Through endless boring nights I wait for dawns first light to awaken me To begin a new torturous day Bringing my grief out for all to see No where to hide, no way To spare my soul this ride This pain is all, this pain is the key The only way through to the other side No forgiveness is forthcoming There is only mental numbing Form Rules ▼
The Onzain is a French form in origin, and in future posts I am going to add more examples of this form. The Dutch variation of the Onzain - Onzijn was popularized in The Netherlands by Drs. P. The good Doctor is celebrating his 88th birthday today.
Onze stands for eleven. The Onzain counts eleven lines, and each line contains eleven syllables. The rhyme scheme for the Onzain Neerlandaise: onzijn. a-b-c-b-c-d-c-d-a-e-e |