Rose Painted
Poem About Skin Color
If I were a Rose painted black,
would you cast me aside
like blackened, burnt rice?
Would my color tarnish my sweet smell?
Metaphor Poems
Metaphorical Poems
People have used metaphors since the birth of mankind. Metaphors are a way to get around censorship as well as to help us see truths that we may not be able to face if they were stated plainly. It is a way to accentuate beauty as well as pain through this medium of the unstated comparison. When you are reading an appropriate metaphor you are immediately drawn between the truth of the comparison that is being alluded to. The ability to understand metaphoric language opens the key to poetry of tremendous beauty.
Examples Of Popular Metaphor Poems
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Latest Shared Story
This was a very true poem! I love the meaning, and it really brings out the idea of discrimination by color and how bad it is. I love it!
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A Broken Family Tree
Tradition PoemAnalysis of Form and Technique
I am one of many
Small branches of a broken tree,
Always looking to the ones above
For guidance, strength and security.Latest Shared StoryI was really moved by this poem. I have felt this way for many years when it comes to my mom and stepdad. In a crazy way, this poem gave me strength and motivation. I just want to thank you....
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The Mask
I look in the mirror at the beginning of each day, and ask myself what mask should I place on my face today.
No not the sad one it's too revealing, I don't want to show the world my true feelings.
...Latest Shared StoryThe mask poem is so real. I believe it's with every one on the face of the earth, except a child!
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Love Is
Metaphor Poem About LoveLove is a walk in the rain at night,
Two hands, holding onto each other tight;
Love is honey on a pair of lips,
Onto a tender heart it drips;Latest Shared StoryI honestly really like both of the poems you have written. They are beautiful and have such meaning behind it, so much that every sentence strikes my heart and seeps into my soul. Your poems...
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The Rose
You're Beautiful As YourselfThe sun went away
The sky went black
Up came the wind
I fell on my back... -
The Grandfather Clock
Grandfather Clock Watching Over FamilyIn a dusty, dark corner of a very old house,
sits the tall, wooden worn out clock.
It has seen its share of memories and pain,
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Shipwreck
A Mighty Storm Made From Anger And BetrayalLike a gentle wave, you swayed against my ship.
With a gentle breeze, you guided me forward.
As the sun sank into the ocean, -
Endure Like A Tree
Poem About Enduring The Hardships You Face In LifeTo get through life you have to endure as a tree does.
When Mother Nature tries to bring you down,
You will never fall; you will stand your ground.
You will encounter burning flames.Latest Shared StoryHello I am Salih Abass. I lost my father while I was very young, and I was taken away from my mother to my grandmother even before I was two years. She took me to school. I lost my grandmom...
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A Butterfly
Poem About Being Comforted By Grandma's SpiritA caterpillar walks in beauty
through the sunshine and the rain
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An Ocean Of Memories
Analysis of Form and Technique
My family is the ocean around us.
My father is the hurricane,
knocking anything and everybody out of his path.Latest Shared StoryThis reminds me of what my family is like. My mom is the sun and warms me up after the storm. Yet my older brother, the hurricane, ruins the calm seas (me) with whirling high pitched winds...
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