My sister's hair cascades the length of her back-so flows the shawl of a woman's pride. Use a metaphor in writing to compare two things, identifying one and the other as being the same. Rain is but a shower I bathe in. The oak tree is an umbrella that shades me from midday sun. Each photograph is a frozen moment in time.
Inspiration has a bad habit of showing up unannounced at the inconvenient times.
And as a writer, you know one of its favorite times is while you sleep. But, here's a better idea. Use a tape recorder. Simply open one eye long enough to press play. Talk the idea out.