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 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
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 9, 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 8, 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 7, 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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