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Beaming, she stood at her surgery door, looking over us all, Rather like a mother hen over her chicks. And the dark dismal atmosphere lifted away […]

Exploding with laughter he leapt into my life And Cypriot sunshine engulfed the whole place. Complex, clever, kind and astute, Sensitive, assertive, but never morose. This […]

The Devil’s disciple has a seductive, silky voice. Like a poisonous viper sliding into our vulnerable lives; Watching, waiting for his moment to strike. In his […]

And there he sits, diminished in size in my eyes. The same smile, the same seductive charm. The same patter of words to make a suggestive […]

Why do we let the leeches into our lives? Why do we let them into our minds? Once in, why do we allow them to remain, […]

Her face is frozen, her hands visibly trembling. Like an overstretched violin, her voice high and excitable. This woman is suffering, like the bull in the […]

Thinking of Costas, makes me smile. For you my friend, will always go that extra mile. You will always give us your all, Whatever the problem […]

He is there at the door, almost before you have called. Young and capable, Satellite Simon, known to nearly all. Stocky, not too tall, huge smile, […]

Farewell Bob, husband, father grandfather, friend. We will remember your goodness, your laughter my friend; Your patience and kindness, you gave of yourself. Always smiling, always […]

Oh Ray, we are so sorry You slipped away from us in your sleep. Too soon to leave us, so much still to do. You leave […]

How delighted, we all are, to be here today. To witness the marriage of this extraordinary girl. We have seen Natalie blossom from child to bride. […]

I am not going there, down to dark depression’s lair. I want to feel the summer breeze in my hair, The wind on my face, the […]

The narrow road winds into a loop. The billowing white clouds of smoke, Are on my left. On my right, the dried up reservoir. The grass […]

Dinner is done, conversation ceases, Music strikes up, loudly insistently, Couples dance, hectically chaotically, Lone lady ponders on the rhythm of life. Lone lady listening at […]

See me as a soldier, trained and ready to go To serve my Queen and country and give my life as well. My uniform is made […]

The Judge on the bench looks solemnly down, The weight of poor law upon him. He looks down on the worried young soldier before him, Both […]

With humility, Peter the Padre wears the cloth of God; Giving compassion and strength to the lonely worried soldier’s wife. He helps to decompress the soldiers […]

Like a reed in the breeze, Her form, like a serpent sways, Her tousled red hair as flames cascade. The Irish dancer, dances the dance, of […]

Thinking of true friendships, troubled thoughts of others fade. Golden thoughts of friends, replaces this disquiet. To be immersed with loving smiles in my mind, To […]

I want to be buried next to Makarios’s grave; Up there in the hills where the breeze blows softly. I want to be visited by coach […]