Snake metaphor

Here’s a poem I wrote in 2010.
I’ve just spent an hour rewriting it.
Candle metaphor

What metaphor showed up in your world today?
Shattered Glass metaphor

She said, “We’re all broken … we splinter differently, and the pieces can be quite beautiful.”
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!
Compost Bin metaphor

Sometimes it’s good:
sliding the tines of the rake under a big pile …
Stagnant Water metaphor

At first they rained down
and I stretched my dry palm
Digging Dog simile

Practicing poetry “scales.”
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