Hope Ghazal Poems

If stagnant air turns breeze, how nice,
Desire, to ‘was’ from ‘is’, how nice.

What was mere flash has flared to fire,
If doubts fade, in fire cease,...

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Light

Nightfall’s hand laid heavy on fleeing twilight
While the darkness, born early, swallowed the light.

Driving rain clouded the eyes of...

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In my poetic garden, where petals breathe with light - I feel evergreen.
Among ruby roses I see butterflies take flight - I feel evergreen.

Roaming under...

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Your smile was one of innocence before you looked away.
Was that a bit of fear in your eyes as you looked away?

For a month you...

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I walk the cemetery all alone with me,
loving each ancient, gnarled, beautiful perfect tree.

The grief in this graveyard hangs like a green curtain,
the grass-...

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dear, somethings in love are done without say,
in silence you may wish to walk away.

so please close the door gently as you leave,
so I may...

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While close, you appear distant in the mirror of my dreams,
Living nearby, whole neighborhood seems absent in my heart,

The image of love is fearful and...

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For children’s maw a woman slept,
When not, wage and daily bun slept.

In hope that at late last he’d come,
Windows, leaving doors open, slept.

The night, shadowy...

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In unlettered eyes too language there is, 
World would read, hope-mixed mirage too there is.

In breath of death breathlessness too there is,
Wish to live by...

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relief is the highest thing to recognize 
to climb the height 
you gotta jump to the bright light 
or
Follow a heck of a line 
saw...

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It now and then, a little stone 
 about his love said

Busy with the voice that  in unison said

Now my love for me is...

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Serenity found in the gentle pines, woodland hues
Breathless leaves, rustling softly, heartland muse

Amber and scarlet, fiery shadows, falling to earth
Caressing the light, creative touch, freehand...

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The dreams sure were dreamt— by one alone,
Not by both and sure failed to reach peak.

Let’s now build together our dream house—
Bring own base, cement,...

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The dream that halfway slipped, dispersed,
Where do I go to find it out?

Dispersing, to dawn it whispered
Something, day nor dusk could find out.

My dreams, if...

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soft mist falls silent, gentle as a prayer on the dreaming mountains
breath of hope arrayed in luminous light beckons the gleaming mountains

graceful praise lifts to...

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