Chris Zachariou
The Funeral | Cyprus Poems
Roses and carnations / frankincense and jasmine / the scent of burning centres /l aments and flaxen light...
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In my poetry, I try to include all aspects of the human condition. Love and pain, sin and redemption, life and death and all that lies in between.
Chris Zachariou
Mar 14, 2023
The River Acheron | Cyprus Poems
Together we sang lullabies / and on my guitar, I played her love songs / once taught me by the master...
Chris Zachariou
Mar 13, 2023
Giulietta | Cyprus Poems
then noon; penicillin / and a needle full of death / death, so much death / rains this morning on Verona...
Chris Zachariou
Mar 12, 2023
Requiem | Cyprus Poems
Chants and prayers / "from earth to earth" / "from dust to dust" / olive leaves / burning in the censer...
Chris Zachariou
Mar 11, 2023
A Century of Sleep | Cyprus Poems
I buried my songs / in a wooden hut / and in the shade / of scented candles / I saw the Trisagion grieve /in the young girl's tears...
Chris Zachariou
Mar 10, 2023
Ophelia Lost | Cyprus Poems
Ophelia is so beautiful / swimming in the murmurs of the morning / and in the red and purple sighs of sunset...
Chris Zachariou
Mar 9, 2023
The Epitaph | Cyprus Poems
She rises silently— / remote, pale, and peaceful. / Under the stern gaze of the saints / she shrouds herself in candlelight...
Chris Zachariou
Nov 26, 2022
A Mirage on the Water | A Coming-of-Age Poem
In the realm where dreams intertwine with reality, a forbidden liaison ignites on the shore, enveloped in mystique and alluring whispers.
Chris Zachariou
Nov 5, 2022
Theofani | Cyprus Poems
Set in the1900s the poem delves into the life of a woman, possibly afflicted by a stroke, or was it the work of goblins on a haunted bridge?
Chris Zachariou
Aug 6, 2022
Sweet Songbird | A Coming-of-Age Poem
An allegory of young girls enticed to the city's bright lights, facing dire consequences. Symbolism weaves dark truths.
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