Category: Natural World
Spooky Metaphor Poem 3: Goal Keeper
September 30th, 2009I hope you enjoy this Spooky Metaphor Poem I'm posting for Halloween. It is similar to Mystery Metaphor Poems in that the reader guesses the subject of the poem. Good luck!
Goalie
Tensed
Waiting for action
A shot flies toward the net
The patie… more »
Hawk & Vulture
July 18th, 2007Hawk:
Vulture,
Your flying is quite graceful
You've been mistaken for a hawk
But when you land upon the ground
Differences become quite stark
Could you stand a little straighter?
Hold your head up, tilt it back?
Eat in trees, not on the highw… more »
Spring Rain
June 22nd, 2007I look to the sky
and feel the soft, gentle kisses
of the raindrops
Touch my head, my face, my eyelashes
And I want to dance
In the sidewalk puddles
as Gene Kelley did
In the film Singing in the Rain
I want to race wildly
Through the woods… more »
Color Metaphor Poem: Orange
June 21st, 2007Orange is a hot summer day
It's a strenuous hike to a well-earned view
Of a rugged stone pinnacle
Orange is a twisting canyon
Of jutting peaks
A sunset frozen in time, in a rock wall
Orange is satisfaction
From sweat and strain
The awe-inspir… more »
Color Metaphor Poem: Green
May 28th, 2007Green is life
It's photosynthesis
It's jungles and rainforests
And seaweed
And tree frogs
Green is growing
It's vines
It's new leaves
And fresh shoots
Of grass
Green is softness
It's a field of clover
It's lily pads
And palm fronds
And… more »
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