{"id":109910,"date":"2013-08-15T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109910\/the-friday-fling-features-fables-and-free-forms-about-friday\/"},"modified":"2013-08-15T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T01:00:32","slug":"the-friday-fling-features-fables-and-free-forms-about-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109910\/the-friday-fling-features-fables-and-free-forms-about-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friday Fling Features Fables and Free Forms About Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Friday Fling #245 for August 16th 2013<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Years ago, the Friday Fling began as a way to unwind <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

from the workweek and offer a writing party atmosphere.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

We also liked to introduce writers to the different forms of poetry.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So now, in the dog days of August,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

we’re getting back to our Friday Flingish roots with a theme of …Friday!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

What’s good and\/or not so much about Fridays?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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We’re in an alliterrative mood again,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

which means <\/font>we recommend you do your Friday write as a …Fable, or Free Form<\/font>, the two F formats.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

As ShadowPoetry.com notes, A Fable is:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

a poetic story composed in verse or prose with a moral summed up at the end.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Usually using animals as characters to teach a valuable lesson.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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Here’s an example they offer:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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the little flea<\/strong>\r\n\r\ni spied a little flea\r\njumping here and there\r\ni turned green with envy\r\ndespite it had no hair\r\n\r\nthis flea was free\r\nto go where it desired\r\nand me, i had no strength\r\nLord i was so tired\r\n\r\nhe hopped into a patch\r\nof St. Patrick's clover\r\nthat's when i realized\r\nhis little life was over\r\n\r\nhe jumped onto a dog\r\nplaying in the patch\r\non the dog was a collar\r\nno flea could live or hatch\r\n\r\nbe careful where you jump\r\nthat hop may be your last\r\ndon't envy little green fleas\r\nyour future's not your past\r\n\r\n<\/font>Copyright \u00a9 2003 Terri Anthony<\/font><\/font><\/pre>\n
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This week the Friday Fling Features Fables And Free Forms Favoring Friday!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n
 Be sure to save some<\/strong><\/font> time to read <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n
and comment eFFectively on your Fellow Pals’ poetic conFections.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n
Then<\/font> go enjoy a Friggin’ Fabulous Weekend!<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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