Ovi Poetry Challenge 23: THANKFUL is your inspiration.

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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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13 thoughts on “Ovi Poetry Challenge 23: THANKFUL is your inspiration.”

  5. My Canadian Thanks

    I suppose I shall give my thanks
    that my streets here are clear of tanks,
    that the worst things are fitful pranks,
    political signs lost to night.

    Blessed with soothing solitude,
    not alone ― the world can intrude―
    and often I get in the mood,
    to socialize, break bread with souls.

    From this very privileged pew,
    I write poesy, somewhat true
    and fiction to give lies their due,
    and age as time erodes me down.

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  11. We have our daily routine
    And much that is safe and serene
    Troubles are present in between
    A lot to be grateful for.

    Birds twittering and chirping
    Lively sounds in the morning
    Daily reaffirming
    A lot to be thankful for.

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