NIGHT SKY POEM

​Write five similes of metaphors for the night sky
(includes stars, moon, milky way, comets, etc)
 
 
The night sky is a velvet cloak covered in sequins
 
The night sky is a wet panther, glistening
 
The moon is a toenail clipping
 
The stars are sand on the black beach of sky
 
 
End the poem with something about you and the night sky
 
 
The night sky is my mother, tucking me in to bed
 
The night sky is sea for my dreams to swim in
 
 
Make the night sky, the moon and the weather work for you in poetry or prose. Set the scene with a simile or metaphor and you will have the reader right there with you.
 
From ‘ Rendezvous’  by Jude Aquilina
 
Oh retro moon, why do you hang
like a ‘70s lampshade
dusty with memories?
I’ve followed you for years
crept from bedrooms
through long grass and shadows
to meet you over fences, under gum trees…