As still as …
So even the regular church-going Victorians only did their duty on Sundays. A nice way to convey stillness - an...
As fast as …
How fast can a pattering heart beat? As fast as water can drip before it starts dribbling. You can't quantify...
Breathing on a crystal
A limpid simile to describe a lovely human being. Maggie is simple and direct, but her innate charm and beauty...
As miraculous and consoling as…
I wish you some miraculous and consoling intimations that feel like Helen's hand laid across your brow.
'... an intimation...
Like a recovered joy
What a beautiful notion, a recovered joy, and as a description for the reappearance of the sun's warmth! It reminds...
As motionless as …
I have tried to think of standard similes for stillness, and 'statue' is an obvious one, here morphed into a...
As an apple fits a dumpling
A beautiful simile for something fitting perfectly into a circular space. In this case, the something is a someone, the...
As voluptuous as…
I like the double surprise of this one. I wouldn't easily associate clouds with fruit, nor 'voluptuous', though cumulus clouds...
Sticking like a burr
I've heard people describe someone as sticking like glue, or like Velcro, and burrs were the original inspiration for this...
As rooted as…
A good simile for a certain rugged tenacity, in this case referring to the nascent Christian community as it emerged...
Great grassy hills
A beautiful description of a large-hearted calming character, who has a benign influence on those around him. We need more...
Of rising darkness
This simile struck me months before we had heard of COVID-19, and it worked its way to the front of...
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