Sandra Adams Poet Ghazal

Through Reflection

Mirror's image portrays purity through reflection
yet it does not cast acerbity through reflection.

When looking into depths of self, what is it you see?
From my own eyes darkness hides beauty through reflection.

Near sunset the lake's surface almost appears glass-like
as sky's depths mirror eternity through reflection.

As darkness surrounds me, so do memories of you,
my mind struggles to find sympathy through reflection!

Pain of death lingers, yet i cannot forge rejection
these tears I cry...hide my self pity through reflection.

If time could have given you another chance at life
then would there have been more apathy through reflection?

I search within my troubled mind for answers unfound...
through life's scars can one find sanity through reflection?

Your picture, my image, blend together as one
partly through my memory, partly through reflection.


Sandy Adams
10/23/2013
For Debbie Guzzi's take the leap
Ghazal Challenge

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Sara Kendrick November 16, 2013 at 2:34 PM Enjoyed reading your winning work..Congrats..Sara

Debbie Guzzi November 15, 2013 at 11:15 AM It is like anything Sandy the more you do it the easier it gets! DO MORE! ;) ;) Light & Love Sandra Adams November 15, 2013 at 9:19 PM Thank you Debbie...I will have to try another...

Skat A November 15, 2013 at 10:40 AM Sandra, Congratulations, on your 'Take the Leap' win............ LOVE ~ SKAT ~ Sandra Adams November 15, 2013 at 9:19 PM thank you Skat :) hugs

Debbie Guzzi November 14, 2013 at 5:04 PM You have learned 3 or 4 parts to how to write a great traditional ghazal, I loved how you went the extra mile and wrote each couplet so they could stand alone! Great line length, you nailed the rhyming word & the REPEATED word. As always a winner. Congrad's Light & Love Sandra Adams November 14, 2013 at 7:21 PM Thank you for hosting the contest and teaching me this form...your blog gave pretty darn good instructions to follow...and thank you for feeling my poem worthy :) hugs

Sheri Fresonke Harper November 13, 2013 at 12:13 PM Reflection is such a lovely word to use as an end word, it has such wonderful meaning, excellent ghazal, Sandy, congratulations on your win. Sandra Adams November 13, 2013 at 8:39 PM Thank you Sheri :)

Andrea Dietrich November 12, 2013 at 11:45 PM hey, BIG WAY TO GO on this one, Sandy. soupmail for ya. Sandra Adams November 13, 2013 at 8:38 PM Thank you Andrea :) got it...hugs

Juliet Ligon November 12, 2013 at 9:18 PM Creative, Sandra. Congrats! Sandra Adams November 13, 2013 at 8:38 PM Thank you Juliet :)

Joseph May November 12, 2013 at 10:58 AM congrays on a great win Sandra Sandra Adams November 13, 2013 at 8:37 PM thank you Joseph :)

Dr.Ram Mehta November 12, 2013 at 2:55 AM Congratulations on the win, Sandra Sandra Adams November 13, 2013 at 8:37 PM thank you Dr Ram :)

Dan Kearley November 12, 2013 at 12:31 AM A very beautiful, yet sad poem. I can see through the reflection, it is defiantly a winner! Great job on a challenging contest. :o) And thank you for your kind comment on my poem as well. Sandra Adams November 13, 2013 at 8:36 PM thank you Dan :)

Andrea Dietrich November 1, 2013 at 1:00 AM well, I was ready to get off and just remembered I had not seen your poetry in this form yet. wow, it's one of the better ones that is for sure. well done, Sandy! Sandra Adams November 11, 2013 at 7:41 PM Thank you Andrea :)

Bl Devnath October 27, 2013 at 5:06 PM Wonderful poem on reflection from many spheres. An echoing reflection of images. Lovely done, my poet friend. Loved always, bl Sandra Adams November 11, 2013 at 7:41 PM Thank you for your kind words :)

Joseph May October 26, 2013 at 8:27 PM beautiful write Sandra....best wishes in the contest... Sandra Adams November 11, 2013 at 7:38 PM thank you so much Joseph :)

Poet Destroyer A October 26, 2013 at 11:48 AM wow... wow! such a poem... Sandra.... hiding self pity through reflections... the thought pinched a nerve... enjoyed... LINDA Sandra Adams October 26, 2013 at 1:17 PM thank you...was my first ghazal and i have tweaked it a few times... :) have a good weekend...hugs :)

Richard Lamoureux October 25, 2013 at 7:24 PM Very intresting piece, I will have to check out this form, I am not familiar with it. Sandra Adams October 25, 2013 at 8:10 PM Thank you Richard...it's new to me as well :)

Sara Kendrick October 25, 2013 at 7:33 AM Very creative Ghazal..These are not so easy to write but you made it seem to flow with ease..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara Sandra Adams October 25, 2013 at 8:09 PM thank you for your vote of confindence Sara...was my first attempt at one and wasn't sure if it was ok... hugs :)

Jajosh Ongado October 24, 2013 at 9:05 PM Seeking for answers like a deep wave of inner retreat. How profound can this be; journey on. Incredibly composed! Sandra Adams October 25, 2013 at 8:08 PM thank you so much for your kind comment :)

Poet Tacito October 24, 2013 at 10:02 AM "If time could have given you another chance at life, then would there have been more apathy through reflection?" What a powerfully intense question!!! Incredible emotion & ride on this piece. Sandra Adams October 24, 2013 at 11:48 AM Thank you Drake...my muse works best with emotions especially when there is pain behind them...hugs :)

Debbie Guzzi October 24, 2013 at 9:11 AM Go Sandra, see ..you could do it! [some periods would be good ;)] THANK YOU. Light & Love Sandra Adams October 24, 2013 at 11:47 AM thank you for challenging me, and i did add some punctuation...i posted quickly last night when done with the write and tweaked it a couple times so far :) hugs

Ravi Sathasivam October 24, 2013 at 8:37 AM Excellent. Very touching write. Enjoyed reading it. Tfs Sandra Adams October 24, 2013 at 11:46 AM Thank you so much...hugs :)

Charmaine Chircop October 24, 2013 at 5:50 AM Wow..I love the topic you ve chosen 'Through reflection'.I can feel the sentiments transmitted through reflection..Awesome!!! Sandra Adams October 24, 2013 at 11:46 AM Thank you...other's always see my mother in me...she passed not much older than i am now and sometimes i like being compared to her (she was beautiful) yet other times it bothers me becuase she was not the best mother to me....hugs :)

Anne-Lise Andresen October 24, 2013 at 5:34 AM - Oh .... gives me a lump in the throat .... this is touching and beautiful Sandra ! - Luck in contest!!!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Sandra Adams October 24, 2013 at 11:44 AM thank you Anne-Lise...it was my first ghazal, so had thought long and hard! hugs :)

Dr.Ram Mehta October 23, 2013 at 9:49 PM Nice feelings of yearning and love expressed in these fine couplets, Sandra Sandra Adams October 24, 2013 at 11:42 AM thank you so much for your read and kind comment :)