Tag: metaphor
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THE LAND OF THE FREE
It had sat there for over a hundred years, a monument to those who had lit out on the Oregon Trail to settle the land and make their future. This wagon hadn’t made it to the end. Had the people who came with it, or had they perished along the way from hunger, thirst, exhaustion,…
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STUMBLE AND FALL
The sun was too weak to melt away the compacted ice. The pathway was pitted and rutted. ‘Like a metaphor for life,’ said Michael, as we walked along. ‘It’s only smooth for little bits here and there, the rest is stumbling your way through.’ ‘Are those supposed to be words of encouragement?’ I was irritable.…
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CLIMAX
He was close. The big moment was coming. They were covered in sweat, exhausted after two hours of constant exertion – it would all be worth it for the exultation that he was building up to. He smiled at her and took in the scene, never wanting to forget it. She looked back in wonder,…
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SINK OR SWIM
‘You see that peak over there?’ Get to the top of that and it’s all yours.’ ‘That’s quite a climb. How close can the boat get to the shore?’ A pause. ‘You misunderstand. You start from here. Sink or swim.’ Was it worth it? To reach the top of the mountain. The promised land. It…
Iain Kelly 