Smiles and Similes
We may drink
like a fish or
eat like a pig,
Be as fat as a walrus
or as thin as a stick
Swear like a trooper
Smoke like a chimney;
Be as fresh as a daisy
Be as sporting as Wembley
As keen as mustard
Annoying as red tape
As dull as ditchwater
As sour as a grape
As poor as a church mouse
As rich as Croesus
As bright as a penny
As lovely as Jesus
As cunning as a fox
As dead as a dodo
As sharp as a pin
Up and down
like a yoyo
As sweet as sugar
As proud as punch
As dry as a desert
As welcome as….
lunch?
Yes, a human
can be many things
to many people…
However
– unsurprisingly –
there are no similes
for words such as…
Polite,
Courteous,
Compassionate,
Honourable…
These qualities are too few
and far apart, it seems.
For instance,
Just imagine saying:
“As humane as humanity”
Just wouldn’t work,
would it?!
humerous poem love it
Hmmmph...As humane as humanity? That certainly would be wonderful! The liked the way words skittered around easily, ahem as a knife that cuts through butter!
Lol a poem that would brighten up anyone day no matter how glum, thank you
A worthy write indeed to highlight the many things humans can be - and the finale' is so clever an addition Kev. -- wise messages run through this wonderful verse.