#AABB

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full scansion:

◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – I will bitch / about heat. / I will bitch / about cold.  ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – ◡ / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – I will bitch / about sunshine, / and about / growing old. ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – I will bitch / about ev/erything, in/side and out. ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – / ◡ ◡ – You will find / there is no/thing I can’t / bitch about. 

metrical form: anapestic tetrameter (a form often used by Dr. Seuss) rhyme scheme: AABB other notes: 1 extra syllable in line 2; otherwise extremely regular.

“When the weather gets cold in a few months you will complain about it then, so enjoy this heat” I will bitch about it now, I will bitch about it then, I will bitch about everything there is ever to bitch about, because guess what, Im a bitch

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__Dancing In His Hand__

*So far from home, I take his hand, unsure,

A dance so new, his touch, it feels so pure.

Unsteady feet, breathless, lost in the night,

But in his arms, there's solace, fleeting light.

And I whisper, Master.

Time slips away, like ashes in the breeze,

His gaze a lash, that brings me to my knees.

I long to waltz, our dance shared in the dark,

The lonely pain that lingers leaves a mark.

He speaks my fate, the orders I had dread,

To dance in shade, where all hope has been bled.

The night draws near, it brings a sorrow song,

To die for love —

would that truly be wrong?

So far from home, I take his hand, unsure,

A dance so new, his touch, it feels so pure.

Unsteady feet, breathless, lost in the night,

But in his arms, there's solace, fleeting light.

And I whisper, Death.*

(Hey, love your blog! Here is a Poem I wrote for my Curse of Strahd game lol)

scansion:

◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – So far / from home, / I take / his hand, / unsure, ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – A dance / so new, / his touch, / it feels / so pure. ◡ – / ◡ – / – ◡ / – ◡ / ◡ – Unstea/dy feet, / breathless, / lost in / the night, ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – / ◡ – But in / his arms, / there's so/lace, flee/ting light. ◡ ◡ – ◡ – ◡ And I whisper, Master.

metrical form: Iambic pentameter. There are some trochaic substitutions, as in line 3. The lines "And I whisper, Master" and "And I whisper, Death" fall outside of this structure.

rhyme scheme: Each stanza is AABB.

[ameyjf]

To my Valentine...

The magnetic force of your love draws me near, It's senseless to resist the orbit my dear, In the galaxy of my thoughts you're the star, You're my guiding light, despite how far you are.

As the years pass and the universe expands, Through the dance of time, our love always withstands, Like the everchanging stars, we too shall grow, As days turn to years, my love will always show.

— Amey J. F.

[reputayswift]

I scratch your head, you fall asleep Like a tattooed golden retriever

vs

'Cause tail between your legs, you're leaving I still can't believe it

“tail between your legs” at the end of a song called The Black Dog now THAT’S how you do a dog metaphor! 🙂‍↕️

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Scansion:

– ◡ – ◡ – ◡ ◡ ◡ – ◡ uh oh yall its getting kinda hazy – ◡ ◡ – ◡ ◡ – ◡ – ◡ rappin up here like my main man swayze – ◡ ◡ – ◡ ◡ – ◡ ◡ ◡ – ◡ spat fire twice now im going for a hat trick ◡ – ◡ ◡ – ◡ ◡ – ◡ ◡ ◡ – ◡ i dedicate this one to swayze comma patrick

Metrical form: tetrameter

Rhyme scheme: AABB

this is literally the only tweet that ever matters

[transmorolians]

ulala is not mom she is not hot she is not bitch she is not precious bean and she is not girlboss. she's 22 she is hypersexualised she is overworked and traumatised she's jiggy with the groove and a failgirl on the move

[inveterade]

Festival Conectadas reúne mais de 40 palestrantes em evento gratuito no RJ

Estão abertas as inscrições para a 1ª Edição do Festival Conectadas – Conexões que Transformam, o maior evento de empreendedorismo feminino do Rio de Janeiro. O festival acontece nos dias 2 e 3 de novembro, das 12h às 22h, no auditório da AABB, na Lagoa, Zona Sul do Rio. Com mais de 40 palestrantes, o evento apresenta 12 painéis sobre o papel da mulher em diversas áreas, como Turismo, Marketing…

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scansion:

◡ – ◡ ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – If minimum wage you'd like to make, ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – This ancient quiz you'll have to take. – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – Step right up, but be prepared. – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ ◡ – Those who fail are poverty-snared. – ◡ – Question One! – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ If your labor proves most fruitful, – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ Raking quarters by the bootful, – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – Who should excess profits reap, – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – Me the wolf or you the sheep? – ◡ – Question Two! – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – If, by merit, you're made pope, – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – What will be your fervent hope? – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – Law and order justly paired? ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – Or mercy and the guilty spared? – ◡ – Question Three! – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ If a train should leave Topeka – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ Driven by a solar squeaker, – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – How then should the cat behave? – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ – Give it milk or give it grave? – ◡ – Question Four! – ◡ – ◡ – ◡ ◡ – ◡ Do you have a criminal record?

