Poetry in Motion Poems

Onzain Neerlandaise (New)

Spiritual Tactics in Overcoming Worry

I can’t place issues in God’s hands and worry,
It’s not the way of faith; counterproductive
It makes finding solutions impossible.
Fear atrophies the soul and is destructive
To peace of mind: fear is unreliable
Transforms a pothole into a dark vortex.
Faith is confidence in what is possible,
It encourages mind and body to relax,
To focus on the job and not to hurry;
Faith’s tactic is to use both work and prayer
In overcoming anxiety’s terror.

Line count: 11
Form: Onzain Neerlandaise (New), Onzain is a French poetry form and Drs. P popularized the Dutch form (Onzijn). The meaning of Ozain is eleven. The Onzain is composed of 11 lines each having 11 syllables. The Onzijn rhyme scheme is a-b-c-b-c-d-c-d-a-e-e