Bhaskaryya21 May 2005

Is this even a ghazal? I thought ghazals were a string of couplets which made sense individually too. (Like the pearl necklace which looks beautiful while strung together but is worthy of praise while viewed singularly too)

Ghazals have a certain refrain in the 2nd line of every couplet (and both lines of the first) added with a monorhyme before the refrain.

You need to address yourself in the last couplet (called signature couplet)

Well, there are around 50 rules to make a concrete ghazal and this follows none.

I like the content though.....6

PS: I don't post much on this site, but I'd put up few of my ghazals now if you'd like to look at them.