
Gurgling can be fun
And then I can spun
The space juice and all things there
Dehydrated food
Somehow I’m screwed
Can’t do anything in air
Gurgling all day long
Till I hear the gong
Space is never easy
Nothing to do but stare
Minding my affair
More of that and I’m queasy*
(c) ladyleemanila 2021
- The Alouette, created by Jan Turner, consists of two or more stanzas of 6 lines each, with the following set rules:
Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7
Rhyme Scheme: a, a, b, c, c, b


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