| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Joaquin Miller |
| | | Bent like some great bow unstrung. | 1 |
| Flew around like the spray on a storm-driven deck. | 2 |
| Humming … like a hive of bees. | 3 |
| Leapt like a leaping sword. | 4 |
A wild and desolate moan,
As a sea heart-broken on the hard brown stone. | 5 |
| Quivered like a willow wand. | 6 |
| Rich as a rose can be. | 7 |
| Shone like love’s eyes soft with tears. | 8 |
| Soft as a kiss. | 9 |
Her touch was as warm as the tinge of the clover
Burnt brown as it reached to the kiss of the sun. | 10 |
Time eftsoon will tumble
All of us together like leaves in a gust,
Humbled indeed down into the dust. | 11 |
Her touch was as warm as the tinge of the clover
Burnt brown as it reached to the kiss of the sun. | 12 | | |
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