Sonnet Ghazal
From Roger Sedarat’s collection of poetry Ghazal Games (2011, Ohio University Press).Also see “Ghazal Game #1”. Sonnet Ghazal for Janette Hafez, the baker, could see
From Roger Sedarat’s collection of poetry Ghazal Games (2011, Ohio University Press).Also see “Ghazal Game #1”. Sonnet Ghazal for Janette Hafez, the baker, could see
From Roger Sedarat’s collection of poetry Ghazal Games (2011, Ohio University Press).Also see “”Sonnet Ghazal . Ghazal Game #1 Think of the greatest love you’ve
When my beloved takes a goblet, Even the clerics want to rob it. Crying, I’m at the feet of her. She only asks, “What shoes
Knives in bushes, man-made thorns so striking they draw rose blood, arterial angels on the sidewalk, faces heavy with frost falling to splashes of life
Knives in bushes, man-made thorns so striking they draw rose blood, arterial angels on the sidewalk, faces heavy with frost falling to splashes of life
Sea shells gathered at the Caspian sea too late in autumn, kids' faces turn pink as they kick water, scream-laugh to heaven, a crescent moon
Your heart is a sour cherry in rice; steam surrounds you, moist white like a cumulus cloud hiding a jagged pinnacle. A spot of sun