The Friday Fling Gets Summer Silly With Seuss!
Friday Fling #243 for August 2nd 2013
Dr. Seuss aka Theodore Geisel was a great American poet
specializing in amusing poetry in stories for children.
See what you can come up with in as Seusslike a style as possible!
Can be any length in any format or none,
although Seuss’ specialty was multiple rhymes,
weird characters in situations which often led to fable-like lessons.
To narrow the focus a bit, let’s try to stick to summertime themes.
Here’s a collab I did with CPC founder Lady “Cheryl” Death back in 2008.
This week the Friday Fling is a little late celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday!
Be sure to save time to read and comment smartly on your fellow P{als’ Seussisms.
Then go enjoy a jolly weekend, by golly!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for July 26th
Congratulations Barbara!
Welcome to the Friday Fling’s Silly Summer Seuss Soiree~! Pull up a serial rhyme and/or a weird creature and try your hand at some Seuss-style super summer silliousness! 😀
PHECKIN SUMMER DOWNPOUR
When the temperature rises
and summetime beckons,
from cracks in hot sidewalks
emerges the Pheckins.
They fliy from the cracks
up into the schmeckins,
the berries on which
soon succumb to their peckins.
Too bad schmeckinberries
so much disagree
with Pheckin digestion.
Soon they have to pee.
So next time on sidewalks
with summer in flower,
keep an eye on the sky
for a Pheckin pee shower.
Copyright August 1 2013 RGD
MY WISHING JAR
~*~
In this jar
I place my star
Sit down by the lake
And watch the snake
Swoosh a mouse
From in side his house
Step over the branch
Did a silly dance
Under the full moon
That went down to soon
Rode off in my car
With moon beams in a jar
~*~
Written By: Bettie Davis ————————————– © August o1 , 2o13
With apologies to Dr. Seuss . . . .
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FUN IN THE SUMMER SUN
They’re here,
yes they are
their children in tow;
they’ve come to a place
where there is no snow.
The son in the sun;
the daughter in the sand.
And they do in the dew
what all children do;
they see what they see
when they come to the sea.
The sand and the surf,
the waves and the sun,
the blue of the ocean,
while wind blew the sand.
And such fun they had
on this day in the sun,
the heat they did beat,
though red as a beet.
But they will be back
on the next steamy day
to have fun in the sun
as in sand and
surf they’ll play.
(c) barbara kausteklis
with apologies to Dr. Seuss
To Barbara on Fickle Finger of Fate Award .. Hugs :love: :love:
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WHAT COULD BE BETTER?
Today is the day
I’ve been looking forward to,
the day we get to go
to the beach
or maybe the zoo.
I don’t really know
which one it will be,
but whichever one it is
will be so much fun for me.
For the sun’s shining bright,
not a cloud in the sky,
a perfect summer day
in multitudinous ways.
I couldn’t ask for better
mid-summertime weather
to be on our way
and for the entire day
to simply play
in the sand
and the surf
and the sun
or to go to the zoo
with you
and with you.
What could be better
than that on this day,
summertime fun
to be had
in our own
inimitable way.
(c) barbara kausteklis 8-1-13
This is beautiful penned piece here me friend .. Love the read .. Yeah .. Hugs Now .. :love: :love:
Poetic is your piece here ta nite .. Awesome share be .. Huggings Now .. :love: :love:
I didn’t stick with a summertime theme but this is what I came up with.
Muse on the Loose
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It’s time to get loose,
So get off your caboose
And drink plenty of juice.
It will surly lift your muse,
Inking like Dr. Seuss.
Be yourself, you silly goose!
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Take some time to flow with rhyme,
It doesn’t even cost a dime.
Let your muse get silly,
No need to be all frilly.
Don’t diddle, doddle, dilly,
“said Billy Bob to Willy!”
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Pick up that pen and ink.
Think pink and give a wink,
Your muse will never sink.
Even if you cause a stink
by passing go or passing gas,
Relief will let you freely think.
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Michelle Marko King
8-2-13