Water Metaphor Poems
These Water Metaphor poems are examples of Metaphor poems about Water. These are the best examples of Metaphor Water poems written by international poets.
POLITICAL SPRINGAlthough it is spring,
Cold political raindrops
Continue to fall:-
But do not worry,
“God’s gon trouble tha water…”,
Damming injustice:
In the renewal of spring,
We shall also overcome:-
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allegory, inspirational, metaphor, nature,
Ant On A LogOnce there was a log
Floating downstream
On a swift-flowing river
Towards a sawmill.
And, on that log,
Perched on a loose patch of bark,
Behind a broken limb,
There was an...
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Categories:
allegory, analogy, extended metaphor,
Cosmic in Her GazeThe whirlpool stars of the Milky Way appeared when she was feeling grey.
Mother-of-pearl constellations shimmered across her skin in the candlelight.
Saturn’s red rings spiraled wildly...
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color, extended metaphor, imagery,
MULTI-HUED DAMSEL IN THE BEAUTY OF HER WETNESSOut of the womb of seedless water came her birth,
And no less than always has been her silent beauty;
Radiant essence, crowning the earth’s heavenly throne:-
She’s...
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allegory, color, imagery, metaphor,
WITH GOD AS OUR RUTTERAs ships in a storm,
Let’s not be dashed to pieces;
God being our rutter:-
Navigated by God,
Faithfully sail life's waters:-
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metaphor, allegory, faith, god, life,
Murmurs of the Damned
Silt collects at the outreaches of an ancient, murky marsh.
Twisted tendrils of white oleander form archaic symbols.
Deviant rituals, cocooned and lost...
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dark, gothic, metaphor, poetry,
Ocean, KnockingAs you open that door…
you don’t know that there is
an ocean behind it
If you had to choose between feeling nothing and feeling everything,...
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metaphor, anxiety, beautiful, character, creation,
A Mirror is Sand and Water As
One
grain drops.
Time begins,
or keeps going—
it’s hard to tell which.
Necks pinch into purpose.
Pressure makes the moment's weight—
its glass throat narrows in, knowing:
the longer it holds, the...
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Categories:
metaphor, death of a friend,
MAGDALENE: JEWEL OF JESUS MAGDALENE : JEWEL OF JESUS
She was the Chosen
a beckoned one
to ignite His speeches
smooth it with her own
illustrious strength
‘Courage against Odds’
marked her...
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metaphor, character, courage, death, emotions,
Losing the glowI wander where the afternoons
were so warm and golden
and wonder why
pleasant woods and beautiful lakes desert me
leaving just trees and water
I wander where the...
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metaphor, beauty, break up, depression,
FISH AND WATER
The fish's home is
the free water...
running,
...
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allusion, analogy, extended metaphor,
IN THE TIED BOW OF LOVEYesterday, you were two,
Today, you've become one;
A single string, knotted
Into a bow of eternal love:-
As trials and tribulations
test and tease your string,
The tighter the boe-knot
Must...
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metaphor, allegory,
Categories:
metaphor, allusion, analogy, blessing, extended
Felix CulpaWe quarreled to bitter, burning degrees
(you)loving me
as a tender trespasser
a chew toy
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metaphor, allusion, blessing, freedom, hyperbole,
IN THE TIED BOW OF ETERNAL LOVE(Apropos Of You And Yours)
Yesterday you were two;
today you’ve become...
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Categories:
metaphor, allegory, analogy, fate, love,