This Plainted Land

O plaintive for plainted skies
for plaintive waves of plaint,
for plaintly mountains plaint
above the plaintive plaint.

O plainted land! O plaintive land!

Plaint shed His complaint on thee
And plaint thy plaint with plaint
From plaint to plaintive plaint.

A review of the American patriotic hymn “America the Beautiful” with apologies to those who live, love, and be in other lovely lands.