Poetry Journal #8: Extended Implied Metaphor Poem

Write a poem that includes an extended implied metaphor comparing one thing to another without directly stating it.  My suggestion is to choose a natural phenomenon and either compare it to something else, or compare something to a natural phenomenon.  Some natural phenomenon include:  tornado, hurricane, earthquake, volcano, snow, lighting, thunder, clouds, etc.  Some students examples:  Lightning is a snake.  Mankind is a cancer. 

At least 7 lines organized however you'd like.  Here's an example:



FOG
by: Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

HE fog comes

on little cat feet.

 

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.