Would this count as plagiarism?

Say I really like the imagery used in a written piece. If I choose to write my own piece and use that imagery, but in a different way, would that be plagiarism?
I mean like, if that piece says something along the lines of “people have salted cheeks going through tough times”, and I write in my piece “I have brackish cheeks”. Or if the piece says “I departed in the morning, bathed in bitter sunlight”, and I write “Dawn brings bitter morning light”.