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[Ellen King]

Anyways, I have some fabulous Love is... metaphor examples from this month's prompt.

Thanks, Ellen King  Moss Elem.

 

1.   Love is a Bar of Soap

Love is a Bar of soap. Once you think you've got it, it slips away. You try to get a grip on what ever you thought you had,  but you never can. It was once so beautiful but things change and so do people. Don't cry, jt get up and give love another try.

Love is a Bar of Soap.                 BY Amber Elkins  6th grade

 

2. Love is a Food Fight

Love is a food fight. At first you're having fun and everything is going fine. Then things get messy. You get hit in the face with a pie. Love is a Food fight

Love is a Food fight. Things aren;t so great now and that big stain will never let you forget.

Love is a Food Fight                By Samantha King-Shaw   6th Grade

 

3.  Love is a painful Needle

Love is a painful needle. Unsure about that to do at first say yes anyways. it goes deep and you feel some Pain. The it slowly leaves taking a part of you with it. You will soon heal. Finally, it is gone and a new one will come back some day.

 Love is a Painful Needle         By Siosiaso Pulatau   6th grade

 

4. Love is a Story Book

Love is a storbook. It goes until it ends. You get stopped by problems on the the way and keeps going til the solution is solved. Some have sad endings, some have happy endings. But you will never know what happens til the end.

Love is a Story Book            By Tyler Johnson   6th grade

[Kim Leslie]

Check these out!

 

Love is a Rollercoaster

by Richie, fifth grade poet

 

When I’m approaching the intense ride,

I’m still not sure if I want to be on it,

But when I’m on and my seatbelt is fastened,
I can’t change my mind.

Love is a rollercoaster.

 

When I move up, it’s calm and peaceful,

But the suspense keeps building.

When I go down, it’s wild and uncontrollable

And everyone’s screaming.

There’s no turning back.

Love is a rollercoaster.

 

If I have someone with me,

They can protect me through the

Experience of riding a rollercoaster.

If I’m on the ride alone,

Then I should make sure I have my
   seatbelt
Strapped on and stay still,

Because it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Love is a rollercoaster.

 

 

A Beautiful Horrible Bell

by Alejandra, fifth grade poet

 

As I walk,

I see something glitter to catch my eye.

I step over curiously and think “How lovely!”

I see a beautifully-detailed and marvelously- Shaped bell.  I’m tempted to ring it.

 

It tricks me into ringing it, and I’m trapped, Listening to a dreadful screeching noise that

I’m sure I’ll never forget.

It may have seemed beautiful and comforting On the outside but is coated with a

Thick coat of rust on the inside.

 

I look at it from a different perspective,

As if its designer purposefully blotched it

With glaze and shaped it with veering grooves.

I’m ready to try again.

 

Next to the overly-detailed bell sits

A plain and averagely-shaped bell.

I ring that one and am gleefully surprised

When it produces a plain, yet lovely
    sound.

 

Even though the attractive bell

Still remains in my head,

I try my best to ignore it,

And make a better choice.

 

Love Is a Petrified Forest  

by Violet, fifth grade poet

 

The trees are cold but, in a way,
Beautiful the way the glowing

Sun shines through the branches,

Causing a brilliant pattern on the brisk
   ground.

 

The way I see it,

The night stars shatter the darkness. 

The black owl gently “whoos”
With graceful sorrow.

The night fog blurs the scariness away.

 

Long ago, a wild fire hit but it is calm and quiet.

The fight for life is over.

The blazing heat won the battle. 

Embers burn in the heart,
But deep down forgiveness waits. 

The heat is gone, but luckily the
Darkness is soothing.

 

All hope seems lost for new growth,

But a little sproutling pops to the surface. 

When the wildlife comes up from their homes,

The nutrients flourish throughout the floor.

The stony surface begins to come back
With colors and energy.

As soon as the little sprout grows,

The forest looks somewhat lively.

 

Soon a green forest will emerge,

But for now it is cold with a tiny tree.

The frozen branches are blank but

Soon they will be full of leaves. 

When major flora grows in the once dead forest,
It will glow like the morning sun.

[eileen callahan-smath]

This poem was written by one of my 6th grade Language Arts students.

What is Love?

By: Averi

What is Love?

Love is thinking,

Love is blinking,

Back tears,

Forgetting fears,

Love is Remembering.

What is Love?

Love is believing,

Love is dreaming,

In the hopeless,

In the ones that are boastless.

Love is Hopeful.

What is Love?

Love is crying,

Love is feeling like dying,

But standing strong, 

Still going on.

Love is Brave.

What is Love?

Love is holding burdens you can't carry,

Love is remaining merry,

Through dying times,

Never stopping the climb,

Love is Strong.

What is Love? 

Love is missing the scars,

Love is seeing through the bars,

Guiding their dears,

While relying on only their ears,

Love is blind.

What is Love?

Love is knowing no age,

Love is promising never to enrage,

No matter the situation,

Or the size of their frustration,

Love is Calm.

What is Love?

Love is all these things,

Love is a simple dream,

Above all,

Love is the smallest of all,

Love is accepting.