The Poetry of Love and Loss,
Joy and Despair
A Journey Through Life's Tapestry: Poems of Love, Loss, Grief, and Despair
Welcome to a world of poetry that delves into the emotional contours of life, exploring themes that touch every facet of the human experience. Within these pages, the poet's voice navigates love and loss, grief and despair and the mysteries of faith. While certain poems are inspired by early memories of Cyprus—fondly referred to by the poet as “Cyprus Poems” and “Cyprus Poetry”—the collection spans far beyond, offering reflections on universal themes and timeless questions.
a favourite poem
A Mirage on the Water
Coming of Age Poems
Each day at noon, I cycled
in the pungent fumes of melting tar
to a pubescent mirage on the water.
We were bound to each other
by ancient folklore of the land;
I, the young protégée of the sea,
seething, always unsated and, she
the precious daughter of the master.
Dressed in homespun blue
she glided to the beach at 2 pm
guarded by her father’s scathing
psalms and holy hymn books.
For many hours, I watched her lay
on the rocks in an other-worldly reverie
until I could almost taste the salt
and seaweed on her sunburnt thighs.
Whims of tortured youth—
We gorged on sweet apricots and figs
drifting on a raft we borrowed from
a sightless minstrel.
Vengeful monks nailed us on a cross
without mercy for the sin of youth.
We prayed for us, we prayed for Jesus
and together sought refuge from the elders
in the vastness of the cerulean sea.
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