A Rispetto On Canada Poem by Gayathri Seetharam

A Rispetto on Canada
-Gayathri B. Seetharam
Rispetto, (Italian: "respect, ") plural rispetti, a Tuscan folk verse form, a version of strambotto. The rispetto lyric is generally composed of eight hendecasyllabic (11-syllable)lines. In its earliest form the rhyme scheme was usually abababcc. Later, the scheme ababccdd became more prominent, and other variations can also be found (ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITTANICA) .
Canada is a lovely work of art
It is a creation of mostly beauty
And its apt aspect is that it is vast
Its nature of brevity are witty summers
Its people come from different cultures
The only caricatures are men as mooses
And beavers with their dances as women
Canada has no dunces as its women.