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Intertwining Poetic Similes
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Sunday, October 23, 2022 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- Intertwining Poetic Similes -- John Herlihy All the similes intertwine, They all each other resemble. Standing as verses that rhyme, Artifacts of nature to assemble. The blue hills roll away, Like the waves in the sea. Waves of the sea roll away, Like those rolling blue hills. Streaking rays of the sun shone, Like rows of buttercups in a field. Rows of buttercups in a field, Like streaking rays of the sun. Fragments of broken crystal, Like designs of winter frost. Intimate designs of winter frost, Like fragments of broken crystal. The fallen snow blanketed, Like the smoothness of bone. The smoothness of bone, Like fallen snow blanketed. Spring sunlight thru the window, Like diamonds patterns on a wall. Diamond patterns on the wall, Like spring sunlight thru the window. The range of my emotions, Like the colors of stained glass. The colors of stained glass, Like the range of my emotions. Hopes that have dried up, Like an exhausted mountain spring. An exhausted mountain spring, Like hopes that have dried up. The worries that plagued me vanished, Like morning dew on summer grass. Vanishing morning dew on summer grass, Like the distant worries that once plagued me. The sorrow nesting in my heart, Like birds in naked trees of winter. Birds in naked trees in winter, Like sorrow nesting in my heart. The joy of my fluttering heart, Like the fanning wings of a sparrow. The fanning wings of a sparrow, Like joy in my fluttering heart. The stately trees of the forest, Like sea horses in the ocean deep. Sea horses in the ocean deep, Like stately trees in the forest. The darkened clouds in the sky, Like the gathering storm in my mind. The gathering storm in my mind, Like darkened clouds in the sky. Random thoughts flit thru my mind, Like wind gusts across the prairie. Wind gusts across the prairie, Like thoughts flitting thru my mind. The dancers united in rhythms of life, Like shadowy patterns of firelight. Shadowy patterns of firelight, Like dancers united in rhythms of life. Intertwining similes that forever bind, Like rope knots never to unfold. Relationships that clarify in my mind, As artifacts of nature wish to be told. They arrive with the prairie dust, Take their leave around the bend. As poet, I scribble them down, I must, Words on a page but spirit riding wind. - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Saturday 1 October 2022

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on November 22, 2022

YOU ARE SO RIGHT, JOHN. POETIC SMILES ARRIVE WITH EVERYTHING INFLUENCING THEM; SURROUNDINGS, MOODS, THOUGHTS, ETC...JUST PASSING THROUGH, QUICKLY. BUT SOMETIMES MANY DANCE IN AND THE POET CAN HARDLY CONTAIN THEM ALL. WHILE STILL..OTHER TIMES, IT'S ONLY A SMILE OR TWO THAT TAKES A BOW AND HANGS AROUND AWHILE. BUT IN THE END THEY DO ALL INTERTWINE INTO ONE GRAND POETIC SMILE...SUCH AS YOU'VE PICTURED HERE IN THIS FINE, MELODIOUS POETIC WORK DEPICTING THE RESULTS OF BEAUTIFUL, CAPTURED... INTERTWINING SMILES, BY A SO WORTHY BARD. THIS IS A KEEPER, KUDOS! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Diana Legun

Reviewed on October 25, 2022

Wow! John, this is tremendously unique! I savored every stanza. The imagery, the vivacity and movement of them all, so lusciously strung together, made this captivating from start to finish. This is one of your very best in my eyes. The picture you used at first looked like a kaleidoscope, but I stretched it out and saw the stained glass, a perfect concept for this piece of writing. I found nothing tiresome about the reversible lines; in fact, they were a large part of the charm and enchantment. The written visuals were enormously effective, frost as broken crystals, snow smooth as bone, birds in stick trees of sorrow, dusty whirlwinds of thought, flames flickering like dancers, scribbling down the wind. Magnificent! ~~ djl

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg

Reviewed on October 24, 2022

Clever, John. Substituting the word 'like' with 'as' would work well too. A bit more mysteriously, but hey, what the heck. I enjoyed this. Well done. Peace.... r

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on October 23, 2022

Your rolling similes here show the ability to incorporate them into poetry with great skill. Kudos!

Ron