{"id":111347,"date":"2013-09-18T23:08:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/111347\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-reprise-the-friday-fling-welcomes-the-firsat-day-of-fall\/"},"modified":"2013-09-18T23:08:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:08:15","slug":"cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-reprise-the-friday-fling-welcomes-the-firsat-day-of-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/111347\/cpc-poetry-challenge-preview-reprise-the-friday-fling-welcomes-the-firsat-day-of-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC POETRY CHALLENGE PREVIEW: Reprise: The Friday Fling Welcomes The Firsat Day of Fall!"},"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\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong><em>We&#8217;re reprising our challenge #147 from September 23rd, 2011. <\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong><em>Only the dates have been changed slightly. \u00a0Memories!<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#ff0000\"><strong><em>The original poster below for this challenge was designed by CPC founder Lady &#8220;Cheryl&#8221; Death<\/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=FlingPoster92311.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Posters%20and%20Awards\/FlingPoster92311.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"FlingPoster92311\" \/><\/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 #250 September  20th 2013<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#999999\">Sunday, September 22nd is <\/font><font color=\"#800080\">the first day of autumn!  What does that mean to you? <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#999999\">Thought you would get away easy huh. <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#999999\"> Well our challenge this week includes <\/font><font color=\"#800080\">writing about the meaning of Fall in a format called the Nove Otto. <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#800080\">A Nove Otto is a poem of nine lines of eight syllables each. <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#800080\"> The rhyme scheme is aacbbcddc.<\/font><font color=\"#999999\"> Here is an example by Vivienne of France:<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Oops is a daft French magazine<br \/>\n devoted to celebs\u2019 obscene<br \/>\n posturing and antic bloopers.<br \/>\n Though why we should be riveted<br \/>\n to rubbish like these syndicated<br \/>\n words and photographs by snoopers<br \/>\n defies good sense and has debased,<br \/>\n nay, desecrated all good taste,<br \/>\n turned me into party pooper. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"3\" color=\"#999999\">http:\/\/vivinfrance.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/10\/nove-otto\/<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#800080\"><strong>This week the Friday Fling writes Nove Ottos about the meaning of the first day of Fall!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>Be sure to save time to read and comment colorfully on your fellow Pals&#8217; autumnal antics. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> Then go enjoy the first weekend of Fall!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong>As always should the suggested format not be your favorite poetic season,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> you may post anything poetic by you on the topic. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#999999\"><strong> The important thing is to Be Creative and have some Friggin&#8217; Fabulous Fall Fun! <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/?action=view&amp;current=autumn_season.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/autumn_season.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/?action=view&amp;current=leaves-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i136.photobucket.com\/albums\/q183\/scotorum\/Fling%20Pics\/leaves-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/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. We&#8217;re reprising our challenge #147 from September 23rd, 2011. Only the dates have been changed slightly. \u00a0Memories! 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