Tag Archives: Ovi

August 6, 2023

fire on the higher seas

By Kat Myrman 
fire on the higher seas

deceived by the cool breeze at dawn
welcome respite from this too long
scourge of oppressive heat, now gone
the illusion earth’s not on fire

shed the myth we’re not complicit
signs are everywhere, can’t miss it
ignorance, no longer bliss, it’s 
time to face the bitter truth

our inaction, this created
warnings can’t be over-stated
nothing’s left to be debated
as the seas rise and forests burn

~kat

Well, this wraps up an eventful week. I had less time Friday than I thought. My promise of several poems was thwarted by a plot change…I needed a day to sort that out and wrap my brain around it. Not completely settled on a plan as yet but I do have more presence of mind today…enough at least to talk about the weather…😉 so to speak. 🥵

The Ovi is 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. Themes for the Ovi include love, social irony or heroic events.

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August 4, 2023

Whose Truth?

By Kat Myrman 
Whose Truth?

Most folks you ask will tell you
what they believe to be true
but what’s a truth seeker to do
when truth is skewed by believing?

~kat

Catching up this morning while spending another day in a hospital waiting room…hoping. I couldn’t wrap my tongue around the words swirling in my head yesterday. ‘Twas not a good day. It’s time to turn the page on this chapter of our story. Hoping this is the first day in that breakthrough turnaround we’re hoping for…peace out 😊 (there may be a few more poems today. I have several hours to kill!)

The Ovi is 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. Themes for the Ovi include love, social irony or heroic events.

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August 2, 2023

insomnia

By Kat Myrman 
insomnia

my much meter is tripping too
no time for rest; too much to do
and when night falls I’m up past two
I’d dream of sleep, if only

what bitter karma did I sow
to reap this misery, this slow
slow drip, struggle is all I know
I heard the good die young

well, if that’s true I’m past my prime
I’ve had enough of this lifetime
I just want sleep, is that a crime?
the cow jumped over the moon

~kat

The Ovi is 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. Themes for the Ovi include love, social irony or heroic events.

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August 1, 2023

Indicted

By Kat Myrman 
Indicted 

The koolaid served was very strong
lulling sleepy fools along
to them, their guy could do no wrong 
but the truth will set them free.

~kat

At least I can hope. Stepping of the nature path I’ve been on of late to write about the long awaited glimmer of the potential of justice. I’m hesitant to breathe just yet, but the US headline this evening is good news for those of us who care about democracy and the rule of law. I may not be able to breathe just yet but I could be heard squeaking out a “yeah!”…oh alright it was a big YEAH! Finally. But tentatively hopeful the news of today makes a difference. Time will tell. The clock is ticking.

The Ovi, is 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. Themes for the Ovi include love, social irony or heroic events.

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July 31, 2023

Grandma Hugs

By Kat Myrman 
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.

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