Grandma Hugs
I’ve settled softly into my skin
it’s been a while since I was thin
and when I smile I wear a double chin
but I’m just right for grandma hugs!
~kat
Inspired by the Ovi, a lyrical folk song form with one or more stanzas with the rhyme scheme AAAb; CCCd: EEEf, etc, with 8 or fewer syllables per line. ( I bent the rules a bit on that last point, but I followed the rules for rhyme!) Themes for the Ovi include love, social irony or heroic events.
when fledglings fledge
what mysterious voice
whispers to fledgling ears,
“it’s time my darling dears…
it’s time to fly”
somehow they seem to know
that they’re equipped with wings
and how to use those things
to ride the air
in just a few short weeks
from egg to youth they grow
ready, set, off they go
nest, left empty
~kat
Abhanga
Abhanga are written in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc. Don’t forget to title your poem.
wild cloud blooms are
a wonder to behold
deep and dark
light and bright
in harmony with the
breeze…the soul of rain
~kat
summer storm
sunset after the storm
casts a warm, amber glow
a magnificent show
the sky at dusk
~kat
Abhanga
Abhanga are written in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc. Don’t forget to title your poem.
fine
the words roll off your tongue
a bit too easily
sorry, i don’t believe
that you’re “okay”
or “fine”, that, “it’s all good”
we both know that it’s not
you seem to have forgot
i’m here for you…
not going anywhere
so tell me once again
i’m listening, my friend
this time…the truth
‘cause you’re not sparing me
i’m stronger that you think
i’ll hold you at the brink
and won’t let go
~kat
Abhanga
Abhanga are written in any number of 4-line stanzas with 6-6-6-4 syllables each. L2 and L3 rhyme. The end rhyme scheme is abbc. Don’t forget to title your poem.
like mercury colliding... 