My Ode To the Netherlands
...The iridescent raven perched upon pilings
By just one lake in Friesland's beautiful wetland outings
His golden beak and orange legs with claws set off
Against black feathers that glisten and...
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friesland, nature,
Form: Couplet
Ode Nederlands Chant
...ODE – NEDERLAND’S CHANT
Dutch greetings we say…
Dutch greetings we say,
in the land of Friesland today.
Welcome all!
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Categories:
friesland, celebration, dedication, international, philosophy,
Form: Ode
My Ode To the Netherlands
...My Ode to the Netherlands
White water lilies picked for Verlena in Friesland.
The Dutch Republic is over a century old.
We are there during autumn.
Flowers are everywh...
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Categories:
friesland, autumn, beautiful, culture, freedom,
Form: Couplet
My Ode To the Netherlands: Friesland
...Friesland
Some things about a lovely region I have learned today.
First of all, to call their language Dutch you must not say!
And don’t say it’s a dialect, for they won’t like that muc...
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Categories:
friesland, paradise,
Form: Couplet
My Friesland
...I've come at last, my Friesland;
I'll never leave again,
But watch the budding trees stand
Above the grassy plain.
From the smallest little flow'rs that grow,
To the tallest steeple's rise,
You're t...
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Categories:
friesland, beach, devotion, flower, happy,
Form: Sonnet