CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: The Friday Fling March(Har)es Into March!
This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday evening at 9 PM EST.
Friday Fling #221 for March 1st 2013
Tonight we’re kicking off our A-musing March theme with a hop skip and jump by the character from Alice in Wonderland, the March Hare. You may remember him from the unbirthday tea party scene in the story. And just like the March Hare, we want to get just a bit goofy and silly.
The suggested format is any one of three already familiar to you which lend themselves well to amusing poetry.
1. Ukiah, a format invented by CPC founder Lady “Cheryl” Death in 2007, basically a Haiku with a 7-5-7 syllable count instead of 5-7-5, and a totally open topic option (Haikus are supposed to be only about nature).
2. Limerick, a five line poem in AABBA rhyme and roughly 9-9-6-6-9 syllable count with a punchline ending.
3. Clerihew, which was an option last week in our George Washington challenge, a four line poem in AABB in which a person is made fun of using their name in the first line.
This week the Friday Fling begins March with Hare-raising humor!
Be sure to read and comment amusingly on your fellow Pals’ perpetrations. Then go enjoy an amusing first weekend in March, y’hare!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for February 22nd
Congratulations Bettie!
