A Ghazal
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In heart's alleys, a singular halo of sadness remains
In a little nook of mind, a lingering darkness remains
Forgotten shores, lapping and frothing waves, warmer banks of sands
Memory's broken figment, a shadowy lightness remains
I’ve been what I’ve been, a stranger and a wanderer even
Not her though, like steadfast angelic light, her kindness remains
Under the canopy of countless stars and a brighter moon
A doubt lurks, a question hums and hums, a lonesomeness remains
How we have walked along these uncertain and weary roads
And though the perils are forgotten, the awareness remains
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Anant Dhavale
(I wrote this Ghazal in simple syllabic verse to match the cadence the genre requires..)
