{"id":102100,"date":"2013-01-03T00:11:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T05:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/102100\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-fights-cabin-fever\/"},"modified":"2013-01-03T00:11:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T05:11:10","slug":"cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-fights-cabin-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/102100\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-fights-cabin-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: The Friday Fling Fights Cabin Fever!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. \u00a0Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday evening at 9 PM EST.<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Friday Fling #213 for January\u00a0 3rd 2013<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I don’t know if this is true of you, but in my area this is alweays the time of year there is talk of people suffering from Cabin Fever. We get stuck indoors from illness bad weather, and early January is often the coldest time of the year. So we tend to hunker down indoors as much as possible. Except then after a few days…Cabin Fever sets in and we feel the need to DO something and GO somewhere!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

This week we’d like to learn: <\/font>do\/have you ever suffer(ed) from Cabin Fever? If so, what do\/did you do about it? <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

The very term “Cabin Fever” brought to mind the old pop tune “Fever” which was a hit for singer Peggy Lee about fifty years ago. So we thought this would be fun: <\/font>try writing a poem about your Cabin Fever-beating experience(s) or tip(s) in the same style as the original lyrics to that song!<\/font> They are below, with the beat count added.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Never know how much I love you (8)
\nNever know how much I care (7)
\nWhen you put your arms around me (8)
\nI get a fever that’s so hard to bear. (10)<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You give me fever when you kiss me, (9)
\nFever when you hold me tight (7)
\nFever in the mornin’, (6)
\na fever all through the night (7)<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Sun lights up the day time (6)
\nMoon lights up the night (5)
\nI light up when you call my name (8)
\nAnd you know I’m gonna treat you right (9)<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

You give me fever, when you kiss me (9)
\nFever when you hold me tight (7)
\nFever in the mornin’ (6)
\nA fever all through the night (7) <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

OK you should have the general idea by now. Listen to the song below if you need a refresher on the tempo etc.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Everybody’s got the fever
\nThat is somethin’ you all know
\nFever isn’t such a new thing
\nFever started long ago<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Romeo loved Juliet
\nJuliet she felt the same
\nWhen he put his arms around her
\nHe said, “Julie baby you’re my flame”<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Thou givest fever, when we kisseth
\nFever with thy flaming youth
\nFever I’m on fire
\nFever yeah I burn forsooth<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Captain Smith and Pocahontas
\nHad a very mad affair
\nWhen her daddy tried to kill him
\nShe said, “Daddy oh don’t you dare”<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

He gives me fever with his kisses
\nFever when he holds me tight
\nFever, I’m his missus
\nAnd daddy won’t you treat him right?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Now you’ve listened to my story
\nHere’s the point that I have made
\nChicks were born to give you fever
\nBe it Fahrenheit or Centigrade<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

They give you fever when we kiss them
\nFever if you live and learn
\nFever till you sizzle
\nOh what a lovely way to burn<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

What a lovely way to burn
\nWhat a lovely way to burn
\nAnd what a lovely way to burn<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X7_k_0dKknA<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

If you’d rather not do your poem with any resemblence to the layout of this song, which of course was not about CABIN Fever at all but a different sort of fever, just do it your own preferred way. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

This week the Friday Fling Feverishly sings a poetic song about beating Cabin Fever!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Be sure to save time to read and comment warmly about your fellow Pals’ poetic formulations about conquering cranial heatwaves in the hacienda. Then go find a cabin to get feverish in or leave yours to relieve it this weekend!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Fickle Finger of Fate Award for December 28th<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Congratulations Barbara!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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