Am I …, have I … ?

By Rhiannonw

Fri, 18 Oct 2024

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Lion-like pride
or a rhino-thick hide,
vain as a peacock
or sneaky as a fox,
sly as a snake
or a flattering cat,
prickly as a porcupine,
stubborn as a mule
or a blundering fool
rushing like a pheasant dashing
into a car’s path crashing.

A mighty task bad traits to conquer
and not be hasty in our anger.

[most of the metaphors are not original, I did not first think of them!]

Comments

Thank you for the cherries!

Permalink Submitted by Rhiannonw on Fri, 2024-10-18 20:51

Thank you for the cherries! Rhiannon

Vanity and flattery the worst

Permalink Submitted by Tom Brown on Sat, 2024-10-19 11:35

Vanity and flattery the worst I would say! All of them deadly. Tom

All are dangerous. Need God's

Permalink Submitted by Rhiannonw on Sat, 2024-10-19 15:41

All are dangerous. Need God's help to conquer, subdue all. I was fascinated to real a list like this of animal-metaphors relating to the different characteristics. Rhiannon

collective nouns for animals

Permalink Submitted by Nolan on Sat, 2024-10-19 17:51

Rhiannon I find it facinating too, yours are excellent! I came across a list of collected nouns for animals I've chosen a few I like, that are very discriptive,

army of caterpillars ; navy or flight of doves ; parade of elephants ; cloud of flies ; wedge of geese ; troop of monkeys ; herd of pigs ; host of sparrows ; flight of swallows ; bunch of waterfowl ; team of wild ducks

Don't you think it's beautiful!?

Nolan &

Give a fool enough rope and he'll hang himself.

words can be very musical.

Permalink Submitted by Rhiannonw on Sat, 2024-10-19 19:45

words can be very musical. There's a famous one of 'a murder of crows' that is very strange but I think you can also have a 'parliament of crows' or just a 'horde'!