A few years ago, I began toying with the idea of writing a collection of short simile and metaphor poems that teachers might be able to use in the classroom to show students examples of ways poets use those figures of speech in their writing. I haven’t done much with the manuscript, It’s Like This, lately. Here are two examples of the metaphor poems I have written for the collection to date.
Galaxy
By Elaine Magliaro
Spun in space
A web of stars…
Fireflies caught
On the black silk
Of a summer night
At Sunset
By Elaine Magliaro
The sun is a golden coin
Slipping through the bright fingers of day
Into the dark pocket of night.
Click here to read some of the metaphor poems I wrote for one of Tricia Stohr-Hunt's Poetry Stretches and a link to a metaphor poem I wrote for one of Laura Salas's This Week's Photo/15 Words or Less Poems posts.
I love your sunset poem Elaine. So simple, yet so visual.
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I like the sunset poem too, but Love the galaxy one! Ties in nicely with String Theory too, which is big in our house these days...
ReplyDeleteI really like these both, especially the galaxy poem because I love spiders so much.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting. I always like to hear reader's opinions about the poems I post here--and about their personal reactions to them. I must admit I don't know much about string theory. I wrote the galaxy poem because I love astronomy.
Your poems are lovely! ..."a web of stars" Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vivian! I'm glad you like them.
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