Something For Nothing

[Maestro]

In an effort to illustrate the importance of analogy in the arts, I emphatically alliterate on a dipthong or phoneme or two...

 

Like a mountain river bleeding; like iron tears; like o'l Sol behind the mountain; like a spiral sea; like two passing ships; like demons possessed; like an English rain; like the Music of the Spheres;

 

Like a steely blade in a silken sheath; like the breath of a sleeping white dragon; like the whole world exploding; like a pillar of cloud; like spiders on your skin;

 

Like windshields toward a fly; like a rare and precious metal; like a streak of lightening; like a brilliant shooting star; like a time bomb; like a mystic; like the heart of the Earth would burst;

 

Like shadows in the dark; like a stranger coming out of the rain; like a rebel or a hero; like an open sore; like the rest of the world; like lovers and heroes; like the days were carved in stone;

 

Like a million little crossroads; like Russian roulette; like a wolf in the sun; like a cat in the rain; like a coral reef; like a force of nature; like whirlwind of leaves; like a torn-up photograph; like boxcars in a train;

 

Like interstellar beams; like a shipwrecked mariner; like a pair of vagabonds; like malice through the looking glass; like an ancient river; like a ghost rider; like bonfires in the dark; like footprints in the rain;

 

Like what others see; like a cornered beast; like we're back in the dark ages; like crusaders in unholy alliance; like a solitary pine; like a stone in the river; like the willows in the wind; like the forest bows to winter;

 

Like a flower in the desert; like a righteous inspiration; like a teardrop in the ocean; like some pilgrim; like an hourglass, grain by grain; like voices in a hurricane; like a creature in the headlights;

 

Like a cornered beast; like a sad heart; Like a mountain; like rain.

 

er... ...and homophonically speaking:

 

On Sundays eyed, elude the eyes!

(but, of course!) ;P

 

Rush On (Tour, is it?)

Soon we shall see, indeed!

 

The Time is Now Again!

[Boots]

Is it a complex metaphor or a poem?

[KevinDallas]

QUOTE (Maestro @ Mar 15 2010, 12:19 PM)

In an effort to illustrate the importance of analogy in the arts, I emphatically alliterate on a dipthong or phoneme or two... Like a mountain river bleeding; like iron tears; like o'l Sol behind the mountain; like a spiral sea; like two passing ships; like demons possessed; like an English rain; like the Music of the Spheres; Like a steely blade in a silken sheath; like the breath of a sleeping white dragon; like the whole world exploding; like a pillar of cloud; like spiders on your skin; Like windshields toward a fly; like a rare and precious metal; like a streak of lightening; like a brilliant shooting star; like a time bomb; like a mystic; like the heart of the Earth would burst; Like shadows in the dark; like a stranger coming out of the rain; like a rebel or a hero; like an open sore; like the rest of the world; like lovers and heroes; like the days were carved in stone; Like a million little crossroads; like Russian roulette; like a wolf in the sun; like a cat in the rain; like a coral reef; like a force of nature; like whirlwind of leaves; like a torn-up photograph; like boxcars in a train; Like interstellar beams; like a shipwrecked mariner; like a pair of vagabonds; like malice through the looking glass; like an ancient river; like a ghost rider; like bonfires in the dark; like footprints in the rain; Like what others see; like a cornered beast; like we're back in the dark ages; like crusaders in unholy alliance; like a solitary pine; like a stone in the river; like the willows in the wind; like the forest bows to winter; Like a flower in the desert; like a righteous inspiration; like a teardrop in the ocean; like some pilgrim; like an hourglass, grain by grain; like voices in a hurricane; like a creature in the headlights; Like a cornered beast; like a sad heart; Like a mountain; like rain. er... ...and homophonically speaking: On Sundays eyed, elude the eyes! (but, of course!) ;P Rush On (Tour, is it?) Soon we shall see, indeed! The Time is Now Again!

Nice work!

[Show Don't Tell]

QUOTE (Maestro @ Mar 15 2010, 01:19 PM)

In an effort to illustrate the importance of analogy in the arts, I emphatically alliterate on a dipthong or phoneme or two... Like a mountain river bleeding; like iron tears; like o'l Sol behind the mountain; like a spiral sea; like two passing ships; like demons possessed; like an English rain; like the Music of the Spheres; Like a steely blade in a silken sheath; like the breath of a sleeping white dragon; like the whole world exploding; like a pillar of cloud; like spiders on your skin; Like windshields toward a fly; like a rare and precious metal; like a streak of lightening; like a brilliant shooting star; like a time bomb; like a mystic; like the heart of the Earth would burst; Like shadows in the dark; like a stranger coming out of the rain; like a rebel or a hero; like an open sore; like the rest of the world; like lovers and heroes; like the days were carved in stone; Like a million little crossroads; like Russian roulette; like a wolf in the sun; like a cat in the rain; like a coral reef; like a force of nature; like whirlwind of leaves; like a torn-up photograph; like boxcars in a train; Like interstellar beams; like a shipwrecked mariner; like a pair of vagabonds; like malice through the looking glass; like an ancient river; like a ghost rider; like bonfires in the dark; like footprints in the rain; Like what others see; like a cornered beast; like we're back in the dark ages; like crusaders in unholy alliance; like a solitary pine; like a stone in the river; like the willows in the wind; like the forest bows to winter; Like a flower in the desert; like a righteous inspiration; like a teardrop in the ocean; like some pilgrim; like an hourglass, grain by grain; like voices in a hurricane; like a creature in the headlights; Like a cornered beast; like a sad heart; Like a mountain; like rain. er... ...and homophonically speaking: On Sundays eyed, elude the eyes! (but, of course!) ;P Rush On (Tour, is it?) Soon we shall see, indeed! The Time is Now Again!

Cool! And as a Rush fan, I can proudly name each of the songs from which those lyrics are taken.