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!
Beast metaphor
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?
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.”
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
A Washing of Hands metaphor
Sometimes it seems I’ve died and gone to Metaphor Heaven.