First, remember, YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE THE WORD of the CHALLENGE in your poem, but use it if you like.
OVI POETRY
Ovi is a syllabic/metre poetry form. In this case, Ovi is from India, originating in the Marathi language. The Ovi has been in use in written form since the 13th Century, but the women’s ovee/ovi predates the literary form by at least the 12th Century.
The Ovi are in general, lyrical folk songs expressing love, social irony, and heroic events. They are written in the following scheme.
4 line stanzas, as few as one stanza and up to as many as you like.
8 syllables or less per line
Rhyming is AAAb. The second stanza would be CCCd. The third, EEEf. And so on. Meaning nothing in one stanza must rhyme with anything in the previous stanza. The fourth line does not rhyme.
Example:
Roly Poly by Judi Van Gorder
The big toothed tot with golden hair
picked up a bug on Sister’s dare,
it rolled into a ball right there
and won her springtime heart.
Notice the rhyming pattern is AAAb or
A
A
A
b
My Attempt
Blue flowers continue to grow,
with the shadow’s making them glow,
giving life to darkness and woe,
dying each year to yet return.
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Ambivalence
Some days, I put in little thought,
what I should do, what I should not.
Life is filed in a neutral spot,
not what should be, but what just is.
Within this captive picture frame,
each horror anew, yet each the same,
floods, wars, famine, tragic by name —
the shape of time: ambivalence.
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Well, it’s rather silly, but it IS expressing love!
https://theversesmith.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-good-dog-ovi.html
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Oh! This is perfect and so true. I love the photos of Micky . Love eye markings 💜💜💜💜
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Thank you Ronovan for your prompts.
Life surprises us in many ways
By darkness or through sun rays
We listen to what our heart says
That is our inherent strength.
To see some good all around us
Need not put us in a great fuss.
The positive is a big plus
Gives us peace and a good sleep.
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