Diamond

Diamond

love

delightful, significant

caring, encouraging, supporting

Hugs, kisses, treachery, jealousy

deceiving, disregard, despise

bitter, malicious

hate

Free Verse

Sisterhood

What you mean to me,

Is something I can’t explain,

You are someone I look up to,

And have so much to gain,

You are like my superhero,

To call for when I’m in distress

Your humble words encourage me,

When I my mind is in a mess,

I can never imagine,

This weary world without you here,

In my heart there will always be,

An older sister living near,

Elegy

Elegy

It’s been many years since you said farewell,

From this bleak world to the blue skies above,

Even in these times past memories dwell,

Memories of us once being in love,

You were a regal man of character,

A personality always admired,

Your talents made the world a better place,

Your presence today is strongly desired,

But I notice that you have lived your life,

And nothing can become undone,

Your soul now rests in the afterlife,

To where a new pathway has begun,

Ghazal Analysis

Ghazal 1

Ramkrishna Das

At least, for the sake of hurting I beg you to come to me
Long before the saddest parting I beg you to come to me

I am not demanding you to bestow me treasure of love
Once for the sake of acting I beg you to come to me —

If you think your love for me can be expressed by hiding it
Long before you hid that feeling I beg you to come to me

It is my sinister luck that I don't make a proper match
For you are extremely charming I beg you to come to me

With your all lame excuses don't make Archi's life a hell
One day, for never returning I beg you to come to me

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Analysis:

Title- Ghazel 1

I don't think I can get much information from this other than the fact that I know the poem is a Ghazel.

Paraphrase-

This ghazel is about the pain of love and yearning for a loved one.

Connotation-

?

Attitude-

The tone is strong desire or yearning.

Shifts-

The tone remains the same and syllables in each line are always 9-10.

Love and Hate

That’s what family is there for,

Although there are days when we really hate,

It is the love that hems the tore,

Sometimes your presence is such a bore,

But yet I always seem to be await,

That’s what family is there for,

It’s best just to simply ignore,

But without your words I feel no weight,

It is the love that hems the tore,

When we clash it’s a belligerent war,

But what I need is a sturdy gate,

That’s what family is there for,

I can feel emptiness start to pour,

But you feel the same so I can relate,

It is the love that hems the tore,

Without your footsteps there is no floor,

The shower of happiness starts to abate,

That’s what family is there for,

It is the love that hems the tore,