MISS FOLLY: a ghazal

MISS FOLLY: a ghazal


I so want to kiss Folly.
My dear blonde girl Miss Folly!

Beauty and brains do not mix,
Sometimes it is bliss, folly.

In the wise men’s conference,
It’s just a sweet dish, folly.

Greatest minds it can devour
Like piranha fish, folly.

O Knowledge, even thy sword
Is bent when we swish folly.

On April Fool’s Day this year
Khalish, I just wish folly.


* Written in 7-7-7-7 format. For a note on ghazal, please see "WHAT IS A GHAZAL AND HOW TO WRITE IT?" . The word Khalish, author’s pen name, is an Urdu word meaning ache or pain.
* Awarded prize in "April Folly SLAM" , which was a contest for slam poetry.
* Initially written as item 956571, replaced on 15 January 2006 by entry 399514 (now deleted), in the book "MY GHAZALS IN ENGLISH" , MY GHAZALS. Posted as the present item on 8 February 2010.

M C Gupta ‘Khalish’
2 April 2005