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

Aug 6, 2022

Yesterday’s Café | Melancholy Poems

"Yesterday’s Café” delves into themes of love, loss, and the passage of time, rendered through a tableau of autumnal reflection.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

Sappho’s pain at the loss of Atthis. She wishes her a happy life while secretly she still hopes for her return.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

It is nearly impossible to stay friends when lovers part but one remains in love.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

An introspective journey through longing and betrayal, "The Troubadour" explores the complexities of love in melancholy verse.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

The poem portrays a reflective journey through memories tainted by both sweetness and sorrow evoking a sense of introspection and longing.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

I kissed your broken hopes / I warmed you with gasping breath / and prayed to the gods / that you would never leave me...

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

Cotton fluffy clouds / sailing in clear blue skies / English roses blooming in perfect English gardens...

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

An imagined view of the blossoming of an affair between the two lovers and a testament to the enduring power of love and the pain of loss.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

Sappho mourns the end of her relationship with Anactoria and begs Aphrodite's help to overcome the pain of her loss.

Chris Zachariou

Aug 6, 2022

Α poem capturing a deeply personal and introspective journey through the evolution of a relationship and the transformation of an individual