An ode to a skylark
I am a little skylark, and God made my colour brown.
Some people look upon me, and in disappointment frown.
But God has been very wise you see, because I have found
that my colour camouflages me whenever I'm on the ground.
I would not change my colour even if I had the choice.
For God has given this little skylark a wonderful voice.
People look up in wonder whenever I'm on the wing.
as there, high in the sky, my melodious song I sing.
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Submitted by royston on July 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 438 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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