The power of humble verse is considerable, To say in a line the most beautiful, or the most despicable, To paint a portrait of honesty, of […]

If I have ever upset you, or given a moments disquiet, Please forgive me, for I am a child of the universe, And wrong doings against […]

I was nothing in your eyes, by your inertia, I must surmise. All those hours that I spent with you in my mind; why was I […]

Determined he strode purposefully into the arena. He, who had won the hearts and votes of his fellow countrymen. The first black American to lead his […]

I see her at a distance walking swiftly to greet me. She is, from her voice, just as I had imagined her. Chic, well groomed, a […]

Our much loved, cared for chapel, attended by so many people Can be viewed on a knoll from the road, door to steeple; And the soldier […]

A blue and white diamond in the Mycenaean sea, Resting in her berth patiently waiting for me. Gently swaying to the harbour’s harmony, Of the rattle […]

In December, two thousand and eight, Our dam a puddle, still no rain in sight. Cyprus, where water rationing is the call. Stop go control, causes […]

You gave me a special rose in my mind, with your early morning call. Your loving voice on the phone to rise and fall. This beautiful […]

I would love to hear of accolades regarding foreign diplomats. Sadly, rarely do we hear of positive, successful work in evidence. Five thousand passengers stranded in […]

People, people, put down your knives! You have now taken too many lives; The battle fought and won long ago, Fills now our hearts with terrible […]

My unique beautiful daughter, a gift to us all from God, The sweetest truest person that walks the land. Why then does the world seem unfairly […]

I think of Mike as Mr. Cyprus, middle aged, not too tall. With a deep knowledge of alarms and so much more, he is curious about […]

If I hope for pleasant presents presented on a plate, Phone calls or messages that do not present, Of gifts of loving sentiment that do not […]

Black thunder clouds above the mountains Proclaiming at last, rain is advancing; To quench the parched dry soil’s thirst And to feed the unborn blade of […]