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Given below is a poem 'Blue Sky' by Mark Hastings. Imagine a poem of a similar kind by replacing the word blue. You can add any colour or object of your choice and write a poem of four lines.

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प्रश्न

Given below is the poem 'Blue Sky' by Mark Hastings. Imagine a poem of a similar kind by replacing the word blue. You can add any colour or object of your choice and write a poem of four lines.

For example, replace 'blue' with

  1. Starry sky above me _______________
  2. Cloudy sky above me _____________
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उत्तर

Starry sky above me, the starry sky below me,
Stars and stars all around as far as I can see.
I am the universe the Lord made,
And I am never going to fade.

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पाठ 2.3: There is Another Sky - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ७९]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 2.3 There is Another Sky
Brainstorming | Q (A6) (iv) | पृष्ठ ७९

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