The Silk Shirt Metaphor

The title of this blog is a metaphor. Blogging in general is a metaphor for something else. A metaphor for some kind of feeling, perhaps.

Metaphors work best when they make a connection for you, something you’ve never quite thought of before, but once you do think of it, or once someone tells you that this might be like that, it makes absolutely perfect sense. Metaphors are one of those things we all use sometimes, but when you start reading and writing poetry, they become much more familiar.

I’ve decided writing well is more like a closetful of silk shirts than it is like a platter of cupcakes. Don’t believe me? Well, okay. You’re entitled to your opinion.