T E E E N A

aries moon: always so honest with you & let’s you know when ur acting up. honestly so loyal and is always looking for something fun to do. will send death threats to someone if it’s someone causing your pain.... no literally

leo moon: so incredibly loyal even if they’re a little jealous at times.. they’re so giving they love telling you you’re beautiful. will yell at you for being sad (in a dramatic loving way) cause u deserve sm better

sagittarius moon: tells you positive things but still realistic. reassures you to have fun and to not stress. sends you memes to calm u down. will distract u from stress. will try to make u laugh a lot

libra moon: will cry of the thought of you not seeing your worth & will write u about 100 paragraphs on why ur the best when ur sad. very helpful. shows you off to people

gemini moon: they find humor in EVERYTHING. nobody says this but gemini moons are one of the most brutally honest moon signs when it comes to their opinions. they know the right words to say when u need it. random videos from their camera roll to show their love for u

aquarius moons: honestly aquarius placements are one of the most loving once u get to know them & they trust you. they will tell you the truth while making you feel better. will play some games with you to make u feel better

scorpio moon: they will... die if they’re loved ones are sad. will get extremely mad and feel the emotions for you. will become protective over a bit. will reassure you

cancer moon: so opstimistic about other peoples struggles! will tell you to look at the bright side or abt the possibilities you still have. will buy you a teddy bear

pisces moon: If you’re sad they’re sad. they’ll do anything in their power to make sure you’re okay. will write bunch of love letters for you in the span of 5 mins

virgo moon: will tell you what you need to do in order to be better and not bs you. but will also reassure you that you’re good enough meanwhile. will get extremely pissed at the cause of ur sadness. always will become a comedian out of nowhere using their own trauma instead

taurus moon: will buy you chocolates if you’re upset... Short paragraphs on why they love you. will let you know how much loyalty they have for you + they’re glued to you.

capricorn moon: will bully you on why you’re sad cause why are you sad??? will try to handle the situation logically and the cause of why you’re sad the issue might be gone asap.. they will treat your issue like their problem and make sure you feel ok and balanced

Amoako Boafo

cold water makes a clear sound through / apple branches

]sing to us / the one with violets in her lap / ]mostly / ]goes astray

in fact she herself once blamed me / Kyprogeneia / because I prayed / this word: / I want

]from every care / ]you could release me

girls / all night long / might sing of the love between you and the bride / with violets in her lap

not one girl I think / who looks on the light of the sun / will ever / have wisdom / like this

you will go your way among the dim shapes. / Having been breathed out.

and neither any[       ]nor any / holy place nor       / was there from which we were absent

as sometimes at sunset / the rosyfingered moon / surpasses all the stars

evening / you gather back / all that dazzling dawn has put asunder: / you gather a lamb / gather a kid / gather a child to its mother

yes! radiant lyre speak to me / become a voice

Eros the melter of limbs (now again) stirs me— / sweetbitter unmanageable creature who steals in

neither for me honey nor the honeybee

but she goes back and forth remembering / gentle Atthis and in longing / she bites her tender mind

far more sweetsounding than a lyre / golder than gold

A study on the use of the word “like” in literature.

I thought it would be interesting to go back and read some of my favourite books, and note how writers utilise analogy/simile.

“Sputnik Sweetheart” by Haruki Murakami

1. (…)studying literature in college is like biting down on the bitter end of a cucumber.

2. Sumire wanted to be like a character in a Kerouac novel—wild, cool, dissolute. She’d stand around, hands shoved deep in her coat pockets, her hair an uncombed mess, staring vacantly at the sky through her black plastic-framed Dizzy Gillespie glasses, which she wore despite her 20/20 vision. She was invariably decked out in an oversized herringbone coat from a second-hand shop and a pair of rough work boots. If she’d been able to grow a beard, I’m sure she would have.

3. She was short, and even in a good mood she talked like she was half a step away from picking a fight.

4. A nostalgic, intimate smile, like a treasured old possession pulled out of the back of a drawer.

5. “My head is like some ridiculous barn packed full of stuff I want to write about,” she said. “Images, scenes, snatches of words … in my mind they’re all glowing, all alive. Write! They shout at me. A great new story is about to be born I can feel it. It’ll transport me to some brand-new place. Problem is, once I sit at my desk and put them all down on paper, I realize something vital is missing. It doesn’t crystallize—no crystals, just pebbles. And I’m not transported anywhere.”

