25 thoughts on “The Wrong Way Home (a ghazal)”

1. msjadeli May 27, 2019 at 10:12 am

   Can’t comment on the form but the tale is complete here and entertaining.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMay 30, 2019 at 10:14 am

      Thank you!

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      1. msjadeli May 30, 2019 at 3:29 pm

         You are welcome.

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2. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) May 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm

   Ha… love this. For sure every night comes to a harsh end if you stray from the straight way home.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMay 30, 2019 at 10:14 am

      …a cautionary tale! Thanks Bjorn!

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3. Eilene Lyon May 27, 2019 at 7:07 pm

   This is a grand piece of work!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMay 30, 2019 at 10:15 am

      Thanks, Eilene!

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4. calmkate May 28, 2019 at 3:29 am

   This is so loaded with humour and an underlying warning, love it!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMay 30, 2019 at 10:15 am

      Thank you, much appreciated!

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      1. calmkate May 30, 2019 at 11:39 am

         most welcome!

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5. Susanne May 28, 2019 at 12:37 pm

   So damn good. Your work definitely found its way home

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMay 29, 2019 at 8:51 pm

      Thank you Suzanne! I’m kind of pleased with this one!

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6. Rosemary Nissen-Wade May 29, 2019 at 6:06 am

   A humorous ghazal! I didn’t think there could be such a thing – but perhaps, in the contemporary version, it’s permissible. Terrific poem, anyhow.

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorMay 30, 2019 at 10:26 am

      Thanks Rosemary…..yes I was unsure whether the subject matter fitted the form, but I like the idea of a refrain, so I went ahead any way!

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7. Gay Reiser Cannon May 30, 2019 at 9:01 pm

   Very modern, and apt. This captures the spirit of the form I believe – and it certainly is a poem of this time. Excellent work!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorJune 3, 2019 at 6:37 pm

      Thank you Gay! I wasn’t sure that the subject matter fit the form.!

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8. V.J. Knutson June 4, 2019 at 10:43 am

   Applause! Well done!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorJune 5, 2019 at 11:08 pm

      Thank you!

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      1. V.J. Knutson June 6, 2019 at 7:43 am

         Always welcome!

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9. Grace June 6, 2019 at 6:13 pm

   The twist in ending couplet just nailed this ghazal. Well done with the form!!

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   1. sdtp33 Post authorJune 7, 2019 at 6:02 pm

      Thanks Grace, I was kind of pleased with this one!

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10. dragyonfly June 7, 2019 at 10:49 am

    Now THIS! I can relate to because I have taken the wrong way home on several occasions, but of course now that I have finally found my way home I don’t have to do all that swerving around. That, my friend, was a Ghazal I can get behind. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. sdtp33 Post authorJune 7, 2019 at 6:04 pm

       Thank you, very much appreciated and stay away from that wrong way home! 😊

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11. Anna June 7, 2019 at 3:59 pm

    Enjoyed the humor and the update on the form, nicely done.

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    1. sdtp33 Post authorJune 7, 2019 at 6:06 pm

       Thank you Anna,much appreciated.

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