Ghazal Poem

Hello to all,
so this week's poetry exercise is a Ghazal poem. I enjoyed this form, as it allowed for some mix of freedom, and convention (you'll see what I mean). Ghazals are a pretty neat format, so I highly recommend you look into them for yourself.

What Makes Him?

Is it a sense of honour, piety, and duty that makes a man?

Or maybe some form of righteous divinity that makes a man?

Maybe they’re born with blood of Achilles or Hercules,

But isn’t it quite bloody unlikely that’s what makes a man?

It could be his capacity to collect romantic conquests,

Maybe that’d cancel the majority for what makes a man?

I’ve got it, the secret is money, and power, and shiny stuff,

Not looking good is it, my journey to what makes a man?

All I have is the soul of a Hunter, patient, and accurate,

Won’t that do, tell me now quickly is what makes a man?




Tim Hunter