Overcoming Fears

Faith Empowers

When I encounter fears,
Or feel the birth of tears,
I call out God’s Greatest Name
Either in thought or word,
I know I will be heard,
My fears the Divine will tame,
I feel love’s sacred grace,
I then increase my pace,
Success is now mine to claim.

Line Count: 9
Form: Balassi Stanza is composed of 9 lines, with no stanza limit. The poem must contain at least 1 stanza. The syllable count is 6, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7 & the rhyme scheme is a, a, b, c, c, b, d, d, b.