Oh the dusty windy days
Sneezes and coughs in assails
Indoor stays become again
The best choice of aging
Wait till later the night brings
A calming song of baslm
Then feet may dance
And wine to announce
The poet's ardous soul
Which only the moon soup
The gadabout's pervade
The gadabout's prevail
© gillena cox 2026
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Challenge:
- Write at least 12 lines of poetry in couplets
- separate the poem into couplets of 2 line stanzas
- the couplets must rhyme but only using half or para rhymes


Thank goodness for the moon for those forced to stay inside during the dusty day! 💙
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...Gillena, I wish you a wonderful weekend.
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Gillena you made that look easy. Exquisitely rendered.
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There's a dreamy, mysterious 'gadabout' energy here. Nicely done 👏
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Very nice, Gillena.
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