The Lamb That Became The Good Shepherd
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We are told by folklorists that the immensely popular nursery rhyme of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is based on a true story of a little girl named Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, born 1806 in Sterling, Massachusetts, who found a little sick lamb ( a “lost sheep”) in 1815, when she was nine years old, and was helping her father tend their farm. Whether or not this is the case, this charming haiku poem elevates the story to a far deeper and more everlasting reality of the display of tender loving kindness that is an expression of the humility of divine love. more »
Written on January 07, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on January 07, 2022
Modified on April 18, 2023
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| Scheme | ABC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 72 |
| Words | 17 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
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