A Ghazal

 A Ghazal

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..)