verse poetry

Standing youthfully tall and strikingly classic; Her black hair away from her face so fine and aristocratic, Her merry brown eyes and open smiling countenance Uplifts […]

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 […]

‘I am sorry’, just three simple words of magic; Pouring soothing balm on wounds sometimes tragic. Helping heal pain in the mind of memories vivid; This […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I was there for you in spirit, for a year or more before my fall; Not clinging like the ivy on the ancient stone wall, But, […]

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 […]

Has security of state sapped our souls, When once our hearts were true and bold Our strong British spirit the envy of all, We were British […]

Sinister shadows steal into our vista, Like a murderer injecting poison where he had kissed her, The young and innocent are first to fall victim, The […]

We are invited here to celebrate, the spirit of Saint George. We come together to remember our heroes, writers, inventors, leaders. We led the world until […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A flicker of a fledgling flame of an idea came. Would it take hold and gather strength and fame? Spread strongly climb burning emblazing, not tame. […]

You had a diamond, a pearl in your palm. You let her slip between your open fingertips. Easily discarding uncaring, doing her harm. You were blind […]

We were given a golden globe of magnificence. Perfect in shape and balanced in the universe. The colours of our world are gorgeous in their majesty […]

Here in Cyprus it’s a blissful beautiful God given day. Incredible, that just a short distance away, Across the azure Mediterranean Sea; Wars wage now, and […]