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What's the meter of "Song of young girl"Young Girl" by William Lang?

What's the meter of the poem, "Song of young girl"Young Girl" by William Lang? The first three stanzas are:

Softly I Walk inwalk through the forest
theThe owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
all manner of animals stand beside mesleeps in the thicket
I am not afraid
the path ofhear the moon is my robe
the moon andvoice of the lake they stand watching
the moon and thebefore me

The lake they are sisters
I am made holy this day
nightsit speaks to me of dark thundergood fortune
windsThe lake it speaks to me of snow winterlong life
they will not harmThe lake it speaks to me
I am made of a holy this day
softly I Walk in the forest
the owl standstruth

The fox and deer they stand beside me
the deer standsAll manner of animals stand beside me
I am made holy this day
my song will go out.not afraid

For the whole poem, see Playwrights of Color, p. 300.

What's the meter of "Song of young girl"?

What's the meter of the poem, "Song of young girl"?

Softly I Walk in the forest
the owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
all manner of animals stand beside me
I am not afraid
the path of the moon is my robe
the moon and the lake they stand watching
the moon and the lake they are sisters
I am made holy this day
nights of dark thunder
winds of snow winter
they will not harm me
I am made holy this day
softly I Walk in the forest
the owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
I am made holy this day
my song will go out.

What's the meter of "Song of Young Girl" by William Lang?

What's the meter of the poem "Song of Young Girl" by William Lang? The first three stanzas are:

Softly I walk through the forest
The owl sleeps in the thicket
I hear the voice of the lake before me

The lake it speaks to me of good fortune
The lake it speaks to me of long life
The lake it speaks to me of a holy truth

The fox and deer they stand beside me
All manner of animals stand beside me
I am not afraid

For the whole poem, see Playwrights of Color, p. 300.

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What's the meter of poem "Song of young girl"?

English isn't my main language, so it's quite hard for me. Could someone help me out?

Softly I Walk in the forest

the owl stands beside me

the deer stands beside me

all manner of animals stand beside me

I am not afraid

What's the pathmeter of the moon is my robe

the moon and the lake they stand watching

the moon and the lake they are sisters

I am made holy this day

nights of dark thunder

windspoem, "Song of snow winter

they will not harm me

I am made holy this day

softly I Walk in the forest

the owl stands beside me

the deer stands beside me

I am made holy this dayyoung girl"?

my song will go out.

Softly I Walk in the forest
the owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
all manner of animals stand beside me
I am not afraid
the path of the moon is my robe
the moon and the lake they stand watching
the moon and the lake they are sisters
I am made holy this day
nights of dark thunder
winds of snow winter
they will not harm me
I am made holy this day
softly I Walk in the forest
the owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
I am made holy this day
my song will go out.

What's the meter of poem "Song of young girl"?

English isn't my main language, so it's quite hard for me. Could someone help me out?

Softly I Walk in the forest

the owl stands beside me

the deer stands beside me

all manner of animals stand beside me

I am not afraid

the path of the moon is my robe

the moon and the lake they stand watching

the moon and the lake they are sisters

I am made holy this day

nights of dark thunder

winds of snow winter

they will not harm me

I am made holy this day

softly I Walk in the forest

the owl stands beside me

the deer stands beside me

I am made holy this day

my song will go out.

What's the meter of "Song of young girl"?

What's the meter of the poem, "Song of young girl"?

Softly I Walk in the forest
the owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
all manner of animals stand beside me
I am not afraid
the path of the moon is my robe
the moon and the lake they stand watching
the moon and the lake they are sisters
I am made holy this day
nights of dark thunder
winds of snow winter
they will not harm me
I am made holy this day
softly I Walk in the forest
the owl stands beside me
the deer stands beside me
I am made holy this day
my song will go out.

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What's the meter of poem "Song of young girl"?

English isn't my main language, so it's quite hard for me. Could someone help me out?

Softly I Walk in the forest

the owl stands beside me

the deer stands beside me

all manner of animals stand beside me

I am not afraid

the path of the moon is my robe

the moon and the lake they stand watching

the moon and the lake they are sisters

I am made holy this day

nights of dark thunder

winds of snow winter

they will not harm me

I am made holy this day

softly I Walk in the forest

the owl stands beside me

the deer stands beside me

I am made holy this day

my song will go out.