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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
Oct 16, 2024
Persephone Leaving | Greek Mythology Poems
When Persephone came back to me a rainbow of colours exploded in my grey life. I had waited for her for so long, I could only see the...


Chris Zachariou
Oct 16, 2024
Persephone Returns | Greek Mythology Poems
A poem drawing upon the tale of Persephone's annual journey between the underworld and the earth symbolizing the cyclical nature of life.


Chris Zachariou
Dec 2, 2023
Rachel and Aysha | Anti-War Poems
Rachel and Aysha
hand in hand weep / at the gates of Salem / but the Lord is deaf.


Chris Zachariou
Jun 7, 2023
The Last Temptation of Christ
A Profound Exploration of Humanity and Divine Struggle. An essay on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis


Chris Zachariou
Mar 19, 2023
Three Sighs Before Sunrise | Cyprus Poems
the white flower in the meadow / the pristine cove and the fragile sand / the ease of dusk in summertime...

Chris Zachariou
Mar 17, 2023
The Harvest of the Souls | Cyprus Poems
A shadow fell across the land / like the wrath of a forgotten god / a giant stain on the summer sun...


Chris Zachariou
Mar 16, 2023
The Underworld | Cyprus Poems
Death called for her on a Summer's day at noon / and now she lies by the river / ready to begin her journey / to the World of Gloom...


Chris Zachariou
Mar 15, 2023
The Funeral | Cyprus Poems
Roses and carnations / frankincense and jasmine / the scent of burning centres /l aments and flaxen light...


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...
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