
Double Dactyl DemystifiedHiggledy-piggledyDouble Dactyl Demystified by *LightAesthetic
Dactylic poetry:
Read, and I promise it
won't be unclear.
This is a form that is
lexolinguistically
challenging, that's why I
hold it so dear.
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Pittery-pattery
Meaningless syllables,
That's what you write on the
very first line.
If you get writer's block,
semi-relatedly,
any nonsensical
rambling is fine.
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Clippity-clappety
This is the subject line.
Always the second in
stanza the first.
Rules, regulations, and
Predictability's
why all these verses sound
super rehearsed.
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Blibbety-blabbity
Meter and prosody
Tougher to master than
trying to learn.
Stanzas consisting of
Tri-double-dactyly
ending with choriamb.
Now

The Metal CaseIt was 6 p.m. on a rainy Saturday night.The Metal Case by *LightAesthetic
The machine in front of them let out a loud beep.
Finally the voice spoke again. "I hope that everything will work out better next time."
"What does he mean by that, Jake?" asked Sharon. She got no response.
"If anyone's listening to this, it works. I've found my second chance. I have to do this," said the voice, the static from the recorder getting stronger.
Sitting across from each other, Jake and Sharon listened to the recorded voice of their friend Ian. It spoke of complex science they couldn't understand, and was interspersed with bouts of static. This was the last clue they had of the wherea
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