Tiger Lilies - a poem by Chris Zachariou

butterfly

All that we buried deep

has now risen to the fore.

The anger, the fury and the rage.

This reveals to me so much more

than your rhymes will ever say.

Little children - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Credit: Getty Images

Rachel with a yellow star

on her tiny little arm
walks into the jaws of death.

Little butterfly - a poem by Chris Zachariou

loneliness

You flirted so sweetly.

Oh, how you laughed when

he teased you and how

cute you looked, blushing

the way you did every time

he said your name.

A love story - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Our situation was absurd.

Improbable. Impossible even

the voice of reason screamed.

But we knew this from the start.

So we banished the voice.

We were so happy.

Our minds and souls

joined in perfect harmony.

Persephone leaving - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Hades and Persephone by Tatiana Barbesolle

When Persephone came back to me

a rainbow of colours exploded in the world.

I had waited for her for so long, I could only see

the child that left and not the woman who returned.

To me, she was still my gentle lover.

My welcome guests - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Melancholy Embrace

An avalanche of memories—
songs, white lilies, yellow roses;
my friends and welcome guests.

They knock on my door
we sit around the table
we smoke, drink wine
and talk about you.

Icarus - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Icarus by Henri Matisse

Rise to the dizzy heights

dream the dreams

and think the thoughts

that you and only you

alone can think.