Addressed to the devil

“But soon the devil’s among us flesh and fell,” from ‘The Ballad Of Villon And Fat Madge’ by François Villon

Raging as white hot fire in response,
He cringed, I knew that’s his response.

My body is a walking representation,
deceiving devil’s darkness in response.

I devour rectitude as daily breakfast,
disregarding ills to follow in response.

Oh glancing through the veil of matter,
shall shatter clout of guile’s response.

I will bring the devil down on his knees
laugh heartily as courteous response.

 

Form: Ghazal

Photo credits: Pinterest

Posted for ‘Poems in April’ @ Real Toads

Posted on Poetry Pantry @ Poets United

52 thoughts on “Addressed to the devil

  1. Ellecee says:

    A strong and powerful stance against”the enemy” I hear all your words but especially the last two lines. So well done 🙂

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  2. gillena says:

    Such a fierce warrior of Light, I applaud you Sanaa. Thank you for a beautiful ghazal response to today’s prompt

    Much🌼love

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

      (and thank you for the lovely prompt)

  3. Kerry O'Connor says:

    A wonderful ghazal! I love the form, and this is an excellent example. Each couplet acts alone, but together, the theme resounds.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it!❤️

  4. I like your letter to the Devil. You put him in his place.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️

    1. Sanaa says:

      Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Colleen ❤️

  5. Margaret says:

    Certainly not easy to do – virtue over vice is a daily struggle.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Margaret ❤️

  6. Snap – we picked the same quote! I like what you’ve made of it, Sanaa, especially the repletion of ‘in response’, which reminds me :of a religious service; the line:
    ‘I devour rectitude as daily breakfast’
    and the internal rhyme in:
    ‘Oh glancing through the veil of matter,
    shall shatter clout of guile’s response’.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Yes I noticed!❤️ Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️

  7. Vivian Zems says:

    Quite evocative!…My fave : ..”I devour rectitude as daily breakfast…”

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  8. Jim says:

    You did well with those lines, Sanaa. I thought only a little bit and decided they were harder than I wanted to handle.
    .

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️

  9. And so is your poetry raging white-hot this April! Brilliant and beautiful. Each new one you write becomes my immediate favourite.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😍 so glad you liked it!❤️

  10. Rommy says:

    There is a lot of pride in that victory

    1. Sanaa says:

      ❤️❤️❤️

  11. Beautiful and powerful, Sanaa !
    Loved the closing lines –
    “I will bring the devil down on his knees
    laugh heartily as courteous response “

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Neeraj 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  12. The sarcasm (of laughter as courtesy) makes for a rather appropriate ending.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  13. Very interesting form, and I love your response! 😉

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Donna 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  14. I especially like “I devour rectitude as daily breakfast”.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  15. the third stanza resists magnificently

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  16. Bjorn says:

    Love how you treated the form… raging hot.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  17. Julian says:

    This certainly is a well crafted poem. Loved it, Sanaa.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Julian 🙂 so good to see you ❤️

  18. ZQ says:

    This was excellent SANAA!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, ZQ 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  19. Wendy Bourke says:

    Wonderful job with the form – cascading to a brilliant and impactful close.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  20. Yes, good will prevail over evil! Well done. 😊

    1. Sanaa says:

      Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Loredana ❤️

  21. Myrna says:

    Powerful and defiant words for that evil enemy.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️

  22. Thotpurge says:

    I devour rectitude as daily breakfast..
    nicely done Sanaa.. ghazal is one of my favourite forms!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Rajani 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  23. dsnake1 says:

    a form i find not easy to write, but you have done it brilliantly. i like that bit of sarcasm at the end, cool!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Thank you so much, Cheong 😀 so good to see you ❤️

  24. Rall says:

    The devil is seduuctive and gorgeous. He is supposed to be, otherwise his success rate would not be as good as it is. Use him as a pin cushion or a voodoo doll for those lethally sharp quilled feathers of yours:)

    1. Sanaa says:

      😉

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