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Leviathan
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Edward Ibeh
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simile, truth, write,
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LOVING HER ABSENCE: NO COMMENTS
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Anil Deo
| Senryu |
simile, absence, best friend, community,
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The Oasis
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Alrio MIller
| Free verse |
simile, beauty, deep, lost love,
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Love's Vortex
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Edward Ibeh
| Tanka |
encouraging, love, simile,
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A Missed Opportunity
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Edward Ibeh
| Sijo |
analogy, metaphor, perspective, simile,
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Ballroom Dancers
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Edward Ibeh
| Senryu |
analogy, art, dance, simile,
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Lightning
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Edward Ibeh
| Imagism |
analogy, color, imagery, simile,
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Metric Rhythm
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Subimal Sinha-Roy
| Free verse |
poems, poetry, river, simile,
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Haiku 173
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millard lowe
| Haiku |
simile, imagery, metaphor, nature, rain,
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children of the waters
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millard lowe
| Free verse |
simile, allegory, bird, children, imagery,
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View poems related to Simile including: similitude, metaphor, analogy, and more.
Surrounded By Loneliness
by millard lowe
Like trees in a forest
we live surrounded by so many others
and yet remain isolated entities
in the crowd.
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, allegory, imagery, life, loneliness,
BOLD
by Line Gauthier
a bold stroke
wielding the brush
like a master
posted on July 10, 2019...
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Categories:
simile, appreciation, art, beautiful, inspirational,
cosmic blinking
by millard lowe
moving…
blinking the moon…
brisk clouds
pass by…
a flock of geese
silhouette the sky…
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Lyric |
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Categories:
simile, imagery, metaphor, moon, nature,
A Sable Hued Awakening: For Richard Wright
by millard lowe
A Sable Hued Syllabic Awakening…
(For Richard Wright)
Even snakes have love…
but no one wants their embrace;
such coiled loneliness…
Yet nature provides…
eggs are laid…babies are hatched
and snakes slitter...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, allegory, analogy, black african
Flowing Blissful Beats
by millard lowe
Like cool running waters
Flowing over and polishing
Smooth rocks,
Are the thoughts of you flowing
Through the realm of my mind;
You are epitomized ebony essences
Of God’s creation
Wrapped in...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
simile, beauty, emotions, imagery, longing,
Unfulfilled Dream
by Edward Ibeh
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Verse |
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Categories:
dream, light, metaphor, simile,
Sweet Sky
by Carol Connell
Soft, white, swirly clouds
Velvety smooth and dreamy
Like icing on cake.
6/28/18
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Haiku |
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Categories:
beauty, simile, sky, sweet,
Nonet |
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Categories:
emotions, hate, racism, simile,
Ice Flute
by Vermillion Scythe
In the snow and ice,
a flute is played in the blizzard
by someone who makes tunes like a wizard
to tame the weather, in order to create...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
beautiful, imagery, simile, snow,
Imagism |
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Categories:
nature, rain, simile, sound,
Sublime Grace
by Edward Ibeh
Once in a blue moon
I vividly dream of divine, beautiful Clementine
I don't mind her noisily walking into my dream in high heels
Oh, how I wish...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
dream, imagination, simile, woman,
Ice-Cream Tree
by Julia Ward
The tree was like ice-cream
with wavy, undulating lines all pink.
The ice-cream was like a tree.
I sucked it from the top
and watched the pink all squelchy,
my...
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Verse |
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Categories:
food, sensual, simile, word
The Sword of Essence
by Vermillion Scythe
We're all born as daggers,
our short blades that lack experience in life.
As the river of time flows by,
our blades extend and get stronger.
Our swords are...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, analogy, deep, journey, philosophy,
You, Looking At Me
by Edward Ibeh
You, looking at me
Come...let me look closely
To see what's behind those
Eloquent eyes, restlessly dancing
Bleeding ruby red
With indecipherable meanings
Are you happy, sad, or in-between?
Do your...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
emotions, imagery, mystery, simile,
''Snowflake''
by Ngoc Nguyen
Most delicate and
fragile, a snowflake drifts, melts
and dies—like mankind....
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Haiku |
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Categories:
simile, death, humanity, life, metaphor,
This Leaf
by Angel Villanueva
Oh, this leaf!
This leaf to my chest I cleave!
For it holds within itself,
The image of your lips so sweet.
How I crave your scented breath,
When your...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
heart, kiss, love, simile,
AND THEN 'SHE HAPPENED'
by VIJAI PANT
Some decades back
The ship had set sail
Gliding on
Relatively calm waters
Of Life
At times
Successfully navigating
Choppy seas
Staying the course
Supported by
Big and small sails
No thrill
No adventure
Uneventful days
A peaceful...
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Blank verse |
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Categories:
analogy, simile, symbolism, today,
Sign Of The Times
by Edward Ibeh
Striking teachers demanding higher pay
Immigration hiccups giving "dreamers" a migraine
Gun violence perennially choking America's throat
Numerous scandals plaguing Washington politicians
Outspoken Parkland student activists take to the...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
simile, analogy, angst, humor, metaphor,
My Cat Is A Hipster
by Christopher Goss
My cat likes to sit in the window
He watches the passerby with a cool gaze
And though he cannot speak English
His meows are full of disdain
My...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
cat, funny, humor, simile,
Heirs Of The Struggle
by millard lowe
Paradoxically, slavery showed equanimity—
Its suffering displayed no discrimination;
We all shared equally, its debilitation,
And were equally denied any sympathy
Over the Middle Passage odyssey;
Black men were prized;...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
simile, africa, black african american,