CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: The Friday Fling Celebrates The Beginning of Autumn!
This is a Special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. Â Poems should be posted there when the challenge opens Thursday evening at 9 PM EDT.
Friday Fling #147 September 23rd 2011
Friday, September 23rd 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!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for September 16th
Congratulations Vic!
Thank you for the honor and the mention in your presentation. All of the focus was and is on those brave men and women I spoke of within the poem.
Fall is a wonderful topic full of material to write about. This should be an interesting challenge. I look forward to being a part of this…I have never heard of this form of poem, so it will indeed be a challenge.
This is tricky…I was so proud to be finished, then I realized there was a rhyme scheme…hahahaahahahahahahaha
It’s hard to believe Fall is upon us already… The layout looks great (((Bob))) I’m looking forward to this challenge and co-hosting with you! :love:
Congrats to Vic on the Fling award! :love: