‘AB’, or: Negative

Above an abyssal abime 
abide abeles; and abelmosks 
abound, abloom, ablush, abutted by 
abandoned aboriginal abbey, absent 
absconded abbots. 

An ablegate abroad abreacts absorbedly; 
aborted aborning abracadabras are 
abomas abiding about 
his abdomen. 

Aboulia abidingly absterged; 
abhorrent abuses absolved, ablins, 
in ablutions of absinthe. 

61 thoughts on “‘AB’, or: Negative”

1. Nice!😊

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2. Wow! Ben, this is quite a mouthful! Amazing accomplishment!!
   Good to see you on d’Verse!
   Dwight

   1. Thanks, Dwight!

3. Hmm, interesting…

   1. To me too 😉

      I was limited to the words I found so I had to let them lead me!

      1. 🙂 Fair enough! 🙂

4. Wonderful poem and selection of words ! I have to run for dictionaries for every word 👍😇

   1. I had to do some research to find all the words 🙂

      1. Amazing work ! Commendable 👍🤝

         1. Thank you so much! ❤

5. Et bien bravo ! Très bon après-midi, louise salmone

   1. Merci! ❤

6. Thanks for writing such a wonderful tongue twisting poem, David! Again a new form of poem! I learnt a lot of new words as well. Keep going.

   1. Thanks for your support, Kaushal! This was my first-ever quadrille!

      1. Yes, but good one 👌

7. Wow! Wonderfully done, Ben!
   Thank you for visiting me over at amhs.
   Take care,
   Suzanne 😊

   1. Thank you too, Suzanne 🙂

      1. 🙂

8. Amazing… Flowed really well, loved what you have done here Ben 🙂❤️

   1. Thanks so much, SP!

      1. So welcome 😊

9. My comment disappeared!😱
   Ok..here’s the gist of what Id posted

   ABsolutely fAB! Ben …your wordsmithery is quite simply amazing 🙌

   I needed a dictionary for this one 😀 and loved the journey. Thank you for writing

10. 🤷how

    1. 🤭

       1. 👏👏👏

11. What’s abserge?

    1. oops! that should be abs[t]erge! Thank you!

12. ABsolutely fAB! And I needed my dictionary for this word-crazy one Ben 😀

    1. 📚

       it was actually a lot of fun to write!

13. You are such a wonderful teacher. How on earth would I learn about a quadrille 117….thanks for sharing dVerse’s blog, I totally enjoyed reading. I’m a kinda abide person, the solitude and all that goes with it but I really appreciated the fun evaluation of your holiday and the days thereafter. Such fun writing makes me happy. Who would’ve thought that digital communication would become so vital since the breakout in Wuhan. Before we use to say, get off your phones, get back to reality, and now digital communication has become a major reality. Ok I’m going off the rails here. Abide with me is also an all time favourite In fact all these old hymns written in contemplative poetry, I regard as masterpieces.

    I love, love what you have done with AB, you are an amazing teacher.

    1. Dwight was the one who introduced me to dVerse, and I only discovered quadrilles in last few months here on WordPress… so I’m barely ahead of you, Abi 🙂

       Thank you for reading and being so kind, as always!

       1. Oh it was a real refreshing blog. You are most welcome. Hahaha….you way ahead, but that’s fine

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14. Aaaa!

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       1. All the a’s!

          1. and b’s! don’t forget the b’s! 🙃

15. Well done! Love the imagery in all your verses.
    Love the expression…[ aborted aborning
    abracadabras are abomas abiding] Peace to you.🙏

    1. Thanks so much, Suzette!

       I take that as a high compliment coming from you 😳

       1. My pleasure, Ben.🙏😊