I saw a flight of sparrows through the air
I saw a flight of sparrows through the air.
Oh, let us rise
Out of the weaknesses of our despair
To burning skies.
Let us take wings for flight from home and friends
And sweet desire.
From comfortable earth the soul ascends
To heavens of fire.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABABCDCD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 251 |
| Words | 48 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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