Chris ZachariouMar 12, 2023Requiem | Cyprus PoemsChants and prayers / "from earth to earth" / "from dust to dust" / olive leaves / burning in the censer...
Chris ZachariouMar 11, 2023A Century of Sleep | Cyprus PoemsI 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 ZachariouMar 10, 2023The River Acheron | Cyprus PoemsTogether we sang lullabies / and on my guitar, I played her love songs / once taught me by the master...
Chris ZachariouMar 9, 2023Giulietta | Cyprus Poemsthen noon; penicillin / and a needle full of death / death, so much death / rains this morning on Verona...
Chris ZachariouMar 8, 2023Ophelia Lost | Cyprus PoemsOphelia is so beautiful / swimming in the murmurs of the morning / and in the red and purple sighs of sunset...
Chris ZachariouMar 7, 2023The Epitaph | Cyprus PoemsShe rises silently— / remote, pale, and peaceful. / Under the stern gaze of the saints / she shrouds herself in candlelight...
Chris ZachariouDec 20, 2022My Day | Melancholy PoemsA poem set in Little Venice in London, about a solitary man who lives a lonely existence haunted by memories of lost love.
Chris ZachariouNov 26, 2022A Mirage on the Water | A Coming-of-Age PoemIn the realm where dreams intertwine with reality, a forbidden liaison ignites on the shore, enveloped in mystique and alluring whispers.
Chris ZachariouOct 5, 2022Songs at 4 am | Melancholy PoemsThe poem captures the sadness and despair of lost love against the backdrop of Little Venice, one of the most beautiful parts of London.