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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You Win, You Ruse
In the grey world of politics,
there is a rather tricky mix
of snares, and ploys and other tricks
that might foul up a grand design.
I of course am a steadfast fan
of saws that hint of boogeyman,
‘the best laid plans of rats and man’
or some similar substitute.
Now take the recent far right coup,
the hammer dropped, and then the shoe,
the Speakers out, turn of the screw ―
there you are: you win, you ruse.
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Ronovan says: trap is your inspiration,
I think to myself: it’s not an exaggeration,
I am in need for dark clarification,
I will be here until things get clear.
I will be trapped waiting for your response
It’s in my head, like writing on the walls.
The meaning is the melody for songs,
The lyrics are the secret code.
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