The OVI Poem Contest

Poets from all walks of life, try this contest! Ovi Poems are simple, beautiful, and easy to create.

 

Ovi (ovee): an ancient Indian form of narrative poetry consisting of four-line stanzas with the first three lines rhyming and having eight syllables each. The fourth line does not rhyme and contains less than eight syllables.

 

Example:

Working in silence

Work in silence being a scribe
Means isolation avoiding the hype
Social media, and the vibe
- Just me and the screen

Words, sentences, and storylines
Poetry with or without rhymes
Hours of passion, in the mines
Of the lonely writer

By WakeUpAndLive️~🚬🚭2024 , August 9, 2022


Rules:
1. No prompt. Minimum: 8 lines. No Max.
2. Create a meaningful Ovi
3. Enter the forum with {entry:XXX} or {bitem:XXX}, XXX being ID number.
4. Must be newly written.
5. Judge will be WakeUpAndLive️~🚬🚭2024
6. Deadline: June 30, 2023.

First prize: 50K Awardicon
Second prize: 25K Awardicon
Third Prize: WakeUp MB
Honorable Mention: 1000 GPs at judge's discretion


Donations are welcome



Entries:
1."Invalid Item"  by Dave Ryan
2."Each Step We Take"  by Solace.Bring
3."Ovi Positor"  [E] by Beholden
4."June 18, 2023"  by ridinghhood-p.boutilier
5."Duality"  [ASR] by Kit of House Lannister
6."The Storm"  by Lilith of House Martell
7."Summer's Reply"  by Dave
8."To Lesly"  [E] by Weirdone-Back in the games
9."Rain"  [E] by Nani - Blessed Indeed
10."Life and Death of a Poem"  [E] by 𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕫
11."Dreams - a poem"  [13+] by D. Reed Whittaker
12."While you were snoring"  [E] by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani
13."Startled Awake"  [13+] by intuey of House Lannister

Donations:
Dave Ryan
Dave
Solace.Bring
ridinghhood-p.boutilier
Kit of House Lannister


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