#sibilance
The Effects of Sibilance
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Sibilance is the reiteration of a sibilant sound—sounds produced by forcing air through a narrow channel—most commonly the ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’, and ‘z’ sounds. It’s not simply having these sounds in a text, but rather a noticeable and deliberate repetition to create a specific effect. It’s a type of consonance, focusing on these particular sounds due to their distinctive quality
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shhh my sweet,
child of mine, who made me complete,
time for silence sweet,
your eyes to close,
your breathing to sing to us both,
so slowly sweet we meet
sleep my distinctive son,
store those tales of wizardry
For the summoning of your
dreams so sleepy heady
Tell me all come in the morning
When you refreshed
You are at your best
when no one dare shush you
from your appointment with your
creative life
May 9
May 9, 2026 at 4:59 AM UTC
Sacred sepulchre, steeped in sombre silence,
Secret sanctuary, scarcely a sound,
Sisters sleep serenely, secluded and skyless,
Sibilance simmering! Snoring and snoozing,
Sapphic sisters, summoned from slumber…
Sensational ********** Sudden and shuddering!
Shattering silence! Shuttering sanctity!
Squeaking and squealing! Squelching and squeezing!
Seamstresses ********** slotted slits slithering,
Squashing the scripture, smearing and smothering.
Sex-starved ********** Searing and savage!
Shuffling sisters - Seduced and salacious!
Sapphic Salvation - Spit! Salivation!
Submissively spearheading: same-sex spanking,
Summiting sweetly - Spectacular squirting!
Sanctified sisters, sighing suggestively,
Suspecting scripture, surmising sagely,
Sectarian schisms - Shameful and senseless?
Sapphic sermons, signal the Sabbath,
Seraphic sisters, snuggling sweetly,
Sink soothingly into synergy.
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM UTC
The shires bask serenely in the summer sun.
Streams flow smoothly down the green hillsides.
All is well with the world
As apple blossoms bloom.
Such peaceful scenes are soothing to the soul.
Spiritually uplifting: a sensual seduction
Of sight, sound and aromatic smells.
Snakes may hiss and stoats may snarl,
But nothing reduces this sense of peace and calm.
Assonance and sibilance flows as I scribe
My idle dreams upon this page.
It’s good to let your imagination loose
To planets out there amongst the stars
Or simply let it roam over the slumbering countryside.
Good to escape the struggles and strife
Of daily life.
Good to sleep easy
After meditating at our leisure
Refreshing ourselves with Mother Nature’s
Soothing Love.
Paul Butters
© PB 8\1\2022.
Jan 8, 2022
Jan 8, 2022 at 3:50 PM UTC
as the shimmering stars
in the scorpio skies
samba in syzygy,
here on scorched earth
the sparkling eyes of this silk rose
become stress’s antidote to soothe body and soul.
feeling sanguine,
even a tad sangfroid,
i smile,
scribbling sultry muses
sauced with sass and sibilance
© 2021
Nov 20, 2021
Nov 20, 2021 at 9:23 AM UTC
sure simple syllable
some say
sho͝or or sh-ur
sure of
shrug sure
_we're not really sure what sure means_
Apr 26, 2019
Apr 26, 2019 at 2:32 PM UTC