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This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge.

Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday at 9 PM EDT.

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Friday Fling #246 for August 23rd 2013

The summer isn’t getting any younger, and neither are any of us.

So like any good aging person with dreams,

perhaps it’s time to stop and consider:

what dreams that we had of summer last winter remain unfulfilled?

Can any be accomplished in the remaining official month of summer?

The iminent possible closing of Friendburst has also got us thinking

about the Fling and its early days.

We started out with the idea of having this venue be a place

where poets could air their reflections

on the workweek past and the weekend coming up.

So we thought we’d revert to that for old time’s sake,

but do it relating to unfilfilled summer dreams and/or plans to fulfill them.

As to a format, we’ll make it as conversational as possible yet still formal.

Try to write your reflections in ABCB rhyme, four lines to a stanza.

This is probably the most common and easiest rhymescheme and stanza division style in poetry.

Or of you prefer, for an added challenge, do it as AABB or even ABAB.

This week the Friday Fling considers as yet unfulfilled summer dreams!

Be sure to save time to read and comment reflectively on your fellow Pals’ summer dreamscapes.

Then go and try to fulfill one or two of your own this summer weekend!

Fickle Finger of Fate Award For August 16th

Congratulations Barbara!