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Compose a poem on a farmer in 4 to 6 lines in continuation of the following. - English

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Compose a poem on a farmer in 4 to 6 lines in continuation of the following.

  1. He sweats ________________
  2. He does not fret ________________
  3. He sows ________________
  4. To the soil he bows ________________
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उत्तर

  1. He sweats every day from dawn to dusk,
  2. He does not fret any hurdle or crux,
  3. He sows the seeds for abundant yield,
  4. To the soil, he bows for God in the field.
    Strives he relentlessly comes what may,

    He knows what he sows he shall reap one day.
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पाठ 2.2: The Sower - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ ७४]

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पाठ 2.2 The Sower
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