The Tallest Bridge in the World - a poem by Chris Zachariou

London Bridge - Photo by Nicholas Goodden

Hail our bridge

the tallest bridge in the whole world.

Made of white marzipan

—beautiful, mouth-watering marzipan—

it stands in the waters of the river

on giant stilts of fruit and cake.

Sappho in love - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Sappho

She came into my world

on jasmine scented wings

and I was beguiled by love

the speechless shy kind

that hides in a blushing lily

only to reveal itself at midnight.

The poet's lament - a poem by Chris Zachariou

An Embrace in Societal Reflections

The poets gather at the well

of broken stanzas to mourn

for all the rhymes stolen by men

in white suits and loaded guns.

Sweet songbird - a poem by Chris Zachariou

The horrific death of migratory birds in Cyprus

Sweet songbird of Saranti
look at the purples in the hills
see the vines on their slopes
with red and white grapes.

Winter tales - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Pirates Gambling for Maidens

I.

An icy North Wind sailing

on green and purple seas

whips and mauls the land.

The frozen peaks

of the Anatolian Mountains

tower in the distance

and the Moor is howling

in the Devil's Sea.

The story of the laughing son - a poem by Chris Zachariou

A chronicle of a death foretold

At six o'clock

with his open casket

on their stooping shoulders

the frozen mourners shiver

and stumble in the mud.

The lilac march rises

in the sombre streets

and a eulogy draped in black
weeps silently in the censer.

Poets in love - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Lovers Embracing in the Mud

The poet with unbridled thoughts

and the scent of fledgling sparrows

   on her lips

rides bareback to the river

on the preacher's scarlet mule.

Baring her teeth, she hunts

the piety of the mosquito hunter

until her quarry whimpers