POEM: Frontier Relic

This Nove Otto was written to the featured image on this week’s CPC Simple Sunday picture challenge.   It is titled “Old School House Summer” and is by a photographer whose display name is “coldasylum” on DeviantArt.com   FRONTIER RELIC   Back in the old days, on the plains, when sturdy pioneers took pains to […]

Simple Sunday Picture Challenge Finds a Home On The Range!

  Welcome to the CPC’s Simple Sunday Picture Challenge!   This week we are featuring an American who is self described only as a “hobbyist,” and who goes by the DeviantArt display name *coldasylum, and the letters SDMF. He or she has been on DeviantArt.com for seven years, and specializes in sharp color and black […]

REPRISE: The Friday Fling Considers the Beginning of Fall!

We’re reprising our challenge #147 from September 23rd, 2011. Only the dates have been changed slightly.  Memories! The original poster below for this challenge was designed by CPC founder Lady “Cheryl” Death   Friday Fling #250 September 20th 2013 Sunday, September 22nd is the first day of autumn! What does that mean to you? Thought […]

POEM: Pirate Chic

This was produced for the CPC Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge. Bettie’s theme is something related to National Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day, which is September 19th every year.   PIRATE CHIC Oh those swashbucklers of yore! We so admired the clothes they wore. Baggy shirts with billowed sleeves. Leather bodkins, hatband weaves. Wide-brimmed hats with feather flair. […]

CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: Reprise: The Friday Fling Welcomes The Firsat Day of Fall!

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. We’re reprising our challenge #147 from September 23rd, 2011. Only the dates have been changed slightly.  Memories! The original poster below for this challenge was designed by CPC […]

Thematic Attic Thursday Plays Pirate In The Attic!

  Welcome to Thematic Attic Thursday Me Hearties! Arggh!  SEPTEMBER 19th is Talk Like A Pirate Day Talk Like a Pirate – Pirate Band Music Video – Jake and the Never Land Pirates – Disney Junior   http://you.tube/QjWo9RMGdSU     September 19th Every Year Is International Talk Like A Pirate Day Can You Talk Like […]

Wonderful Wednesday Chows Down Poetically!

  Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday! Wednesday September18th is National Cheeseburger Day See what your poetic muse has to say about that!   Please click on the number next to the heart at the top of this blog to indicate your presence and support

POEM: Mary And Her…

This was written to the art photograph below, our featured image this week on the CPC Simple Sunday Picture challenge.  The photo and editing is by Akif Hakan Celebi of Hong Kong, and it titled “Village Roadshow 2.”     MARY AND HER… Mary had a little lamb its fleece was lily white, and everywhere […]

Simple Sunday Picture Challenge Goes To Asia!

  Welcome to the CPC’s Simple Sunday Picture Challenge!   This week we are featuring Hong Kong art photographer Akif Hakan Celebi.   He has been on DeviantArt.com for eight years, and specializes in stunningly edited photographs of women in unusual outfits and in bizarre locations. Our featured image is one of his latest creations, […]

POEM: Ballad Of Infernal Cliches

This was written and designed for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. Our theme is Hell, and the recommended format is the ballad.