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Let’s compose a poem. Two lines are given. Add two of your own. There is another sky, Ever serene and fair

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Let’s compose a poem. Two lines are given. Add two of your own.

There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair

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उत्तर

  1. Under which one can lie
    Without worry or care.
  2. Like it, there is no other,
    It's full of love and care.
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अध्याय 2.3: There is Another Sky - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ७९]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 2.3 There is Another Sky
Brainstorming | Q (A6) (iii) | पृष्ठ ७९

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