The warmth of spirit, delightful sounds 
ecstasy abounding,
trees blossoming;
rebirth, hope, opening

Anoixi, opening, 
Spring, Primavera, Printemps
first truth, Spring

Memories of past
pleasant faces
Family gatherings, 
children’s laughter,
 dinner with music;
Harmony of elements

A dance of spirit,
 the dance of life;
Our nectar, ambrosia, 
affirmation with destiny,
dreams you can touch

A fine vintage,
smooth as seashore contours; 
waves breaking the silence, 
relaxing us more

We drink, soak it in; 
reflecting, feeling
the renaissance

copyright Odysseus Mikalis 2020

 March 10, 1997

Departing one land in MediTerra for another

 San Miguel, with its busy energy,
Gran Via, beauty of aristocratic architecture,
testament to era;

El Jammon, were we prepared?

Prado-- Titiano, Theotokopoulos--
artistic appetite enhanced

La Mallorquina, the hot chocolate, 
now a dream

Toledo, backdrop of majesty against Iberian sky, 
testament of human desire to achieve and appease 

Hijo number one, 
our tour guide and minder, 
how nice it was

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2015

EIRE

Where rays of sunshine
come in form of rain drops
Smiling faces,
Celtic melody of spirit,
engaging in conversation,
open to visitors;

Nature,
even in its unaccommodating rhythm,
has been reined,
energizing human expression

21 August 2019

MALBAY MELODY

Lunch in quaint
Irish village

Repast served
with taste of smile

Music, not on menu,
restless fingers had their way,
on ivory palate;
Customer, leaving happy
commenting on "touch of magic"

20 August 2018
Milltown Malbay
County Clare

Eire Inspirations
Odysseus Mikalis
 Copyright 2020

Welcoming smile,
Gaelic spirit;
Speaking of wife Kathleen,
with grandson on his side;

Life’s wealth and wisdom,
in family, friends, and experience,
framing his aura,
in
the Greenhouse B&B

Odysseus
Eire Inspirations

County Kerry
22/8/2019

Copyright 2020
ODYSSEUS MIKALIS

BUDA AND PEJ, SHINING

Beauty captured on stone,
Roman influence gazing on bathers,
taking on mineral baths;
Confluence of cultures,
subliminal catharsis

Buda, home of many heights,
framing vistas of buildings,
history from any angle.

Each experience,
filling a chapter of our voyage;
Opening our eyes
to the human mosaic,
pebbles and stones.

Sunlight cutting a swath,
through contoured pastels,
where influences from millennia past
find their way to the marketplace,
language and life style.


INSPIRATION

Gentle breeze,
sweeping stress away

Peddlers sharing literature,
couples embracing, kissing,
shutting out the world
as Budapest breathes life


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2012

The warmth of spirit, delightful sounds 
ecstasy abounding,
trees blossoming;
rebirth, hope, opening

Anoixi, opening, 
Spring, Primavera, Printemps
first truth, Spring

Memories of past
pleasant faces
Family gatherings, 
children’s laughter,
 dinner with music;
Harmony of elements

A dance of spirit,
 the dance of life;
Our nectar, ambrosia, 
affirmation with destiny,
dreams you can touch

A fine vintage,
smooth as seashore contours; 
waves breaking the silence, 
relaxing us more

We drink, soak it in; 
reflecting, feeling
the renaissance

copyright Odysseus Mikalis 2020

 March 10, 1997

Inspiration to humanity … Creativity and soul, combining to make a powerful, but serene message.

Sharing my page for Raleigh-Durham VisionWalk, to be held on Saturday, 30 April.

https://give.fightingblindness.org/fundraiser/3881008

Your support ensures continuity in/of positive outcomes on the quest to cure blindness.

Thank you.

REMNANTS

Each raindrop,
reminder of past;
Helios, trying to break through
shining on present, portending to future

Remnants of sanity

7 April 2022
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