Shane Cooper Poet Dizain

Cyprus

Dedicated to Eileen who has expressed her love for this beautiful isle.....


Roman mosaics and Phoenician tombs 
Byzantine castles and Venetian walls 
Pine clad mountains and valleys full of blooms
Windswept wild beaches raked by sudden squalls
Vineyards lay across the land like green shawls 
An island of custom and tradition
Yet this stunning land lies in partition
Churches to the south and northward mosques lay
A land in need of redefinition
For reconciliation people pray

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Eileen Manassian June 24, 2015 at 1:12 PM My dear....I'm so honored that you would write this piece for me and this beautiful island. I love Cyprus. It's my HOME! :) Thank you for bringing its beauty to light here. So sweet of you. Hugs Shane Cooper June 25, 2015 at 6:01 PM Dearest Eileen, I am glad you like the poem. I did not know very much about this beautiful land of yours until i did some research. I can see why it has stayed as home in your heart. Thank you for the visit. Love Shane xxx

Jan Allison June 22, 2015 at 11:43 AM I visited once as part of a cruise - would love to go again it really is a lovely place and you have portrayed it so well:-) hugs jan xx Shane Cooper June 22, 2015 at 6:30 PM Thanks Jan, I did not know much about the island, ecept Eileen had spoken of it, until i researched it. I am glad you liked the poem. Love Shane xxx

Darlene Gifford June 22, 2015 at 5:03 AM Vivid images. Makes me want to visit!~~Darlene Shane Cooper June 22, 2015 at 5:12 AM Hi, Eileen has spoken of Cyprus often and it created such images in my mind i had to research and write this piece. I also would love to visit this amazing island. Thanks for the visit and your kind words. Love Shane xxx

Anne-Lise Andresen June 22, 2015 at 3:17 AM - Oh, Shane a lovely poem !!! - I'm glad to see that you post today :))) - Long time since I heard from you, hope all is well - I posted just a beautiful poem my friends and me have written it (for you)... a uplifting write :) - I wish you a beautiful day with sunshine and smiles :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Shane Cooper June 22, 2015 at 3:22 AM Thank you Anne-Lise, I have missed talking with you also. You do bighten my world my friend. I shall pop ver and read your new poem, Love Shane xxx