Good article addressing ways to plan for travel to Greece. Click HERE

CLOUDED PARADISE
ΠΑΡΑΔΕΙΣΟΣ ΣΥΝΝΕΦΙΑΣΜΕΝΟΣ

Beautiful vistas
Ωραία θέα
water defining horizons and boundaries;
Τα ύδατα τονίζουν τα οριζόντια και σύνορα
Waterfalls, fjords, dramatic precipices,
Καταρράκτες, φιόρδ, γκρεμοί απότομοι
countless inlets, leading to stoic villages,
αμέτρητα κολπάκια, οδηγωντας σε χωριά στωικά

Roofs with grass to insulate,
Ταράτσες με μόνωση από γρασίδι
as if ancestors of millennia ago will be returning
σαν οι πρόγονοι πριν από χιλιετία να επιστρέφουν
from lands, foreign and domestic
από τόπους, ξένους και ντόπιους

Vikings of lore,
Φημησμενοι Βίκινγκς
DNA apparent in Norway's children
Το DNA φανερό στα
τεκνα Νορβηγίας

Time has sculpted the rough edges,
Ο χρόνος έχει διαμορφώσει την αγριάδα
leaving a politically-correct politic,
αφήνοντας αποστειρωμένη κατάσταση
where fork and knife are used,
που το πιρούνι και μαχαίρι
χρησιμοποιούνται
regardless of food on plate
άσχετος με τι σερβίρεται

Socially insured, cared for by parental state,
Κοινωνικά ασφαλισμένοι,
Πάτερ φαμίλιας το κράτος
nothing to worry for, about;
καρφί δεν τους καίγεται

Cradle to grave,
Από γέννηση ως τάφο
blessed be the Norway Oil Fund
ευλογημένο το Αμοιβαίο Πετρελαίου Νορβηγιας

Winners are the citizens
Κερδισμένοι οι πολίτες
who need not worry about self-responsibility;
που δεν νοιάζονται
για προσωπική ευθύνη

Losers are free expression, thinking, vibrancy,
Στην ήττα η απεριόριστη έκφραση, ελεύθερη σκέψη,
ζωηρότητα,
energy enabling the soul to recharge
ενέργεια να φορτώνει την ψυχή

Helios awaits to shine
on this land of enigmatic synthesis and beauty
Ο Ήλιος ανυπομονεί να λάμψει
σ'αυτη τη χώρα
αινιγματικής σύνθεσης και ομορφιάς

OM
25 September 2017

LIGHT

We bathe in it
as morning beckons,
penetrating darkness,
we unwittingly succumbed to; 

Inspiring to persevere,
setting our goals in perspective,
as we seek,
following its path;

Not the consuming power of fire, 
but embracing positive energy, 
of karma we long


CONVERGENCE


Colors converge
in a sea of diversity,
displays of humanity
in impersonal building;

Coffee shop,
allowing one to digress
from bureaucratic morass; 
Sounds of Brubeck, 
jazz beats beckon to life;

Energy emanated in positive way,
celebrants of life
continue on their way ...



BLINDERS


Disciples of luminaries,
blinded by the light,
oblivious to essence;

Poetry, music
melody through lyrics
When will you listen,
balance your life?



HarmonoTherapy


No need for tablets and medicine; 
Psyche and body
in need of realignment,
to synchronize energy;

Harmonies played on keyboard,
accordion, voyage around the world;

Time has stopped,
feelings of elation,
memories triggered by melodies, 
melodies kindled by memories,
evoking life;

Re‐energized and re‐enhanced spirit


ONE STEP AT A TIME

Half‐centenarian
climbing steps
after a workout

Passing him,
ladies of fitness leisure,
with trainers in tow,
serving more as marital therapists;

Exercising to rid bodies
of toxic buildup,
incrementally achieving
 union of mind with body


LOST SOUL

Lost soul, 
in a cube,
self-importance;
Don’t let us 
into your sequestered world,
lest we let in light,
and ice melts

STEP BACK

Reflecting on life’s tracks,
synapses, result of multi‐tasking;
Stress abating,
how pleasant;
Breathing nourishing oxygen,
while not on the treadmill


SCORING

Standardized tests,
measuring chidren, 
beneficiaries and victims;
System manufactured by dataphiles

Slipping through the cracks, 
not in the box,
creative spirits
who defy convention

https://www.fightingblindness.org/research/kiora-to-launch-clinical-trial-in-australia-for-vision-restoring-small-molecule-for-rp-patients-264

Awaking from depression,
transitioning;

Aeolos inspiring,
pastels of positivity,
blues, infinite wavelength;

Vibrancy in light,
kinetic energy,
synthesis of sound and light,
soul’s nutrition

Marikes
14 August 2021

In memory of David Willis, who had so much to offer. His departure leaves a void…

Lakkia

Wind gently wrapping my body
as my soul unwinds;
Marveling at nature’s majesty,
fields of wheat, fig and olive trees, swaying to rhythm;

Lone tzitzikas setting 4/4 time, 
where time has given way to music,
the music of nature,
harmonizing with surroundings, 
built with dedication and love, synthesizing with the mountains

Its inhabitants,
active participants in a life balanced,
by lyric symmetry and fruit
of the untiring land

Not letting the hyphen
after year of birth,
reflect a void,
but a vibrant tribute to moderation


OM
26 June 2013

Blue water
sea shells carpeting
harmonious contours


Blue Haze

Facing north,
from where the winds blow;
Reflecting on blue,
azure waters

Blues of despair 
or optimism?


Removed

From daily encumbrance ,
feeding our cortisol;
Why are these moments frowned upon
By bureaucratic pariahs?


Holiday

A piece of European life,
enigma in the US;
Refreshing and invigorating,
swinging needle towards balance

When the end to the voyage approaches,
what will you have accomplished 
towards your sanity?


Helios Invictus

SPF a facade;
Helios rules,
uncovering all,
including the mirage


Europa Unbound

You lured the big one,
forever changing the game;
The land of your people,
contours of infinite beauty,
colors of nature;
Reflected  in the food,
generosity and spirit;
Joined by melodies of music and light,
resulting in the Cretan synthesis


Synglossa

Where languages
accent the morning area;
Children, adults
conversing in daily rhythm

Sunlight brightening the present,
Unlike the past;
Seekers from the north relaxing, absorbing the south


Hormonal Reactions

Blonde by the pool,
striking provocative pose;
Teenage bucks,
frolicking, trying to impress;
Crossed signals
in the land of Ariadne and Zeus




OM
July 2012

Μπήκαμε στο σπήλαιο,
με και χωρίς παρωπίδες..
Μας την έφεραν,
ιός και πανδημία
 
Ηγέτες,
σοφοί και άσχετοι,
(στερνή μου γνώση να σ’είχα πρώτα),
αποτελέσματα θετικά και καταστρεπτικά
το τέλος μακαρίζει

Ασιγούρευτο μέλλον,
ουσία με χαμένη πυξίδα
Η ευθεία γεμάτη παρακάμψεις,
ισορροπία ταραγμένη


We entered the cave
with and without blinders;
Then they hit us,
virus and pandemic

Leaders,
the wise and the irrelevant
(who are you kidding?);
Positive and catastrophic results,
the end will tell

Uncertain future,
substance without compass;
Road full of detours,
turbulent balance


ΟΜ
25 Ιουνίου 2020. 25/VI/2020