The Friday Fling Gets Into an Aknat State About States!
Friday Fling #141 August 12th 2011
If it looks like an Aknat and reads like an Aknat, what is it? AKNAT WHAT YOUR FAVORITE STATE MEANS TO YOU; TELL US!: Write an Aknat tribute to a state, including the word for the state bird and flower if possible.
Click on the state you want info about on this site: http://www.pickatrail.com/jupiter/location/north_america/usa/usa.html
An Aknat is a poetry format invented by our own Michelle King about a year ago. Basically it is a Tanka which has an Ukiah in place of the usual Haiku stanza. Thus:
7 syllable line
5 syllable line
7 syllable line
7 syllable line
7 syllable line
Here’s a couple of examples I wrote for this introduction:
Aknat what your state does for you
Tell us what instead!
Write an Aknat about it!
Try to include the state bird
and the state flower also.
FLORIDA
Florida is a warm southern state,
a favorite place
for northerners in winter.
Mockingbird is the state bird,
orange blossom the state flower.
Copyright August 9th 2011 RGD
This week the Friday Fling gets into an Aknat state about states!
Be sure to save time to read and comment in flowery language about your fellow Pals’ Aknats about their favorite states. Try not to give them the bird. Then go off and find a worthwhile weekend state!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for August 12th 2011
Congratulations Bettie!
I think I’ll do mine on South Carolina ~ where I was born and raised!!! But I’m watching the debate at the moment :love: :love: :love:
Welcome everyone to the August 12th Friday Fling! Aknat what you can do for your community poetry site – we have already done up a nice challenge for you! They are easy and short, but if you need more words to tell why you love your favorite state or states, you can always do a double or triple!
Here is a double Aknat! :entertained:
i will be back later tonight to see if there are more posts. I am busy preparing things for our class reunion tomorrow night. I’ll be back. Keep bringing your writes or Aknats…
Thank you, Diane! The house I grew up in had a Dogwood tree in the yard. They are beautiful when they bloom. 🙂 :love:
When I heard Cheryl was doing South Carolina I thought I’d surprise my two favorite Ohio women and do this:
OK Gang ~ way past my bed time *sigh* I so need to get in bed befor insomnia hits 😯
This one would not take a frame, it must have been saved as a GIF even though nothing in it moves.
My Home of South Carolina
South Carolina is my home
where I was born and raised
into a loving family.
Home of the Carolina Wren
a bird of beauty and strength.
Written by: Jason Anderson
Happy high school reunion (((Michelle)))!
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ok here is mine hug’s and gug’s
Sweeties there is gonna be like a bad bad storm here.. If I am not on hug’s and love to all of you ok!
Born and raised until 16 in the Buckeye State.. hadda do-it hug’s to all of you!
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In Myyy State Of Mind ~
In Myyy State Of Mind ~ Beee Kind ~
Where Am III ??? Tooo Find !!!
There Isss Th_ Red Cardinal ~
Where ??? In Skyyy’s Am III Doth Flyyy ~
Isss There Where’st III Shalll Gooo ~
Written Byyy g.T Beck ~
® TM © WITHIN…
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SWEET PEACH
A brown Thurs her fly s a mound
The Cherokee roses
And I am the Georgia peach
That saw it all unfold
Come on down to Georgia sit awhile
Written By: Bettie Davis —————————————————— © August 12 , 2o11
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Oooooooops didnt work like I plan but I tried !!!!!!! Sorry !!!!!