Snake metaphor
Here’s a poem I wrote in 2010.
I’ve just spent an hour rewriting it.
My Mama’s Teeth metaphor
My mama’s teeth stuck out
when she was a bitty girl and they still do …
Eyeglasses metaphor
Not understand the metaphor of yesterday’s compost poem? I’m sure he’s not the only one!
Birds metaphor
I have a friend who works in the TV biz. I started writing a poem about how tired she was after such long hours.
Shampooing simile
I was at the hair dresser today and in my current state of must find a metaphor, I wondered how I would describe the delicious feeling of her fingers scrubbing my scalp. As she moved me from the shampoo sink to her chair, I scribbled in my little notebook: Scrubbing my soapy head, Mommy’s strong fingers […]
Layer Cake metaphor
The opposite of hunger
What Are They Looking at? simile
It’s working! In searching for them every day, metaphors and similes have started singing in my brain!
Morning Glory simile
Hand and hand. What’s something to compare that to?
Whitewashing Walnut Trees metaphor
Whoever thought that trees could get sunburn?
Tangerine metaphor
I used tangerine as a metaphor for my day.
I’d planned to spend it happily alone.
Instead, I shared part of my day with my friend.