metrical form: tetrameter, sometimes iambic and sometimes trochaic. the "question one/two/three/four" refrain between quatrains is a cretic monometer line.

rhyme scheme: AABB quatrains; the final quatrain ends abruptly after a single line.

other notes: quatrains two and four have a shift from feminine line-endings in the first half of the quatrain, to masculine line-endings in the second half of the quatrain.

this is for a part-time job as a barista

[oscolotlxzooxx]

An Illness Tomb

𝙱𝚢 𝚘𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚡𝚣𝚘𝚘𝚡𝚡

A single sneeze can make me go mad.

A sneeze after a sneeze.

I'm trying to enjoy the buzzing bees

While living with ease,

But then I sneeze.

Again and again.

Night after day,

I sneeze this snickness away.

As night falls after resting all day,

I pace around my room.

Thoughts busy with my tomb.

I sneeze.

God, please!

I'm going insane from feeling ill.

Over and over my body will not stay still.

I'm going mad,

I'm no where near glad.

When I sneeze and sneeze,

My mind is not thinking of the bees,

Or living with ease.

God, rest my body, would you please?

[potatoesandsunshine]

you just... you gotta have some fun sometimes

[thevalleyisjolly]

I additionally apologize to my players in advance for subjecting y'all to trite poetry.

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full scansion:

– ◡ / ◡ – ◡ salmon / so tasty ◡ – ◡ / ◡ – ◡ it make me / eat hasty ◡ – ◡ / ◡ – ◡ when salmon / is finished ◡ – ◡ / ◡ – ◡ the joy is / diminished

rhythmic form: 2 amphibrachs per line rhyme scheme: AABB other notes: line 1 is acephalous, replacing the amphibrach with a trochee

salmon so tasty it make me eat hasty / when salmon is finished the joy is diminished

[redgoldsparks]

Has your name every appeared in the credits of a book, or is it likely to in the near future? Then you should join AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS! Transcript below the cut. A version of this zine formatted for print is available to download on my patreon.

Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe

WHAT IS AABB? 

A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators, librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU? 

- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state

- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community

-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more

-Support if your book is challenged!

-A very active discord community

Author: What if my book hasn’t been challenged? 

Maia: JOIN!

Author: Ok, but what if I’m really busy and can’t do much organizing right now? 

Maia: JOIN ANYWAY! 

Even if all you do is sign up, your membership will help lend weight to the letters AABB sends to publishers & legislators. As of January 2025, AABB has 3500+ members. Check out the recent open letter to publishers on AABB’s socials & feel free to share it with your contacts. 

An Open Letter to Our Publishers- instagram.com/p/DCzYmKcR8uq

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up! 

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing! 

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!

AABB on instagram / AABB on bluesky

[yaldabaothadeez]

>ABBA

>look at lyrics

>AABB

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– ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – download / killing / upload / pain. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – instant / thousand / deaths to / brain. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – mother/board on / murder / spree. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – blood com/puter / victo/ry. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – online / chilling / upload / nice. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – posts give / life a / little / spice. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – cp/u is / pure and / true. – ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ / – inter/net for / me and / you.

metrical form: trochaic tetrameter catalectic rhyme scheme: AABB stanzas other notes: There is a strong preference for foot breaks to correspond to word breaks in the first half of the stanza (lines 1-2 and 5-6). In the second half of the stanza this tendency does not apply and lines may begin with 3-syllable words that cross the foot break (lines 3, 7, 8); in these lines either the first or second long position is filled by an unstressed syllable.

download killing upload pain. instant thousand deaths to brain. motherboard on murder spree. blood computer victory.

[ameyjf]

The Survivor

Together we planted flowers for our love, Each one bloomed with promises from the stars above.

But as the petals fell and stars lost their gleam, Stitches binding our love story tore at the seam.

In your silent indifference laughter faded, The flowers wilted with the secrets you shaded,

The melodies I wrote you were left unsung, As I struggled to mend the chains come undone.

Through the storm of your resentment, my love was worn, And our scattered love petals lay trampled and torn.

In the aftermath of your tempest, I stand, A survivor of you, lost in a wasteland.

With hope as my needle, and self-love as thread, I will stitch the broken heart you left for dead.

— Amey J. F.