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“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
A strong and powerful stance against”the enemy” I hear all your words but especially the last two lines. So well done 🙂
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Such a fierce warrior of Light, I applaud you Sanaa. Thank you for a beautiful ghazal response to today’s prompt
Much🌼love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
A wonderful ghazal! I love the form, and this is an excellent example. Each couplet acts alone, but together, the theme resounds.
Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it!❤️
I like your letter to the Devil. You put him in his place.
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Well said, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
So many ways to respond!
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Colleen ❤️
Certainly not easy to do – virtue over vice is a daily struggle.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Margaret ❤️
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’.
Yes I noticed!❤️ Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
Quite evocative!…My fave : ..”I devour rectitude as daily breakfast…”
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You did well with those lines, Sanaa. I thought only a little bit and decided they were harder than I wanted to handle.
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Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
And so is your poetry raging white-hot this April! Brilliant and beautiful. Each new one you write becomes my immediate favourite.
Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😍 so glad you liked it!❤️
There is a lot of pride in that victory
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Beautiful and powerful, Sanaa !
Loved the closing lines –
“I will bring the devil down on his knees
laugh heartily as courteous response “
Thank you so much, Neeraj 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
The sarcasm (of laughter as courtesy) makes for a rather appropriate ending.
Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Very interesting form, and I love your response! 😉
Thank you so much, Donna 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I especially like “I devour rectitude as daily breakfast”.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
the third stanza resists magnificently
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Love how you treated the form… raging hot.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
This certainly is a well crafted poem. Loved it, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Julian 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
This was excellent SANAA!
Thank you so much, ZQ 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Wonderful job with the form – cascading to a brilliant and impactful close.
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Yes, good will prevail over evil! Well done. 😊
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Loredana ❤️
Powerful and defiant words for that evil enemy.
Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I devour rectitude as daily breakfast..
nicely done Sanaa.. ghazal is one of my favourite forms!
Thank you so much, Rajani 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
a form i find not easy to write, but you have done it brilliantly. i like that bit of sarcasm at the end, cool!
Thank you so much, Cheong 😀 so good to see you ❤️
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:)
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