poems

February 6, 2013

The Illusion

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 […]
February 6, 2013

The Lament

The soul singer sings, to the throb of the saxophone. His dark deep gravelly resonance bemoans, His loss of love and grief profound, pours forth. I […]
February 6, 2013

The Moon

Give me room to touch the moon. A tranquillity, a peace that is profound; To experience in depth the here and now; And far beyond the […]
February 6, 2013

The New Accountant

Angelos, I’m so sorry, I must leave KPMG, For Costas came between us, As I was too small for you. Savvas, the new accountant, lives and […]
February 6, 2013

The New President

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 […]
February 6, 2013

The Present

If I could, I would present you, with all your aspirations; Parceled up in protective silk, that I would use for wrapping. Also, my gift for […]
February 6, 2013

The Special Visitor

When he phones to ask if I am free for him to call, The world seems brighter than before; I look forward so much to his […]
February 6, 2013

The Surgeon

The stainless steel scalpel Removes years of misery and grief, Gives a second chance of flowering; A second chance of youth. The surgeon’s skilful scalpel releases […]
February 6, 2013

The Text

All I asked for was a simple apology, For the wrong of a long time yesterday; So a new dawn of a relationship might grow. Not […]
February 6, 2013

The Wave

The same gentle wave that caresses our peaceful Cyprus shores; Is the same, that strokes the sand, on turbulent war torn land. Unceasingly, stroking the unhappy […]
February 6, 2013

Tibet

Again, Foreign Office officials, besmirch the UK name. Pushing the Nation’s reputation firmly down the drain; At this time, of global monetary meltdown misery They say […]
February 6, 2013

Turning Away

I tend to turn away from ugly scenes; When perhaps I should have stayed, changed things. If I ignore, what is blatantly wrong, my conscience stings. […]
February 6, 2013

Waiting for you

The long morning quickly gathers a pace, Late afternoon, then suddenly closing of the day. Magic rolls down from the hills of Akrounta; Twilight becomes darkness, […]
February 6, 2013

Why

Why must you have women chase you? Are you not brave enough to Run after and win them for you. Women who chase, I believe are […]
February 6, 2013

Your Lover

You deserve a lover who always makes you laugh, Who is always at your side and always on your side. A lover who can push away […]
February 6, 2013

The Builders

The Company name is Pegasus, The mythical winged horse, a constellation. Who, it is said, with its hoof kicked a stone, Creating out of rock a […]
February 6, 2013

Modern British Foreign Diplomats

(The rebuttal; Cyprus, from October 6th— 30th December 2008) These days, men in high foreign diplomatic positions, It seems in their lofty ivory towers of distinction, […]
February 6, 2013

The Rose

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 […]
February 6, 2013

Chocolate

The box of temptation lay open on the tray Dark shiny little baby bricks, in their little beds. The rich aroma wafting, urging me astray, Like […]
February 15, 2013

Dark Days

Today you were so kind and sweet. You kissed my black eye and licked my cracked lip. You were so sorry you knocked me off my […]