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Malaysia's Syair: Gratitude

The aroma of gratitude,
Rises from every latitude,
Ascends from every longitude,
Transforming our attitude,

Poet's Note: ▶︎

Line Count: 4
Form: Syair "A Syair is made up of stanzas of four lines of the same length, usually four or five beats.
The rhyme scheme is AAAA, in every stanza.

Syair lines often begin with stressed syllables and end with unstressed rhyming syllables, e.g. “orang” is an acceptable rhyme for “wayang”; “button” is an acceptable rhyme for “melon”. This is by no means a rule; stress does not play a major role in the Malay language."
Written for "Invalid Item"  Round 75.
Deadline: July 31, 2020.