metaphor, beach, character, color, environment,
FloatMy drinks enticing and sweet
On a chair in the middle of the street
My little floaters been dinged
Roiling waves the edges singed
The wood alive with roiling...
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metaphor, abuse, addiction, imagery, introspection,
Tethys, TimeRamparts of the castle?
Slicked well with rain or blood?
Ask the master's vassal.
His veins have caused a flood...
Well. Is that so? Don't you know?
Steady as we...
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Categories:
confidence, extended metaphor,
Earth UndoneMountains made of waves
tore the flesh from Mother Earth —
flayed and flooding.
The mud grieves beneath her,
clogged with stagnant saline.
She used to breathe — rivers ran...
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earth, environment, extended metaphor,
Still, I BurnOnce,
the world was stitched in crayons;
lemon yellows, ocean blues,
skies that never ended
and trees that could talk
if you listened hard enough.
I used to run
with arms outstretched,
believing...
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Categories:
change, encouraging, extended metaphor,
The Sea Ever FlowingAt the end of the sea and start of the sand
there lies a place; a place where we stand
and watch the sea go from shore...
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extended metaphor, ocean, symbolism,