Here are the great instructions furnished by Cubby on how to make a great Ghazal!
1. Every verse is a 2-line couplet, with around 4 to 10 couplets in total.
2. Each line must contain the same number of syllables.
3. Every verse ends in the same word(s) preceded by a rhyme.
The same repeating word(s) is/are called a radif, and the rhyme is called a qaafiya.
4. In the first couplet, both lines end with a qaafiya (rhyme) and radif (repeating word(s)).
5. Each verse is considered a separate mini-poem, so there is no need for any connection between couplets.
6. The last verse is traditionally a signature couplet in which you include your first or last name (or nickname). Although I have chosen not to do this in mine, you can see how it is done in the ghazals by Bastet and T.J. Theiren.
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Ghazal
Love
Look at those people over there, youth in love,
They coo and cuddle showing the world they’re in love.
Walking along the street, in early dusk, truth be told,
There’s nothing so nice as to see people in love.
In the spring the bird’s warble at dawn, soothes the soul,
All because they are courting and falling in love.
The Planets attracted make a smooth creation,
A poet once said because the world’s are in love.
What of you, oh faithless tooth, Bastet wonders,
When did you forget that we were once in love?
Terrific ghazal! Just added this to the challenge post. These ghazals are such a delight to read! 🙂
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🙂 glad you liked it! A little different from the other two and I enjoyed it more too! 🙂
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Thx
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Fantastic use of the form. I just tried my hand at it as well. 🙂
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The Planets attracted make a smooth creation,
A poet once said because the world’s are in love.
love these lines 🙂 you catch the essence of ghazals 🙂
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Thank you very much, I’m very pleased to read your comment! 🙂
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