Poetry by Chris Zachariou

At times, old insecurities come to the fore, hand in hand with wistful memories of past lovers, loss, death and grief. At other times, I have bitter quarrels with God late into the night about sin, redemption and child-death; and when solace will not come, in despair, I run for shelter to life's true confessional—poetry.

Saturday, 2 December 2023

Rachel and Aysha - The Innocent Victims of War

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The Golden Gate of old Jerusalem Rachel screams. A ripping pain mauls her body but the cruel abuser has no pity.
Saturday, 11 November 2023

The Madonna of the River | A Coming-of-Age Poem

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A Young Woman Swimming A Young Woman Swimming My green-eyed Madonna writhes and screeches in the mud with tobacco-chewing rednecks.
Saturday, 7 October 2023

Where Did the Blues Go to Die? - A Poem by Chris Zachariou

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  A Blues Guitar Player I waited at the station for the train to St. Louis, but the train never came.
Saturday, 19 March 2022

Songs at 4 am - a poem by Chris Zachariou

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It's the twentieth of December. The Jewish minstrel strummed his chords at 4 am and nailed me to the stave in every minor scale.
Monday, 7 March 2022

The old fool - a poem by Chris Zachariou

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The London Yellow Circle Line  I'm shackled on the Circle Line rereading the same adverts all the time. There are all kinds of people on...
Saturday, 9 October 2021

Lilith's revenge - a poem by Chris Zachariou

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Lilith the first woman “Her gates are gates of death, and from the entrance of the house she sets out towards Sheol” * Thursday’s chil...
Saturday, 11 September 2021

I will always be her lover - a poem by Chris Zachariou

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Passionate Embrace: Evoking Erotic Poetry I live inside her twisted mind. There was no choice. She left the door ajar and casually...
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