Food Metaphor Poems
These Food Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Food. These are the best examples of Metaphor Food poems written by international poets.
Butterfly CakeAlways rising like
A rainbow butterfly cake,
Taking time to bake....
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Categories:
food, metaphor,
That Moment
I awoke early that morning
to an unfamiliar familiar sound.
I rose from the bed with cacophonous singing
ringing in my ears, separated the curtains
with the breast stroke...
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Categories:
imagery, loss, metaphor, symbolism,
ShadowsLight or shadow . Sponsor Suzette Richards posted 17/3/2025
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a young pup
expelled by his litter mates
rejected by the mother
huddles alone abandoned in the cold...
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Categories:
allegory, grandfather, metaphor,
Miners Eating DessertDigging through the sweetest of a fine soft solid substance,
Looking for the velvety amber caramels and chocolates,
But such indulgence all too often renders them as...
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Categories:
children, extended metaphor, food,
Sweeter Than Honey
"(The Word of God…) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”
Psalm 19:7-11...
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Categories:
metaphor, bible, christian, corruption, extended
Stillness in The StormStillness in the Storm
It isn't too far from a conceivable image,
To perceive the vast and forgotten knowledge;
What was and still is a, yet-lost tho...
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Categories:
extended metaphor,
WORD
The word comes out of me.
with a rare flavor and aroma...
I season them with care
so that they can be served,
food, fine poetry...
I try to prepare...
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Categories:
allusion, analogy, extended metaphor,
END TIMES : ONEEND TIMES : ONE
[Poet’s Note : This poem arose out of a play on quote in Bible by Christ : “I will open my...
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Categories:
metaphor, allegory, body, change, deep,
Banana BreadWhen life gives you lemons
You make lemonade
I am a banana
A beaten and bruised banana
Too ugly to sit on the marble countertop in the kitchen
Wouldn’t want...
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Categories:
depression, extended metaphor, food,
LOVE AND HATE NOURISHMENT
Love is the best fruit,
the best nutrient.!
Hate is rotten fruit,
...
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Categories:
allusion, analogy, extended metaphor,
Chasing fireflies; A birthday wishIt’s your birthday? Forget the cake and cheers.
Let’s slice up a piece of life and dive into the tease.
No fancy decor can match...
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Categories:
metaphor, birthday, books, happy birthday,
The Blizzard
I have got to wake up
And I have got to get dressed, with eyeshadow
With the intent of wings of a butterfly – my face,...
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Categories:
metaphor, anxiety, bird, cat, extended
Nuclear WarfareNuclear warfare?...
Nuclear warfare,
the storm's on the brink,
How will it happen?
Where will you sink?
When the tidal wave of war crashes from the sea,
What’s the first...
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Categories:
america, conflict, extended metaphor,
Midnight snacksThe beauty of the evening,
The blushing horizon in the west
I adore much the taste
Of sugary sweets blended
In the black coffee
In the mug of beautiful evening
Moistens...
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Categories:
metaphor, allegory, art, beauty, creation,
AcornsSnap crack the hard
Pebbled acorns ricochet
As if thrown by invisible
Hands of nature’s forces
Some fall straight
Others propel with
Unjust uncertainty and
Deliverance passerby
Pegged...
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Categories:
metaphor,