REPRISE: The Friday Fling Considers the Beginning of Fall!

We’re reprising our challenge #147 from September 23rd, 2011.

Only the dates have been changed slightly.  Memories!

The original poster below for this challenge was designed by CPC founder Lady “Cheryl” Death

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Friday Fling #250 September 20th 2013


Sunday, September 22nd is the first day of autumn! What does that mean to you?

Thought you would get away easy huh.

Well our challenge this week includes writing about the meaning of Fall in a format called the Nove Otto.

A Nove Otto is a poem of nine lines of eight syllables each.

The rhyme scheme is aacbbcddc. Here is an example by Vivienne of France:

Oops is a daft French magazine
devoted to celebs’ obscene
posturing and antic bloopers.
Though why we should be riveted
to rubbish like these syndicated
words and photographs by snoopers
defies good sense and has debased,
nay, desecrated all good taste,
turned me into party pooper.

http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/nove-otto/

This week the Friday Fling writes Nove Ottos about the meaning of the first day of Fall!

Be sure to save time to read and comment colorfully on your fellow Pals’ autumnal antics.

Then go enjoy the first weekend of Fall!

As always should the suggested format not be your favorite poetic season,

you may post anything poetic by you on the topic.

The important thing is to Be Creative and have some Friggin’ Fabulous Fall Fun!

 

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52 Comments

  • Scotorum says:

    Welcome to Friday Fling #250, which strangely enough looks amazingly similar to Friday Fling #147! But it’s a new year, the beginning of a new fall, and new poetic inspirations hang in the air and in our brains and hearts! Pull up a cool breeze and see what the beginning of Autumn 2013 brings out in your poetic muse!

  • Scotorum says:

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    HALLMARKS OF FALL

    Hallmarks of the start of autumn
    signal clearly as a base drum:
    time to think of cooler weather.
    Cold breezes blow down from the north,
    tossing the treetops back and forth.
    No questions about why or whether,
    green leaves turn to reds and yellow;,
    fan the fireplace with a bellows.
    Don coat and boots of brown suede leather.

    Nove Otto Copyright September 19th 2013 RGD

  • Bettie says:

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    THE ARRISE OF FALL

    (*^*)

    Leaves in autumn turning so gold
    The air outside is crisp and bold
    Welcoming to first day of fall
    Songs of autumn song every where
    Mother Nature glory be shared
    Seein leaves rustle as autumn calls
    Fall is here so happy to see
    Summers heat has left for awhile
    Happy autumn be the day

    (*^*)

    Written By: Bettie Davis ————- © September 19 , 2o13

  • Bettie says:

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    LEAVES

    ~

    Leaves fallin in the fall
    Changein from one color to another
    Green browns and golds some
    Even purple are ash
    Pretty color they be
    All crush under feet as we so walk
    Leaves fallin form the trees
    To the ground they do land all blow to the winds breezes
    Colors of many they be some
    Even stay green
    Curl and roll as the winds
    Do so blow
    Many stay on the limbs
    Never fall at all
    Some be
    Pinkies red
    Yellow
    More have spots
    Fall leaves pretty as kin be
    Blowin in the wind east to west some
    Even go round and round make a reef bout you head
    Fall leaves pretty as a picture oh do come look see leaves of fallin the breeze

    ~

    Written By: Bettie Davis —————————————- © September 19 , 2o13

  • wickedlilangel says:

    Hi Bob! Long time no see… 😉 Will try and give this one a go when I get back from errands.

  • Mary Margaret says:

    A leaf Falls
    Gently Down

    as a leaf
    blown in a wind
    colors change
    as does she..
    beauty
    Oh.. does her to me
    wind blown in the
    sky…
    just as the autumn
    tear drop in her eye…
    can a pile be there forever
    then burn….
    a heart surrender…
    as a leaf falls gently down..

    MM-2013

  • Scotorum says:

    Thanks to everyone who came and helped make this a Fun First Day Of Fall Friday Fling Festival 😀 :love: :love:

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