A sonnet done in Shakespearean style, use of metaphor is apparent.

Major Metaphor

One of my better ones... plays with structural elements as well as what is perhaps my favorite technique: metaphor.

What is our ultimate purpose? An attempt to answer all of life's questions including the most fundamental.

A celebration of the life of my grandmother, who passed away yesterday. Probably one of my best, and certainly full of poetic elements for all of you poetry scholars.

Surely I'm not the only person who has ever fallen in love with someone else while already in a perfectly healthy and happy relationship with someone you love dearly. Sometimes these things happen, and the best way to deal with your demons is to write...

Your interpretation determines the Fiction Rating, but keep in mind as you read that there must be some reason it was given (M). Try to find the irony in the religious motif, also note the title's duality and symbolism.

Metaphor- as always. I don't typically like free verse, and this is one of my only works in that style.

Structure is so important in this piece. There are so many subtleties involved in it. Email me or IM me to truly appreciate everything. Poem itself is about the limits of expression.