CPC FRIDAY FLING POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: What’s Love Got To Do With February?
This is a Special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. Poems should be posted there when the challenge begins Thursday at 9 PM EST.
This is a reprise of a Fling challenge offered this time of year in 2009. That was before I kept track of the number, but it was about Fling #16. All the images are the same, except the Fling and Finger posters and the CPC banner. I even kept the same font size and boldness originally used.
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and already there has been the usual flood of Valentiny and even Valenormous blogs. The subject of the moment is romantic love.
But what about other kinds of love? The things that make life worth living on a daily basis that do not involve romance and all that mushy stuff.
At this time of year, some people, especially in northern climes, tend to have fewer of those kinds of things than usual. Maybe that’s one reason February was the month Valentine’s Day was assigned to, because otherwise it seems too often to come up short in the “things we love” department, as well as in the number of days.
But there are still some things to love about life in February. After all, for instance, February has no less than four special days in it. There’s Groundhog Day on the 2nd, Lincoln’s birthday on the 12th, Valentine’s Day on the 14th and Washington’s birthday on the 22nd. I dare any other month to match that, even those lucky enough to have 31 days! What other month can say it has the birthdays of the top two Presidents of all time, a day that is Humpday no matter which day of the week it falls on, AND a gopher?
So let’s go look for things to love about February and put them in a poem! Any form or freeform, however you prefer to express what you love about living in February!
Let’s take the Friggin’ Fabulously Fun Friday Fling to new heights, and make it the What’s Friggin Fabulously Fun about February Friday Fling! Time for some 6F Fun! – Bob/Scotorum
I’ll start things off with this:
February: Bad Poetry Month?
February’s so much fun
’cause I don’t have to mow the lun.
And I don’t have to shovel snow.
Oh wait, I do. Way to go
Bob, now you can’t even keep your friggin’ months straight!
Better watch it or next you’ll be peeing your pants! Oh drat, too late…
© 2009 RGD
NB: This was before Michelle became our cohost – so the Fling is even better now!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for January 27th
Congratulations Lori!
February has always been a busy month for me. Not only with President’s day, groundhog day, and Valentine’s day but two of my children have Feb. Birthdays. I was always busy baking cakes but now that they are grown up and my oldest son living far away I miss baking their cakes. See you Thursday at the Friday Fling, (((Bob)))! :love:
I thought I had lost some time somewhere when I read that Saturday is Valentine’s Day…lol! Busy here in Canada, too…we have groundhog day, valentine’s day, flag day and family day, as well as winter festivals. A lot for the shortest month, although it is one day longer this year! 😉 Great preview! :love: :love: