CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: What Do You Say When No-vember Begins?
This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge.
Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday evening at 9 PM EDT.
Friday Fling #256 for November 1st 2013
Friday is November first.
November makes us think of many things.
Holidays like Veterans Day
and the bravery and sacrifices of our country’s men in uniform.
Thanksgiving and the bravery and sacrifice
of our country’s founding immigrants, the Pilgrims.
And also the related celebrations,
the parades, feasting and family get togethers.
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving,
the official start of the Christmas shoppiong season.
We have had challenges related to all those here on the Fling.
And we may yet have more!
But this time we’re coming at November from a different tack.
As a word which starts with two little letters which themselves form a notorious word.
NO.
What does that little word recall most vividly?
Or what does it make you think of?
Continuing the word approach, how about writing about your “no” experience in a NOnet?
We have attempted this format before, and not that long ago.
As ShadowPoetry.com notes, a Nonet
has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables,
the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc…
until line nine finishes with one syllable.
It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional.
line 1 – 9 syllables
line 2 – 8 syllables
line 3 – 7 syllables
line 4 – 6 syllables
line 5 – 5 syllables
line 6 – 4 syllables
line 7 – 3 syllables
line 8 – 2 syllables
line 9 – 1 syllables
a pirates playground
the ocean is a pirate’s playground
they live their lives upon the sea
battles are fought to the death
the loot is divided
they drink to those lost
set sail again
a pirate’s
life for
me
Copyright © 2003 Mark Williams
This week the Friday Fling opens NO-vember
by saying or hearing “NO” in a No-net!
Be sure to save time to read and comment NO-tably
on your fellow Pals’ NO-ted writes.
Then go off and enjoy the first weekend of NO-vember!
November is most definitely a “busy” month. Looking forward to your wonderful Friday Fling Challenge. :love: :love: :love: