From Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog: For today’s prompt, write a metaphor poem. A simile is when something is like a something else (example: I am like a tree); a metaphor is when something is something else (example: I am a tree). So take a moment to consider possible metaphors and then poem them out.
Poetry is…
that grain of sand irritating
the foot of your soul
∞
a paper cut across your fingerprint
leaving blood on the keys
∞
the scab forming over a trauma
and poets can’t stop picking
Excellent metaphors!! Great piece of work!
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Thanks. I consider them three separate things really. I’m curious which do you think works best?
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Interesting. I’m undecided which I like the most. Each could be a prompt.
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hmmm… Maybe I’ll convert them into prompts for the summer. Good idea.
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I relate to all three, they are like sides of me and how poetry/writing poetry to me.
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How interesting. I’m glad they all resonate with you.
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Wow! These are great. Bloody great. :) <3
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Wow. Thanks. (“Bloody” Ha!)
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I also just read your poems in the Heart Bests anthology, they are your top crops. Excellent and brilliant work Baker!
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Thanks! I haven’t received my copy yet. I need to check on that with Lisa.
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I ordered it from amazon and they came straight away.
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I agree with you Jean.
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