unbusy

unbusy

(ʌnˈbɪzɪ)
adj, -busier or -busiest
not busy; idle; unoccupied
vb (tr) -busies, -busying or -busied
to make less busy; to cause not to be busy
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Slugs leave their lair-- And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.
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However, for me now it's only when I gift myself time out, when I unbusy myself that I feel closest to recapturing that childlike wonder.