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The FirmamentAs a room with earth tone walls,
The sky falls,
Staring at a darker tint;
Like the message,
And a vessel from heaven,
Appearing to Peter,
In his event –...
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Categories:
how i feel, simile,
Form: Personification
Friendship's KindlingYellow is your favorite color like the sun
while Aquamarine is mine like the sea
kindling our inseparable bond
like the sunrise and sunset
bursting over our warm tropical horizon
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Categories:
simile, color, friendship, nature, sea,
Form: Free verse
A Poisoned Arrow
A tongue deformed’s a poisoned arrow ~
that murders indiscriminately, like Pharaoh
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Categories:
murder, simile,
Form: Couplet
Bait
Watch out!
She plays the seduction game
too well, my friend.
Be careful now!
Just the flick of her eyelid
hypnotizes
benighted meek men.
Her come-hither wink,
enough to reel in
fishes big and small.
Tread with caution!
Don't fall for her...
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Categories:
simile, analogy, encouraging, humor, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Fallen
How did it happen
the years piling up
like books stacked at crazy angles
a veritable house o’ cards
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Categories:
age, simile,
Form: Free verse
Crossing Crowded Streets
One at a time
He climbs the steps
breath uneven, labored
Though crossing crowded streets
he's agile as a jaybird
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Categories:
bird, journey, simile,
Form: Rhyme
See its Tail Wag
Even after a day of fun
Sunday night can be a drag
I’d like to see its tail wag
all bubbly, perky, eager
like a...
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Categories:
animal, night, simile, sound,
Form: Rhyme
As He SlumbersHe sleeps like a koala from seven to eleven.
While I'm here simply left waiting and wondering just when
Is the specific time that I can even speak to him again....
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Categories:
simile, best friend, first love,
Form: Sijo
Legends never dieAs great as the stars they said
As fast as lightning they saw
From dusk till dawn he practices
Through the golden hour his blade shines brightly
Like the reflection of the moon on water
He spars continuously as if...
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Categories:
celebration, courage, simile, strength,
Form: Free verse
The Original Mister Shy Guy
Used to be a shy and retiring type
Back then but this is now
Like a Super Hero I burst upon the scene
To share my extensive knowhow
People have never been able to stump me
I'm a master at...
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Categories:
simile, smile,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
beautiful, simile,
Form: Carpe Diem
Future in A SongMy favourite song years ago was a play on words.
Just one word was emphasized.
Every other thing said in the song arrived at that word.
There was a chorus, two verses, and a bridge.
Similar to...
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Categories:
simile, appreciation, future, hope, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
simile,
Form: Epigram
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 fell into a hole
Finding out he damaged his right leg
Good...
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Categories:
simile, dog, metaphor, old, people,
Form: Abecedarian
Sunday StreetShe walked down the street with her hands clasp in thine and for one moment it felt like something divine; she was walking out of an old life into a new one, but I couldn’t...
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Categories:
simile, beautiful, confidence, deep, friend,
Form: Narrative
Specific Types of Simile Poems
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animal, christmas, dogs, family, funny, kids, life, love, metaphor, mother, nature, ocean, spring,
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Definition | What is Simile in Poetry?