Merril's challenge in the dverse poets pub ~ The Toddaid ~ Lines one and three have ten syllables; lines two and four have nine syllables. A syllable near the end of line one rhymes with a syllable in the middle of line two. A syllable near the end of line three rhymes with a syllable in the middle of line four.
when olive groves call, leaves dance in the breeze
pirouettes tease, whispers from the past
sunset traced messages, etchings on stone
theirs alone, as walls and towers stand guard.