BATHING OUR DOG metaphor & simile

My sister and I are pushing a big aluminum tub
across our brick patio to the grass
sounding like a tank rolling towards war.
Clutter metaphor

Here are two versions of one of my poems
(with a metaphor that hits you over the head with a hammer).
Doorbell metaphor

Is anyone answering YOUR doorbell today?
Raspberries metaphor

The “raspberry collective” metaphor I used reminded me of the miniature world in Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who.
Walking to the Ocean metaphor

It didn’t seem that far away
when you started …
Dog and Master metaphor

What if the whole story is a metaphor?
Pomegranate Seeds metaphor

Every class is different. How best to describe my students?
Fence simile

I found this in my files from 2005 … here’s today’s rewrite.
Violin/Bird metaphor

This is the first time I understood the power of metaphor.
Tissue metaphor

An invasion…my body’s been taken over by the enemy!