Symphony 2

People, people, put down your knives! You have now taken too many lives; The battle fought and won long ago, Fills now our hearts with terrible […]

I would love to hear of accolades regarding foreign diplomats. Sadly, rarely do we hear of positive, successful work in evidence. Five thousand passengers stranded in […]

Black thunder clouds above the mountains Proclaiming at last, rain is advancing; To quench the parched dry soil’s thirst And to feed the unborn blade of […]

In December, two thousand and eight, Our dam a puddle, still no rain in sight. Cyprus, where water rationing is the call. Stop go control, causes […]

A flicker of a fledgling flame of an idea came. Would it take hold and gather strength and fame? Spread strongly climb burning emblazing, not tame. […]

You had a diamond, a pearl in your palm. You let her slip between your open fingertips. Easily discarding uncaring, doing her harm. You were blind […]

We were given a golden globe of magnificence. Perfect in shape and balanced in the universe. The colours of our world are gorgeous in their majesty […]

Here in Cyprus it’s a blissful beautiful God given day. Incredible, that just a short distance away, Across the azure Mediterranean Sea; Wars wage now, and […]

I was nothing in your eyes, by your inertia, I must surmise. All those hours that I spent with you in my mind; why was I […]

The soul singer sings, to the throb of the saxophone. His dark deep gravelly resonance bemoans, His loss of love and grief profound, pours forth. I […]

Give me room to touch the moon. A tranquillity, a peace that is profound; To experience in depth the here and now; And far beyond the […]

Angelos, I’m so sorry, I must leave KPMG, For Costas came between us, As I was too small for you. Savvas, the new accountant, lives and […]

Determined he strode purposefully into the arena. He, who had won the hearts and votes of his fellow countrymen. The first black American to lead his […]

If I could, I would present you, with all your aspirations; Parceled up in protective silk, that I would use for wrapping. Also, my gift for […]

When he phones to ask if I am free for him to call, The world seems brighter than before; I look forward so much to his […]

The stainless steel scalpel Removes years of misery and grief, Gives a second chance of flowering; A second chance of youth. The surgeon’s skilful scalpel releases […]

All I asked for was a simple apology, For the wrong of a long time yesterday; So a new dawn of a relationship might grow. Not […]

The same gentle wave that caresses our peaceful Cyprus shores; Is the same, that strokes the sand, on turbulent war torn land. Unceasingly, stroking the unhappy […]

Again, Foreign Office officials, besmirch the UK name. Pushing the Nation’s reputation firmly down the drain; At this time, of global monetary meltdown misery They say […]

I tend to turn away from ugly scenes; When perhaps I should have stayed, changed things. If I ignore, what is blatantly wrong, my conscience stings. […]