{"id":109317,"date":"2013-07-30T00:45:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T04:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109317\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-gets-summer-silly-with-seuss\/"},"modified":"2013-07-30T00:45:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T04:45:55","slug":"cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-gets-summer-silly-with-seuss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109317\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-gets-summer-silly-with-seuss\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: The Friday Fling Gets Summer Silly With Seuss!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong><em>This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. <\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong><em>Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday evening at 9 PM EDT.<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/?action=view&amp;current=CPCBanner.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/CPCBanner.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Banner\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"6\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Friday Fling #243 for August 2nd 2013<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> Dr. Seuss aka Theodore Geisel was a great American poet<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> specializing in amusing poetry in stories for children. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#800080\"><strong> See what you can come up with in as Seusslike a style as possible!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#800080\"><strong> Can be any length in any format or none,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#800080\"><strong> although Seuss&#8217; specialty was multiple rhymes,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#800080\"><strong> weird characters in situations which often led to fable-like lessons.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><strong><font color=\"#999999\">To narrow the focus a bit, let&#8217;s <\/font><font color=\"#800080\">try to stick to summertime themes. <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> Here&#8217;s a collab I did with CPC founder Lady &#8220;Cheryl&#8221; Death back in 2008.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/PicnPoems\/DrSuessnudebeach.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/PicnPoems\/DrSuessnudebeach.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Nude Beach Seuss Collab 2008 photo DrSuessnudebeach.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>This week the Friday Fling is a little late celebrating Dr. Seuss&#8217; birthday!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#999999\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Be sure to save time to read and comment smartly on your fellow P{als&#8217; Seussisms.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> Then go enjoy a jolly weekend, by golly! <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"6\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Fickle Finger of Fate Award for\u00a0  July 26th <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Congratulations Barbara!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/5e6217bd-8e5c-4124-885d-58087ff92591_zpsd3841fbe.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/5e6217bd-8e5c-4124-885d-58087ff92591_zpsd3841fbe.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo 5e6217bd-8e5c-4124-885d-58087ff92591_zpsd3841fbe.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/seuss-green-eggs.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/seuss-green-eggs.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/seuss-green-eggs.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo seuss-green-eggs.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/seuss-green-eggs.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-seuss_zps1de16a1d.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-seuss_zps1de16a1d.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo dr-seuss_zps1de16a1d.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-seuss_zps1de16a1d.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-seuss_zps204fee75.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-seuss_zps204fee75.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo dr-seuss_zps204fee75.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/cat-in-the-hat_zps51607d32.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/cat-in-the-hat_zps51607d32.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo cat-in-the-hat_zps51607d32.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/cat-in-the-hat_zps51607d32.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/user\/scotorum\/media\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-1_zps419c8b45.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/dr-1_zps419c8b45.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo dr-1_zps419c8b45.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. \u00a0 Friday Fling #243 for August 2nd 2013 \u00a0 Dr. Seuss aka Theodore Geisel was a great American poet specializing in amusing poetry in stories for children. 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