A Ghazal poem rules

Arabic poetry with some specific rules, which we (Americans) don’t always follow in modern style, but try to.

1. most often love themed – may be about people, or God, or individuals
2. 5 – 15 sonnets
3. same number of syllables in each line
4. rhyming is in lines 1,2 and then all even numbered lines – but in the middle, not the end of the line
5. always use the same word at the end of the line in lines 1,2, and then all even numbered lines
6. end sonnet refers to the poet by their name (first or last).
7. each sonnet is a stand alone verse and does not necessarily relate to other sonnets
8. there may or may not be a unifying theme in the whole Ghazal

I find these really hard to write. My one (poorly written) Ghazal so far is here.

An outside better written guide about writing Ghazals