Category: Observations
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: Grey
June 8th, 2007Grey is a rain cloud about to burst
It's a silver lining that's been tarnished
By endless stormy weather
Grey is a hard stone
It's a treeless mountaintop
It's emptiness and solitude
Grey is the head of a sledgehammer
Shattering a boulder
Into… more »
Golden Dragon
May 17th, 2007Golden dragon
Always stands out
But more so on a rainy day
He breathes black smoke
And wheezes
Flashes red eyes
The other creatures take notice
And stop in their tracks
They wait for the yellow giant
He watches them closely
His eyes dim… more »
Metaphor Mystery Poems
May 11th, 2007Instructions: The following poems are a series of metaphors for an object. Can you guess the subject of each poem? The answers are below, written backwards.
Poem 1:
Cotton balls
Fuzzy rabbit tails
Grandfather’s whiskers
Spun sugar
White paint… more »
Season Poem: Winter
May 10th, 2007Winter is white
like a blank sheet of paper
It feels like being wrapped in blankets.
It sounds like holiday music.
It smells like chimney smoke.
It tastes like hot chocolate.
I love the first snow fall, but I am happy when Spring comes. more »
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