Have you ever read a poem ABOUT poetry?
Have you ever written one?
All it takes is a metaphor (comparison) and your imagination!
Here are some poems with metaphors
that compare poems to lots of different things.
What’s a Poem?
A whisper,
A shout,
Thoughts turned
Inside out.
A laugh,
A sigh,
An echo
Passing by.
A rhythm,
A rhyme,
A moment
Caught in time.
A moon,
A star,
A glimpse
Of who you are.
A Poem is a Spider Web
A poem is a spider web
Spun with words of wonder,
Woven lace held in place
By whispers made of thunder.
A Poem is a Firefly
A poem is a firefly
Upon the summer wind.
Instead of shining where she goes,
She lights up where she’s been!
A Poem is a Rosebud
A poem is a morning rose,
A promise just begun,
A blossom new with fragrant dew
Unfurling in the sun.
A Poem is a Mirror
A poem is a mirror
Sitting on a shelf
Inviting you to come and view
Reflections of yourself.
A Poem is a Painting
A poem is a painting,
A masterpiece divine,
Hanging on display inside
The gallery of your mind.
A Poem is a Song
A poem is a song
Made of color,
A rainbow
Made of sound,
A painting
Made of memory,
A paradise
Found.
A Poem is a Play
A poem is a play
meant to delight.
A poem is a show
meant to excite.
A poem is a song
full of desire.
A poem is a sunset
meant to inspire.
A poem is a secret
shared with friends.
A poem is a promise
that never ends.
A Poem is a Busy Bee
A poem is a busy bee
Buzzing in your head.
His hive is full of hidden thoughts
Waiting to be said.
His honey comes from your ideas
That he makes into rhyme.
He flies around looking for
What goes on in your mind.
When it’s time to let him out
To make some poetry,
He gathers up your secret thoughts
And then he sets them free!
A Poem is a Little Path
A poem is a little path
That leads you through the trees.
It takes you to the cliffs and shores,
To anywhere you please.
Follow it and trust your way
With mind and heart as one,
And when the journey’s over,
You’ll find you’ve just begun.
Charles Ghigna – Father Goose® lives in a treehouse in the middle of Alabama. He served as poet-in-residence and chair of creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and as a nationally syndicated feature writer for Tribune Media Services. He is the author of more than 100 award-winning books for children and adults from Random House, Disney, Hyperion, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Time Inc., Abrams, Charlesbridge, Capstone, Orca and other publishers. His poems appear in hundreds of magazines from The New Yorker and Harper’s to Cricket and Highlights. For more information, please visit his website at FatherGoose.com
