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[[>]] [[module Rate]] [[/>]] Another collection of villanelles based on SCP articles. The first is [http://www.scp-wiki.net/into-that-good-night here]. [[tabview]] [[tab 003]] **//[[[SCP-003 | Biological Motherboard]]] [for thedeadlymoose]//** Goddess, mother, anomaly Building towards its own ideal We fear what it could grow to be. Organic piece of circuitry Living chitin, not cold steel Goddess, mother, anomaly Benevolent, otherworldly, Infinite, and ethereal We fear what it could grow to be. We wonder of its history There is much more we can reveal Goddess, mother, anomaly What could its purpose truly be? To kill, to rule, to guard, to heal We fear what it could grow to be. What lies within her memory? She thinks, she lives, but does not feel Goddess, mother, anomaly We fear what she could grow to be. [[/tab]] [[tab 917]] **//[[[SCP-917 | Mr. Moon]]] [for Dexanote]//** The Moon accepts with quiet grace Enduring despite some distress The shifting phases of his face Like waning light, features erase Perceptions dim, later regress The Moon accepts with quiet grace Eyes, ears, nose, fade without trace He copes with fate, nevertheless The shifting phases of his face A simple life he does embrace Persevering with finesse The Moon accepts with quiet grace Despite the losses that take place He is not worried to possess The shifting phases of his face He calmly lives at his own pace This man of lunar stateliness This Mister Moon accepts with grace The shifting phases of his face. [[/tab]] [[tab 1293]] **//[[[SCP-1293 | Squeedle Deedle Dee!]]] [for PeppersGhost]//** We are the happy as can be! It’s apsa-tapsa-lutely true Squeedle deedle deedle-ly dee! We’ll dance for you so merrily Ballet and jigs and Broadway, too We are the happy as can be! We seek children of heart goodly It’s how we live and what we do Squeedle deedle deedle-ly dee! Our imaginations are scary But you know how to help us through We are the happy as can be! We thrive because of you, you see For your great help, our thanks are due! Squeedle deedle deedle-ly dee! Not all of us have arms, but we Still wish we could hug all of you We are the happy as can be Squeedle deedle deedle-ly dee! [[/tab]] [[tab 1468]] **//[[[SCP-1468 | Literature Birds]]]//** Just the carving of stories is all that we need We strain and we struggle for our own grand behest Not a thing can compare to these words that we read We care not for ourselves and the bounds we exceed Yes it hurts, but we find that we have no protest Just the carving of stories is all that we need Through this task we press on, seldom rest, seldom feed All our lives, all our strength we thus put to the test Not a thing can compare to these words that we read We have seen your efforts, crafts made by human deed Your ink-covered paper is imperfect at best Just the carving of stories is all that we need To our beaks and our stomachs we pay little heed There is only the words and the stories, our quest Not a thing can compare to these words that we read We do not think too much of the day we’ll succeed What matters is the journey and how we’ve progressed Just the carving of stories is all that we need Not a thing can compare to these words that we read [[/tab]] [[tab 1522]] **//[[[SCP-1522 | Ships That Pass In The Night]]] [for FlameShirt]//** Despite all that’s happened, we’re truly happy All the dangers have passed, we’re safe and alright To live and to love in the midst of the sea Side by side always is what we wished to be We’re lucky enough to have loved at first sight, Despite all that’s happened, we’re truly happy We’ve spent many moments content as can be To whale-watch together in fading sunlight To live and to love in the midst of the sea We do recall sometimes that dark memory We think of the chasing, the harpoons in sight Despite all that’s happened, we’re truly happy No matter what iceberg or weapon deadly Forever, we’d promised, regardless of plight To live and to love in the midst of the sea Though now we no longer can travel freely We’re still glad we didn’t just pass in the night Despite all that’s happened, we’re truly happy To live and to love by the shore of the sea [[/tab]] [[tab 1541]] **//[[[SCP-1541 | The Drunk God]]] [for Vincent_Redgrave]//** I wish I wasnt so lonly Y did no1 bothr 2 stay Iv just been drnk… plz talk to me? Someday somhow Ill make them see First fins this drnk anyway I wish I wasnt so lonly Wher wuld my follwers all be? I DEMND REVERENCE, DO NOT STRAY Iv just been drnk… plz talk to me?? Im tryn hard, honest relly