Fence simile

Fence

I found this in my files from 2005 … here’s today’s rewrite.

Crow simile

crow

His wings are as wide as the sky
They blacken the whole schoolyard …

Beast metaphor

Big Beige Monster of Second Rate

Have you ever had to fill out an official document that had to be mailed ON DEADLINE somewhere IMPORTANT that involved, say, MATH, which intimidated the stuffing out of you?

Shattered Glass metaphor

broken glass

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

Shampooing simile

ocean foam

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 […]