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A poem in Sparrowet form (described following the poem).



Sparrowlet form:
> 6 lines (or multiples of)
> 8 syllables per line
> Often written in iambic tetrameter (da DA da Da da DA da DA)
> Line 1 & line 6 of each stanza is written in 2 hemistichs



1st stanza has 4 lines, others have 3 lines each
> The 1st line of each 3-line stanza is a refrain of the corresponding line in 1st
stanza (2nd stanza starts with the 2nd line, 3rd stanza starts with the 3rd line, etc.)
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