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Here's a proverb: Birds of a feather flock together
And here's the deal:
1. Rewrite it.
2. Be alliterative.*
3. On Wednesday afternoon I'll open the comments to this post.
4. The comments will stay open for one day and will close on Thursday afternoon.
5. While the comments are open, you can post your rewrite.
6. You have to use a valid email address when you post your comment.
7. One entry per person.
8. You can't edit your entry once you've posted it.
9. I'll pick one winner. That person will get a free, signed first edition of Queen of Swords.
*Alliteration is not a repetition of letters, it is a repetition of sounds. These phrases are all alliterative:
reason to write
fan of photos
score the school
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
suffering succotash
These phrases are not alliterative even though they start with the same written letter:
see the shell
thwart the twin
Final note: this is actually supposed to be fun. Give it a try, you'll like it.
wandering warblers will wend their way assembling with avians whose aspect appears similar in semblance, following in fears (and feathers!).
Here I go!
Commonly crested creatures congregate collectively.
This was a lot of fun!
like-winged warblers are wont to warble with warblers that warble with equal will and alike appearance.
Physically familiar fowl fly in formation.
Analagous avian amigos assemble adjunctly, ascending above all alarms and anxieties.
Winged wonders wander with oneness.
Similarly suited soarers circulate in sync.
Aves of alike adornment arrive all-together.
Allied Aviators Always Adventure In Agreement.
Feathered friends fondly fly in formation.
Beak lip beings boasting like boas bond beautifully.
Kindred kind keep constant company.
Similar societies stay in sync.
Rosina,
I have festered and fussed until my faculties formulated a phrase and is now unable to function. Egad! Ok, Ok, here it is.
Feathered friends fraternize, favoring those with familiar physical features.
Avian allies assemble altogether.
Avian aerialists of analogous appearance are apt to affiliate accordingly.
Raptors rally in alike arrays
Feathered fowl friends gather from afar.
The quail quintet quaffed at the quincunx of quaiches. The quartet of quadrupeds were quite querulous toward the quails. “K’witt, k’woo?” queried a quail. The quadrupeds quelled their quarry: “Quiet!” Quailed, the quivering quails quietly quit their quest of quaffing, becoming quiescent.
Copy coveting contestants concoct confined compositions commonly.
Sartorial soulmates seem to select synonymous assembly.
Bush supporters being similar to salamanders often slither together.
soul-mates seek to assemble side-by-side
Fraternal fledgling flamingos fraternize flamboyantly.
similarly styled simians standardly synchronize in style and substance.
Congruent compliance creates a congregated crew.
Alike avian adjoin
Familiar fowl are frequently found to fellowship.
Well, here's my attmept at a little humour and imagination - hope you get the Kiwi (as in New Zealand) twist on things!
Companionable comrades connect through kinky characteristics
Rosina as a linguist and fellow Etruscan American, you may find this amusing because:
Or
Pokes fun at the sanctomonius right wing agenda.
Similis Pennatus Scelestus Pennipotenti Socius
Companions Commiserate with comparable characteristics.
Gaggles of geese gad in gangs.
Likeminded larks lollygag locally.
Fractured and forlorn feathered fowl find fervent fidelity and faithful friendship following fellow felicitous flyers
Similar souls seek solace in solidarity.
Consistently-clawed creatures congregate companionably.
Mediocre minds meditate on modernistic manure while faithful followers find fortitude and freedom in their faith.
Congruently creeped-out creatures cuddle collectively, cowering in conventional connection.
Here is my attempt:
Fowl fly in flocks familiar.
Cohorts of complementary comrades consort continually
Kindred critters congregate.