Theme : Health is like money. You understand its value only after losing it.

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Body is a garden, make it bloom,

Mind, body and soul–nurture it always,

Else the future will dismally spell doom.

 

Be mindful about the foods you consume,

Or dire would be the consequences you face,

Body is a garden, make it bloom.

 

Lack of exercise will augment complications that loom,

Walk, run, dance–move your body in different ways,

Else the future will dismally spell doom.

 

Love thyself–for unwarranted talks, give no room,

Your age is just a number, youth–a phase,

Body is a garden, make it bloom.

 

Declutter your mind, brighten the gloom,

Go easy on your chartered goals, life isn’t a race,

Else the future will dismally spell doom.

 

The mantras above will help you groom,

an active body that will ease your aging days,

Body is a garden, make it bloom,

Else the future will dismally spell doom.

 

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Written as a 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲

The Villanelle is known for its repeated lines and a refrain. It consists of five tercets and a quatrain (6 stanzas or 19 lines in total). The form is expressed this way:

A1 b A2 (1st tercet)

a b A1 (2nd tercet)

a b A2 (3rd tercet)

a b A1 (4th tercet)

a b A2 (5th tercet)

a b A1 A2 (a quatrain; last stanza-serves as the poem’s concluding lines)

The capitals are for the refrains and lowercase letters are for the rhymes.

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 : 𝗔𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗴