This is a French sonnet that dates back to the Middle Ages. It is written in quatrains and includes a refrain in the final line of each quatrain. It is written with eight syllables per line (octosyllabic). The rhyme scheme is then: .A. b. a. B.... c. b. c. B..... d. b. d. B.....A.B.
“Small Flower”
How simple is the small flower
Basking in the sun’s happy rays
No reason to hide or cower
How I envy her quiet days
Growing with petty petals high
So carefree, she never dismays
Reaching gracefully to the sky
How I envy her quiet days
Grand, lovely, and so fair is she
Do see how joyfully she sways
Oh! If only that could be me
How I envy her quiet days
How simple is the small flower
How I envy her quiet days
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