{"id":110618,"date":"2013-08-21T01:09:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T05:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/110618\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-dreams-more-summer-dreams\/"},"modified":"2013-08-21T01:09:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T05:09:25","slug":"cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-dreams-more-summer-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/110618\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-the-friday-fling-dreams-more-summer-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: The Friday Fling Dreams More Summer Dreams!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. <\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday at 9 PM EDT.<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Friday Fling #246 for August 23rd 2013<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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The summer isn’t getting any younger, and neither are any of us.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So like any good aging person with dreams,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

perhaps it’s time to stop and consider:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

what dreams that we had of summer last winter remain unfulfilled?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Can any be accomplished in the remaining official month of summer?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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The iminent possible closing of Friendburst has also got us thinking<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

about the Fling and its early days.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

We started out with the idea of having this venue be a place<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

where poets could air their reflections<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

on the workweek past and the weekend coming up.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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So we thought we’d revert to that for old time’s sake,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

but do it <\/font>relating to unfilfilled summer dreams and\/or plans to fulfill them.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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As to a format, we’ll make it as conversational as possible yet still formal.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Try to <\/font>write your reflections in ABCB rhyme, four lines to a stanza.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

This is probably the most common and easiest rhymescheme and stanza division style in poetry.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Or<\/font> of you prefer, for an added challenge, do it <\/font>as AABB or even ABAB.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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This week the Friday Fling considers as yet unfulfilled summer dreams!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Be sure to save time to read and comment reflectively on your fellow Pals’ summer dreamscapes.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Then go and try to fulfill one or two of your own this summer weekend!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Fickle Finger of Fate Award For August 16th<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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


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