Metaphor Old Poems
These Metaphor Old poems are examples of Old poems about Metaphor. These are the best examples of Old Metaphor poems written by international poets.
An Old Hand Reveals ItselfI see no sign of forced entry...
just copper suns and cornflower blue,
have you been here all this time?
I don't remember inviting you,
and now all my...
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Categories:
old, confidence, deep, extended metaphor,
Another Chance To DanceI have seen that house a hundred times,
The one upon which the old vine climbs.
So poignant and so melancholy,
That place had once been the omphali.
Now...
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Categories:
old, forgiveness, hope, loss, missing
Nature's Newborn: Re-written
I am a river, and my heart,
an ever-changing stream,
Ripples clean me part by part,
and so joy reigns in me supreme.
As a redwood firmly stands,
through seasons...
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Categories:
old, beauty, growth, metaphor, nature,
Where To, Old ManWhere to, old man, with your weary stride
Through the streets where shadows hide?
Is it to the past you wander now
Or chasing dreams that fled...
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Categories:
old, adventure, dream, home, life,
The Aged Man
Aged man walks on the busy street
Beyond his ability to cross
Cane in hand, old friends he needs to meet
Delayed by rain, worried about loss
Earlier, he...
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Categories:
dog, metaphor, old, people,
The Successful EconomistThe Successful Economist
Intermittent...
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Categories:
old, age, angst, business, extended
Keywhat, I wonder, did you unlock
winter songs of summer birds
in a dingy cell with clawed-at walls
in drawing rooms where princes died
and all the soldiers marching...
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Categories:
old, deep, history, metaphor, mystery,
Hyacinths Emerge In Old Pondold pond
a pebble drops with a splash
hyacinths emerge
October 12, 2023...
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Categories:
old, emotions, extended metaphor, image,
Old FaithfulTechnology makes everyone feel old. A laptop is old after two years. Someone always has something newer. Everyone seems to feel obsolete now, even the...
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Categories:
old, computer, extended metaphor, friendship,
CobwebA creeping creature silent,
full of motivational spirit,
a spider is the designer of web,
the fly-trap of opportunities.
Many good chances I couldn’t catch,
so, before my time ran...
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Categories:
analogy, metaphor, old,
A Hand In TimeI view my hand. I see an ancient land.
A melanomic crater, deep in the desert,
speaks of greedy sun-soaked days.
Wanton then. Gone now.
Sparse wispy palm trees...
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Categories:
old, age, memory,
Old and New 5 : RebirthingOLD AND NEW 5 : REBIRTHING
Machines spit out White Papers
in the name of change
birch cringe on law laden desks
chairs swivel, bins overflow
forests curdle to...
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Categories:
old, 12th grade, africa, change,
Old and New 3 : CourtroomOLD AND NEW 3 : COURTROOM
On a throne sat a vulture
feathers preened in paisley silk
eyes red and drawn
heart tightened by trauma
skin thirstily drank...
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Categories:
old, africa, change, dark, extended
Old and New 2 : BoardroomOLD AND NEW 2 : BOARDROOM
Jackal preyed on dimpled dolls
smiling gold on slender wrist
nosing down a slippery path
scowling schoolboy promoted
beyond his mediocre castle
Mammals sat...
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Categories:
old, africa, allegory, confusion, extended
Old and New 1: CircusOLD AND NEW 1 : CIRCUS
Giraffe on anxious heels
bought in Sandton, toddle
along with intense haste
a dream point unheard
lipstick smudges, mascara
leaks of AK47...
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Categories:
old, africa, change, conflict, emotions,