WHT MOR DO U WANT ME 2 SAY I wish I wasnt so lonly I once ws greatr, trthflly I need my blood and wine, ok Iv just been drnk… plz talk to me??? I know Im stil a deity Yet I grw weakerrr by the day I wish I wasnt so lonly Iv just been drnk… plz talk to me????? [[/tab]] [[tab 1553]] **//[[[SCP-1553 | Dr. Wondertainment's Shadow Paint Play-Set!]]] [for FortuneFavorsBold]//** Create, erase, enjoy the sight Coax forms to dance in blackest paint Bring darkness to the life of light Whether drawing beast, maid, or knight We’re sure that you’ll have no complaint Create, erase, enjoy the sight With Ani-Magi-Nation might Draw power into forms once faint Bring darkness to the life of light Please make sure that the lighting’s right Remember to use with restraint! Create, erase, enjoy the sight There’s no more need to fear the night Such terrors are now simply quaint Bring darkness to the life of light So dream on, we’re sure you’ll delight In shadowplay without constraint Create, erase, enjoy the sight Bring darkness to the life of light. [[/tab]] [[tab 1595]] **//[[[SCP-1595 | Out of Time]]] [for Dmatix]//** [[size 1.2em]] > ##660066|You know there’s no place you can stay## > ##660066|Who could you possibly turn to?## > ##660066|It doesn’t have to end this way.## [[/size]] > ##336633|//Why run from me? Why seek delay?//## > ##336633|//No matter what you try to do//## > ##336633|//You know there’s no place you can stay.//## [[size 0.8em]] > ##3300CC|I’ll finally catch up one day## > ##3300CC|I know forever well, it’s true## > ##3300CC|It doesn’t have to end this way.## [[/size]] > ##660000|**To me you’re nothing more than prey**## > ##660000|**No matter when you travel through**## > ##660000|**You know there’s no time you can stay.**## > {{What more could you want me to say?}} > {{Danny, Ben, I’m coming for you.}} > {{It doesn’t have to end this way.}} [[size larger]] > ##CC0000|When I find you I’ll make you pay## > ##CC0000|Dear Molly, doll, they’re my kids too## > ##CC0000|You know there’s no time you can stay.## > ##CC0000|I guess it has to end this way.## [[/size]] [[/tab]] [[tab 1640]] **//[[[SCP-1640 | Lunar Leporine]]] [for Accelerando]//** > You must feel so lonely. > I bring gifts, outstanding > I see home below me. > When will you think of me? > How soon is the landing? > Mother, are you lonely? > Just deliver, really? > What are you commanding? > I see home below me. > Surely this all must be > A misunderstanding > Why don’t you feel lonely? > Mother, please think of me > You are too demanding > I see home below me. > I’ve grown strong, you will see > Mother, I am landing. > I can’t stay so lonely > Home is where I will be. [[/tab]] [[tab 1832]] **//[[[SCP-1832 | Faith Half-Healer]]] [for Gaffney]//** I was never really a fraud I simply act the way I must I know how it feels, to be God. The Lord’s strength fills me, full and broad My healings were all built on trust I was never really a fraud I lead the masses trite and awed Mete punishment for sin and lust I know how it feels, to be God. I see through lies, condemn the flawed Work miracles as I see just I never really was a fraud I’ve gone past where preachers have trod Condemn the fragile to the dust I know how it feels, to be God. Although my actions earn no laud I can’t just let my talents rust I never really was a fraud I know how it feels, to be God. [[/tab]] [[tab 1863]] **//[[[SCP-1863 | Lime Liftoff and Sarsaparilla Cream]]] [for Ihp]//** [[div style="float:left; width: 45%; padding: 0 2%"]] It’s clear which soda you’ll love more Lime Liftoff lifts you to the sky To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR We know what privileged folk look for Know what the high class wants to buy It’s clear which soda you’ll love more Above uncultured slobs you’ll soar Elite taste is the way to fly To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR Your life depends on it, we’re sure A shame should your flight go awry It’s clear which soda you’ll love more Sarsaparilla will make you snore Cream’s really so mundane you’d die To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR The fruit of knowledge all adore Is the lime; we will not deny It’s clear which soda you’ll love more To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR [[/div]] [[div style="float:left; width: 45%; padding: 0 2%"]] It’s clear which soda you’ll love more Our Sarsaparilla Cream’s the best To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR For a great price at any store From Carl’s Caffeine Club, we attest It’s clear which soda you’ll love more Breathtaking taste