Eyes Now Open

Young lass, where can courage be found?
Don't fall down.

Young lass, fear not the heart that lies.
Tears fill the eyes.

Young lass, there is no hope in sight,
Give up this fight.

Set thy whim for a future bright
Moving in and out of his reach
Run then into the distant breach
Don't fall down, tears fill the eyes, give up this fight.



[line count: 10 lines]
Style: Ovillejo

This form refers to a tightly wound 10-line verse that rolls out in measured segments, then goes back and picks up the short threads for the final unraveling.

The rhyme scheme of aa bb cc cddc.
The syllabic count and purpose is:

A 8 syllable question or statement
A 3 or 4 syllables that answer the question or echo the statement

B 8 syllable question or statement
B 3 or 4 syllables that answer the question or echo the statement

C 8 syllable question or statement
C 3 or 4 syllables that answer the question or echo the statement

C 8 syllable phrase
D 8 syllable phrase
D 8 syllable phrase
C 9 -12 syllables, that put all short phrases together.