Gramercy Ghazal
“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ― Meister Eckhart If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough,whispered to your privileged pillow before sleep...
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very interesting movement in this ghazal. From "enough" to "poof puff" I just love it! I like your take on the form. The rhymed couplets rather than the strict repetition of a single word/phrase....
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Yes, very nice, Greta. And all true, but not treacly. "actorly": great sound. "dissected, knifeless". As if you are an old hand at this form. Really like sher 3: with"fist sized"/"small stuff". And...
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I’m familiar with Gramercy Park and have walked through it once. I did not know the actual meaning of the word, gramercy. Many thanks. It’s lovely and fitting. I like the archaic feel of it, which...
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i was attempting to write the word roughly as it's pronounced, and finding it a fascinating word. . . like a prayer itself.
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Greta, I also love the list of things to be thankful for, the opening quote, and Gramercy park (my brother lives there). This is in the spirit of a ghazal with its mostly self-contained couplets, but...
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