Metaphor Poems - Page 2

21. The Life Of A Leaf

• By Paul Holmes
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 12, 2023 with permission of the Author.

SPRING

I slowly unfurl to the wide World
Stretching up to the blue sky

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22. Stout Sprout

• By Hannah R. Soummers
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2020 with permission of the Author.

A sunflower will grow
With much beauty to show,
But the wind must blow,
Which brings the rain and the snow.

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23. Through Rain, Through Shine

• By Amy Cao
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2019 with permission of the Author.

A
Grand oak
A majestic figure
Always standing straight

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24. My Little Seed

• By My ObsE.R.vation
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 19, 2023 with permission of the Author.

I had a little seed that I had found upon the ground,
I kept it in my pocket where it was safe and sound.
What may it be, this tiny little seed, now tucked inside my cloak,
could it be a sugar maple, or perhaps a mighty oak?

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25. My Boat

• By Darren A. Mccallum
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2019 with permission of the Author.

You were my boat, sleek by design.
I was your jetty, one of a kind.
We were deeply in love and made for each other,
And I promised I'd never harbour another.

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26. Splashes Of Color

• By Audrey Klatkiewicz
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 13, 2022 with permission of the Author.

Flecks of blue
Lavender delight
Morning gold
The black of night

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27. Harmony

• By Alora M. Knight
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018 with permission of the Author.

Outside my window flowers bloom
In a rampant disarray.
They pay no heed to color schemes
In their wonderful display.

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28. The Rose

• By Billie Jo
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2013 with permission of the Author.

The sun went away
The sky went black
Up came the wind
I fell on my back

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29. Skeletons

• By Debbie Grenier
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2011 with permission of the Author.

The welcome mat outside my door
is dusty, old & worn
'cuz people have been entering in
since the day that I was born

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30. A Butterfly

• By Silvia Burley
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2015 with permission of the Author.

A caterpillar walks in beauty
through the sunshine and the rain,
leaving sweet memories
to ease away the pain.

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31. Vibrant Colors

• By Paul T. East
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2016 with permission of the Author.

Don't judge my cover; it's not mine.
I was given this to wear for the duration of my time.
Over time it has become creased, ripped, and worn,
A once perfect canvas the day I was born.

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32. Though All The Fates

Famous Poem

• By Henry David Thoreau

Though all the fates should prove unkind,
Leave not your native land behind.
The ship, becalmed, at length stands still;
The steed must rest beneath the hill;

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33. The Mountain

Famous Poem

• By Emily Dickinson

The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere.

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34. The Oak And The Rose

Famous Poem

• By Shel Silverstein

An oak tree and a rosebush grew,
Young and green together,
Talking the talk of growing things-
Wind and water and weather.

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