Ovi Poem, Poem

Look At Yourself: An Ovi

Ronovan has created for us the Ovi Poetry Challenge 51:
our inspiration is the word ‘steps’. Here is my ovi.

Image credit to Catrin Welz-Stein
as seen at Poetics at dVerse

No time for speculation
Just truthful examination
To reach an evaluation
Which step I will take next

At times my body fails me
I’m an old and twisted tree
And my eyes can plainly see
Limitations in my way

Scans with the neurologist
Jabs from my orthopedist
Prescriptions at the pharmacist
One damn step at a time

When I look inside myself
I see I’m sitting on a shelf
I may need a little help
Sometimes the climb is steep

Keep up with the marching band
Reaching for an outstretched hand
To gently lift me when I land
Stumbling at the bottom step

NAR©2024

This is “Look At Yourself” by Uriah Heep

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Miscellaneous

Tell Me No Lies

This is a new challenge for me …. an episode of Truthful Tuesday. The idea is to respond to the question (or questions) being asked and to be 100% truthful in our responses. No glib answers, no funny business, no fibs. Just raw honesty.

For this week’s Truthful Tuesday, our host Frank says:

We’re going to play a game of “This or That.” Even if something else is truly your favorite, the idea isn’t necessarily to get to the favorite, but to reveal which of the two options you would prefer. I will accept a vote of neither if there is truly no preference between the two listed, but don’t provide a third alternative.

Spring or Summer? Spring
Summer or Autumn?
Summer
Autumn or Winter?
Autumn
Spring or Autumn?
Spring
Summer or Winter?
Summer
Spring or Winter?
Spring


Picnic in the park or Backyard barbecue?
Backyard barbecue. I’m not a sit-in-the-grass type of girl. I don’t like bugs or even the thought of something crawling on me. I love a good grilled steak or burger and a nice wine or ice cold beer, sitting on my deck, watching the birds, talking to my husband. I like being able to go inside whenever I want to and not having to hunt for a bathroom or chance getting caught in the rain.


Dining outside or Dining inside?
Dining inside for all the reasons I mentioned above. I’ll eat outside before the mosquitoes come out or the humidity sets in but after that, I’m inside watching the ballgame.


Cooking out (backyard grill) or Eating out (restaurant)?
Well, obviously it depends on the occasion but I’d have to say “cooking out (backyard grill)”. I’m well beyond that point in my life where I need or want to get dressed to go out with a bunch of people I don’t know or like and having to pay ridiculous prices for food I can probably cook just as well at home. However, I do enjoy going to a restaurant for a special occasion and have a few coming up over the next couple of months that I’m really looking forward to.


Fresh cut flowers or Potted plants?
Definitely potted plants! I have a green thumb and many plants in my sunroom. I welcome the gift of a plant over flowers any day.

NAR©2024

This is “Lies” by the Knickerbockers

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