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Praise for the glory of all freckled things.
Mosaic shades in watery springs,
tree-bark when tessellated,
chess-board meadows
and prismatically chequered country lanes.
Applause for hued variegation on newts.
Red flushes in round-appled fruits,
wild flower iridescence,
patterns on ducks
and tall striated bull-rushy stems
Hurray for dogs\' mottled coats
Bumble-bee gold on piebald ponies,
harlequin skies
tabby cats\' patches, brindled cows
and dun-spattered field mice.
Cheers for vines shot with berry-red grapes.
Kaleidoscope streaks on window panes
Embroidered hedgerows,
marbled toads, speckles on buzzard wings,
and full spectrum of rainbows
Praise be for the beauty of all dappled things.