none can ignore Go on and put it to the test To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR Never again breathe muck or gore This drink was made to soothe the stressed It’s clear which soda you’ll love more Lime Liftoff is what we abhor Elitists simply can’t contest To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR Those Limey Drinkers are a bore So //let them burn//, we do suggest It’s clear which soda you’ll love more To friendly rivals, THIS MEANS WAR [[/div]] ##white|---## [[/tab]] [[tab 2307]] **//[[[SCP-2307 | The Pen Is Mightier]]] [Holiday Art Exchange gift for Ihp]//** The blade unmade, the stories blurred A mystic legend oft retold A broken stylus wrote the word. The shaman’s wisdom undeterred A horsehead crown the truth will hold The blade unmade, the stories blurred. The king to battle each time spurred Through love and loss, stands ever bold A broken stylus wrote the word. The son of treason, cries unheard Meets each new end in blood run cold The blade unmade, the stories blurred. The lady of a vow conferred In water seals the sword controlled A broken stylus wrote the word. The metal god, with wrath incurred Has watched these crisscrossed fates remold The blade unmade, the stories blurred. A broken stylus wrote the world. [[/tab]] [[tab 2989]] **//[[[SCP-2989 | Of Bookworms, Bamboo, and Beating Hearts.]]] [Holiday Art Exchange gift for DreamwalkerFae]//** Twirling through the ocean vast Two of us, in endless dance Side by side two nets are cast. ##00CC00|Searching, seeking, lightning-fast## ##00CC00|Won’t you spare me one more glance? ## ##00CC00|Twirling through the ocean vast## ##FF6600|Find me with your words amassed## ##FF6600|Drift to me, through time’s expanse ## ##FF6600|Side by side two nets are cast. ## ##00CC00|Loneliness we will outlast## ##00CC00|Aim, adjust, once more advance## ##00CC00|Twirling through the ocean vast## ##FF6600|We will face this space contrast## ##FF6600|Trust our love, our lives to chance## ##FF6600|Side by side two nets are cast. ## Think not of the trials we’ve passed How we’ve burned for this romance-- Twirling through the ocean vast ##00CC00|Side## by ##FF6600|side##, we’re **##FFFF00|whole##** at last. [[/tab]] [[tab 4149]] **//[[[SCP-4149 | Professor Xorkanoff's Gallery of the Bizz-art]]] [Holiday Art Exchange gift for rounderhouse]//** My cultural appreciation simply cannot be dismissed My given name is Xorkanoff, and I am here to play my part I am the very model of a modern art sloth gallerist Hiding in these pocket universes, verily I won’t desist I’ll safeguard unique masterworks and all the feelings they impart My cultural appreciation simply cannot be dismissed To all newcomers shy or lost, don’t be afraid, I can assist (There’s nothing that can’t be explained as eclectic performance art) I am the very model of a modern art sloth gallerist Feel free to ask me to speak slower if there’s something I have missed Or debate why Zarzagon 15’s charcoal paintings stand apart My cultural appreciation simply cannot be dismissed I’ll champion emotive artwork even if others resist It matters not if I am viewed as some sort of extreme upstart I am the very model of a modern art sloth gallerist Rebuilding is no easy feat, the trials are toil, but still quite bliss So long as I can climb through worlds, I will collect these works of heart My cultural appreciation simply cannot be dismissed I am the very model of a modern art sloth gallerist. [[/tab]] [[tab 5147]] **//[[[SCP-5147 | The Mannequin Troupe]]] [Holiday Art Exchange gift for Sirslash47]//** We’re the Mannequin Troupe: we live for our art Eternally ready to heed your request Just give us a purpose, and we’ll play our part Through dust and in darkness, we’re stage props at heart In absence of audience, we each did our best We’re the Mannequin Troupe: we live for our art When our theater was gone, we sought a fresh start For science’s sake, we committed to test Just give us a purpose, and we’ll play our part Though long left behind, we have much to impart Easily changing our design at behest We’re the Mannequin Troupe: we live for our art We’ve plenty of talents, we’re skilled and we’re smart Together we’ll build, even dance with great zest Just give us a purpose, and we’ll play our part We’re a group through and through, don’t keep us apart We’d rather be helping than locked up to rest We’re the Mannequin Troupe: we live for our art Just give us a purpose, and we’ll play our part [[/tab]] [[/tabview]] [[include :scp-wiki:component:license-box]] [[include :scp-wiki:component:license-box-end]]