Cyprus Symphony Book 1

February 4, 2013

The Widow

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 […]
February 4, 2013

Ray Wyre

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 […]
February 4, 2013

Lawrence

Lawrence is tall, with a hesitant gait, Younger than a child in a man’s form. His innocence and trust in others absolute, He is, as we […]
February 4, 2013

My Daughter Elizabeth

Her life is a whirlwind, she tries to be calm. Her friends are many and varied, Always she is loyal and supportive. How fortunate are they […]
February 4, 2013

The Fire of Akrounta

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 […]
February 4, 2013

Childhood

Scorn and ridicule our diet of everyday. Shouting and bellowing, feeding our fears for today. Unsure, insecure, unloved and unsafe, that’s how we lived every day. […]
February 4, 2013

The Door

Bursting doors on England’s shores, are opening for all. For waves of desperate people are coming to her shores. With love and compassion England’s doors are […]
February 4, 2013

The War

What are we doing in the Middle East? As with no hard evidence at all, The Government subjected our youth to go to war. The Nation […]
February 4, 2013

The Visit

The warmth of his welcome, was unique, kind and gentle; His brown Lebanese eyes, friendly and twinkling. Asking intimate questions easily – me answering uninhibitedly. His […]
February 4, 2013

Peter the Padre

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 […]
February 4, 2013

The Dentist

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 […]
February 4, 2013

Michael

My lover lies in deep slumbering bliss, His sweet breath reaching to the heavens to kiss. All is quiet, save the beating of my heart, Beating […]
February 4, 2013

Graffiti

What inspires those to deface a wall, What is this anger to deform, Why, in their wake leave ugliness behind, For all to find. Will they […]
February 4, 2013

The Mediterranean Sea

With no fanfare or warning at all, On this evening of dreams, Mother nature modestly displays, Her silk chiffon shawl of the sea. Streaks of soft […]
February 4, 2013

Troubled Thoughts

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 […]