The Friday Fling Immortalizes Our Most Unusual Gifts in Etherees!
Friday Fling #212 for December 28th 2012
Now that Christmas is over and the gifts are all put away or have been returned or exchanged, Michelle and I thought you might enjoy writing a poem about: the most unusual Christmas gift you ever received.
We’re always looking to try to mate a format with a topic. An unusual format to go with writing about unusual gifts might be the Etheree.
ShadowPoetry.com notes:
The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. You can also get even more creative by writing an Etheree with more than one verse, but follow suit with an inverted syllable count.
Reversed Etheree: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
So this is a syllable counting format, but one which can be any length in one or more multiples of ten.
This week the Friday Fling writes Etherees about Exceptional Yuletide gifts!
Be sure to save time to read and comment euphorically about your fellow Pals’ ethereal Etherees. Then go enjoy a weekend of unusually ascending excitement!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for December 21st
Congratulations Angel Love!
Tree Trimming
by Angel Love
Best Poem About the Holidays
Including a Tongue Twister
Poster To Come – Photobucket Editor Not Cooperating
Oh no! Not another Chia Pet from Aunt Kate again! =:o
Or that sweater your cousin gave you as a gift and it is absolutely not your taste in clothing but you wear it at least once for your cousin because you don’t want to hurt her feelings.
Um, just what I always wanted, Mom! Thanks! :thanx:
Just remember, it’s the thought that counts! 🙂
Hello (((Bob))) and everyone! I’m off work tonight so I get to play at the fling for a while. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy Thursday and Friday to you all! :love:
Pumpkin Bumpkin I’m Not
~~
A
Gift from
Christmas past;
Orange on me
Just doesn’t agree.
It hangs in my closet,
But I’d like to deposit
The bright sweater into the trash,
Or perhaps exchange it for some cash.
But it was a present with so much thought
That my dear Aunt Henrietta had bought.
So I will just keep it hanging there
Giving my closet so much glare.
Orange flowers I do love,
I’ll admit I’m proud of
My orange lilies
Gracing my yard.
But wearing
Orange?
“no!”
~~
Michelle R. King
12-27-12
A Double Etheree
Here is the annoying orange LOL
MID NIGHT
*
Slipper
Goodness
Ta Betsy what
Not quite me side
And too top that off
They be turn up at toes
And black as night cant even fine
Slick black like my cat mid night balck
That be me cats name mid night black cat
Slipper black as night can not fine for mid night
*
Written By: Bettie Davis ——————- © December 27 , 2o12
The
gift of
a Christmas
shave. So enraged
the Grinch, that he trashed
the Whoville Christmastime.
Rampaging around in a
tiny car borrowed from two Whos
after shaving Mayor May-who’s head
right down the middle, laughing in his face.
But later he said he was sorry.
Cindy Lou Who accepted it.
All Whos sang around the tree.
The Grinch carved the roast beast.
A Merry Christmas
all because of
gift of a
Christmas
shave.
Double Etheree Copyright December 27th 2012 RGD
httpv://youtu.be/VFKogueaxek
I was 16 He went to Iowa lst Christmas to send present:)
In
Colors
Of yellow,
Red and then green,
The funniest gift
That I have ever seen.
Practical yes, but silly,
An umbrella hat for Billie.
Out of the ordinary for sure,
A gift to please and keep dry just for her.
~~
Michelle R. King
12-28-12
An Etheree
A gift unusual to me only because most of the ones I receive are of the “practical” type. This one is very close to my heart . . . . Hoping the photo isn’t too large as I post . . . .
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They
know me
very well
and the way to
make me and my heart
take notice and to smile,
each precious page to fill up
with treasured photos and some words,
at the same time encouraging steps
into each day and the big world outside.
(c) barbara kausteklis 12-28-12
A beautiful gift and so unique. A perfect Etheree, Barbara! :love:
Just have a quick minute here…will be back later to read and comment. Thanks so much for the FF Award! 🙂 :love: :love: :love:
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Congratulation Angel Love on the Friday Fling Award .. :love: :love:
Wonderful Etherees by all…thumbs up left as I am short on time! :love: :love: :love: