Crete Poems - Poems about Crete

... Written: December 29, 2023 ___________________________________________ Mahogany motionless shadows cast by deceitful sun, a caterwaul unravels, coeval betrayal voice beckon......Read the rest...

...The cat dreams, To whom? To What? Not at Mount Fuji That he has never seen With green eyes. The cat dreams, To whom? To What? Not at the Eiffel Tower, Too bright, Of lacquer and paint, ......Read the rest...

...It’s great to be a member of the global elite, The bean poles in my garden are standing proud and neat. Organic veg is thriving thanks to ample bags of peat. I never hear a siren roaming dow......Read the rest...

...I live in a translucent room with no door It has floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Like a two-way mirror I can see out But nobody can see in I am trapped! My life is like a hut in the middle......Read the rest...

...Vouves Olive Tree. (The olive tree of Vouves estimated to be over 3000 years old. Still producing delicious olives on the isle of Crete in Greece. The exact age of the tree can not be determined b......Read the rest...

...Often times I wonder if I may have missed a greater calling or purpose in my life. As a young man I was frivolous and non-sensical when it came to asking the most important questions: “Why am I ......Read the rest...

...Potatoes And Mushrooms Fries are not only deep-fried sticks to which nothing permanent connects But also, what happens when a person makes some serious mistakes. And a way to eat howev......Read the rest...

...A story I read about war and good luck charms….. The Good luck charm Standing on the dock in front of the troop ship His mother hugged him and fussed about Straightening his hat and brushing hi......Read the rest...

...AN ILL-FATED ADDRESS Being on holiday in Athens was truly the best 21st present my parents could have given me, stayed with my granddad, felt great, I traveled on my own, no more an adolescent.......Read the rest...

...Columbus was not the slightest bit offended At King Ferdinand's dismissive sound When he declared the world was round, His was not a plan that very many comprehended. Though the queen, Isabella, ......Read the rest...

...The greatest of all the trees if pressed would be the olive tree. Surely, created by mother nature. At a place where the Aegean Sea, stretches out to meet the land of Crete. Nature has bestowed......Read the rest...

...Right now I’d be visiting Greece If all travel did not simply cease Seeing Athens and Crete And, to me, such a treat – Santorini, where stress would release. I’ve seen pictures and all I can ......Read the rest...

...Eyes, in such a way, that some strange virture, some everlasting release Was imparted to he. A strange bargain indeed; to resist the gods and to please Satan in his rebellioin from all that was nat......Read the rest...

...Cont'd from Minotaur: Part I When Theseus arrived in Crete, he met a lovely maid. She knew what death awaited him and hurried to his aid. She slipped a spool of silky thread......Read the rest...

...There was a king in ancient Greece, and Minos was his name. His kingdom was an island — Crete. Enormous was his fame. In Athens ruled another king he too — a mighty one. And......Read the rest...