6. His mere presence lent the place a flamboyant atmosphere. Like cut flowers in a large vase or a jet-black stretch limousine.

7. Like the sound of a velvet curtain being drawn aside on a peaceful morning to let in the sunlight to wake someone very special to you.

8. I know I shouldn’t be calling you this late. I’m really sorry. The time of night when the roosters haven’t even started crowing. When this pitiful moon is hanging there in a corner of the eastern sky like a used-up kidney.

9. “You know,” said Sumire, and let a delicate pause intervene—like an old gatekeeper closing the railway-crossing gate with a clatter just after the train bound for St.  Petersburg has passed by—“it’s really silly to say this, but I’m in love.”

Amazing. This is ten thousand year old water trapped inside of a polished quartz crystal.

as 

while 

when,

whilst

 even as

 just as

 just when

 simultaneously as

 so long as

 at the moment that

 at the same time that at the time that

 in the act of

 in the process of 

on the point of

during the time that

 at the same time as

 during the time

 throughout the time

 in the time

 during which

 during which time

for the period that

 at the same time

 meanwhile

 at the time

 as long as

 exactly when

 at the very moment that

at the very time that after

 as soon as

 immediately when

 immediately after

instantly when once

looked

glanced 

gazed 

stared

gaped

peered

focused 

 peeped 

peeked

took a look

taken a look 

watched

considered 

saw 

seen

observed 

viewed

regarded

marked 

checked out

glimpsed 

spotted 

eyed 

took in 

taken 

in ogled

eyeballed 

beheld

beholden 

before

ahead

back

previously

since

sooner

afore

aforetime

ante

antecedently

anteriorly

before present

ere

fore

former

formerly

forward

gone

gone by

heretofore

in advance

in days of yore

in front

in old days

in the past

past

precendently

previous

up to now

smiled

beam

grin

laugh

smirk

simper

be gracious

express friendliness

express tenderness

look amused

look delighted

look happy

look pleased

touch

brush

caress

feel

handle

hit

kiss

lick

pat

reach

rub

strike

stroke

tap

abut

adjoin

border

communicate

contact

converge

dab

examine

finger

fondle

frisk

glance

graze

grope

inspect

join

line

manipulate

march

massage

meet

neighbor

osculate

palm

palpate

partake

paw

percuss

pet

probe

push

scrutinize

sip

smooth

suck

sweep

tag

taste

thumb

tickle

tip

toy

verge

be in contact

butt on

come together

feel up

impinge upon

lay a finger on

exhaled

breathe

emit

give off

let out

discharge

eject

emanate

evaporate

expel

issue

respire

steam

vaporize

nodded

acknowledge

bend

bow

greet

respond

salute

acquiesce

agree

approve

assent

passionate

ardent

dramatic

eager

eloquent

emotional

expressive

fervent

fierce

fiery

forceful

heartfelt

heated

impassioned

intense

poignant

spirited

strong

vehement

violent

zealous

affecting

animated

blazing

burning

deep

fervid

flaming

frenzied

glowing

headlong

high-powered

high-pressure

hot

hotblooded

impetuous

impulsive

inspiring

melodramatic

moving

precipitate

quickened

steamed up

stimulated

stirring

thrilling

warm

wild

but

although

however

nevertheless

on the other hand

still

though

yet

gasped

choke

snort

whoop

blow

convulse

gulp

heave

inhale

inspire

pant

puff

respire

sniffle

wheeze

catch one’s breath

fight for breath

frowned

glare

glower

grimace

pout

gloom

lower

sulk

cloud up

do a slow burn

give a dirty look

give the evil eye

knit brows

look black

look daggers

look stern

movement

act

action

change

development

evolution

exercise

flow

migration

move

operation

progress

shift

advance

agitation

alteration

swirled

boil

churn

roil

twirl

whirl

agitate

coil

crimp

crisp

curl

eddy

purl

roll

snake

surge

swoosh

whirlpool

whorl

Fleeing from our own impotence, or rather trying to adopt it as a weapon, we construct the malevolent power that oppresses those who show us their weakness; and failing our innermost possibility of not-being, we fall away from the only thing that makes love possible. Creation - or existence - is not the victorious struggle of a power to be against a power to not-be; it is rather the impotence of God with respect to his own impotence, his allowing-being able to not not-be-a contingency to be. Or rather: It is the birth in God of love.