Gail Foster Poet Ghazal

Desist, a Ghazal

Shatter glass, spit out your bay, desist
Lustful dogs who bark and bay, desist

Cold as silver shadows list on stone
Sun’s last ray and heat of day desist

Oracles insist, and dead men know
Luck and fickle lovers may desist

Words upon the wind; I told you this
Take your magic, walk away, desist

Time to reap the harvest you have sown
Silence, let your mournful lay desist

Scry no more, lest death thy mirror kiss 
Havoc, all the angels say, desist

Madness, this, to love by will alone
Yield the ghost, Felicia; pray desist!

© Gail Foster 2016

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Jannie Breedt January 15, 2017 at 1:26 PM I too am unfamiliar with ghazal but I cam appreciate the enormity of writing something like this. Its a success.

Pashang Salehi August 18, 2016 at 11:22 AM Hi Gail, I know how difficult the ghazal is. I wrote quite a few of these. Based on the structure, theme, rhyme, refrain, syllabus your work is perfect. I have written many negative comments for those who made an attempt to write ghazal, but Teppo is right, Your ghazal is very well written. Congratulations. Pashang Salehi August 18, 2016 at 8:00 PM It is the truth... Gail Foster August 18, 2016 at 12:34 PM Thank you so much for this wonderful comment, Pashang, I really appreciate it.