The Friday Fling Brings Acrostical October Surprises!
Friday Fling #203, for October 26th 2012
In this Presidential election year a lot has been heard about the possibility of an “October Surprise.” This is something which happens which somehow changes the outcome of the election, or is intended to change it.
There is less than a week left in this October, so if there is going to be an October Surprise it had better happen soon!
That got us thinking: have you ever had an October surprise? How about writing about some surprise you had, especially if it occurred this month?
One poetry format which relies on a bit of surprise itself is the Acrostic. The surprise is in the word or phrase related to the topic of the poem which is formed by reading down through the first letters of each line.
This week the Friday Fling writes surprising Acrostics about October surprises!
Be sure to save time to read and comment surprisingly on your fellow Pals’ Surprise Acrostics. Then go find something surprising in your last October weekend!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for October 19th
Congratulations Cherie!
Every day does bring wonderful surprises with it. Wonderful blog and challenge. And CONGRATULATIONS to Cherie! :love: :love: :love:
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Acrostic Copyright October 25th 2012 RGD
VERY SURPRISED INDEED
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Surprised is when
U are saked sum thang you cant answer
Rather than speak just
Put on a happy smile turn
Right and walk away
In no time plat
Sooner than later
Either the person gets the message and
Do the same walk away
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Written By: Bettie Davis ——————— © October 25 , 2o12
I tried to load this one with surprises. Surprises in the story, the wordplay, and in the fact that it is what is called a “Hidden Acrostic” in which the letters for the words reading down are relatively hidden in each line, in different locations. These letters need some sort of key to find. In this case I just capitalized them and only them.
I got the idea for this particular write from a 1930s traditional jazz tune about gold miners, in which one lyric line about a women in a mining town was that “she kept big gold nuggets in her chest.” I always loved that wordplay on both “nuggets” and “chest.” 🙂
Okay Bob .. You ask for it heres me other write .. Its not that grand just me first thought that came ta mine when saz the face on the smiley face up there .. Giggles .. Hope ya likey .. Hugs Now 🙄 :love:
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SHOCKED RIGHT OUTTA MY MIND
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Surprised I waz when he walked up and asked
Unexpected to my surprise
Rather shocked it left my mouth gaped open
Per seeded to ask would you take me back if I asks
Really I thought to self I know he didnt just ask me that
In a lost for words I just said I I huh no I dont think so I am so now set in my ways
Still why would I ever want to do that
Even if I did I would be crazy to
Darn and after all these years no way um to happy being me being free
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Written By: Bettie Davis ———————– © October 24 , 2o12
Surprised when reading
Unreal as was giving in
Rushing into not thinking
Prayers answered
Reality as we would miss, feeling lost without were needed
I then was overwhelmed grateful to Bob and his morning letter:)
Saw Jon and Cynthia his wife were here for CPC and crew
Excited , happy , adding joy as one grateful for :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
Woo Hoo Cherie Congratulations on Friday Fling Award..True poetry you always share..Love it and you Grateful hugs :love: :love: :love: :love:
Congratulations Cherie on Fickle Finger of Fate Award .. Huggings Now :love: :love: :love:
Congrats, Cherie…loved your write! 🙂 :love: :love: :love:
I was just a
L ittle boy when,
O ver the TV airwaves, a
V ery funny sight appeared
E lectronically.’
L ucy was working in a candy factory.
U nable to keep pace, she began eating the candies. The little boy exclaimed: “Lucy’s got
C hocolate all over her face!” A story cherished by my mother in later
Y ears.
Poetic Aspirations
So truly felt our poetic intent
Until acceptance we circumvent
Cherishing words we hold so real
Could we only make others feel
Every word is our appeal
Saddened when our words you ignore
Shaken but stirred we will write more
Tony
10/26/12
Hello all sorry been away Randy a man I been seeing had a small heart attack I went to see him and I’m here with him. he doing much better. Doctor doing more test see if it a problem that might happen again and need to take care of the problem. I will be on later to check out the CPC past few days I missed. Missed you all very much. And when I left Minnesota the weather was cold wet and flurry’s so this a good CPC I love winter. I be back with something ok take care all.
An incredible early-October surprise as I looked up to see . . . .
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HIGH FLYING ANGELS
Blazing Bolts of lightening across a paradise sky
Looking up just in time to see them streaking by,
Underneath and above each other as they fly
Enraptured as I watch on an Oahu afternoon.
Amazing how they dive and swirl,
Not too far below heavenly gates above,
Gliding through the atmosphere,
Every movement incredibly precise;
Loving so much their glisten and shine,
Surprised by the Blue Angels’ October aerobatic feats.
(c) barbara kausteklis 10-26-12
B-L-U-E A-N-G-E-L-S
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Secluded seedlings
Underneath
Rustling leaves
Precious life
Rests quietly
Inviting the gracious
Sun’s
Enlightenment…
cherie 2012
SNAKES
Snakes have a slit tongue
On the top of the snake tongue .
Snakes have spots .
Some are yellow spots , any thing
It sees its going to eat
Written By: Amayia Nasha Martin ……….. October 26 , 2012 .. Age 6 .. 1th Grade
FALL
When it is fall leaves fall down
Fall comes right after summer
Falling leaves
Autumn change colors
Lovely they will be when they change
Leaves makes the trees naked
Written By: Andrea Shantell Grey / Age 8 / —— 10 / 26 / 12
Happy Halloween Everyone and I mean everyone … Giggles
The two above post are of me two little niece as kin see .. Hope all will enjoy their writes .. Thank you .. Hugs Now :love: :love: