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 […]
What Are They Looking at? simile
It’s working! In searching for them every day, metaphors and similes have started singing in my brain!
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.
What Happened?
Everything’s changed.
She used to float above me like a soft, white cloud.
Now her voice is sharp with lightning strikes;
she thunders at me for little things.
Adolescent Dog — alliteration, assonance, and consonance
You curl,
a cooked piece of pasta
on the round rug,
squeaky panda under your paw
Spring Evening at the Dog Park
Warm yellow light
spills over all of us,
dogs and humans.
In Pollywog Park
One middle school kid,
talking cocky
commandeers the outdoor glider.
A gawky squirt
in a shirt that’s khaki
tries high five but he’s an outsider.
Circling the Dog Park
Dog park = life.