January Paradise Poems

You, gorgeous Muse, with velvety skin
The sugary sap of my poetic pen
And the sole labyrinth of my soul
You inspire me and I adore you.

You are...

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Take me to paradise, 
where the pine trees bring a chill;
Where tough maidens charm the eyes; 
On a city upon a hill;

Where the flowers love...

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*Image of Comet Kohoutek by Wilkie.

Celestial Christmas Eve '73

'Twas day of Christmas eve, seventy-three,
Comet Kohoutek, badminton like sleeve,
Play-daytime Santa, store-bought gifts wrap-free,
'Twas day of Christmas...

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First appreciable (healthy) snowfall 2022 occurred January 28th

Virgin whiteness blankets terrestrial realm
bajillion snowflakes tumble out of sky
atavistic fascination awakened
agog at ice crystals stinging each eye
while...

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*Image of Pala au & Nanahoa by Historic Hawaii
AUDIO: Couplet read
VIDEO: Unique Okala Island Off Monumental Cliffs of Moloka'i


Cliff

Cliff's supply the bemused aback.
Amassed jaws sink...

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A Search, A Quest For A Lost Paradise - 
a collaboration with Susan Ashley


I will take flight, into another zone
how far off to wander 'tis...

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I will take flight, into another zone
how far off to wander 'tis now not known
no regret, as dear point is to be free
beyond sadness, into...

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For I got to see a glimpse of you 
I worship the holy spirit everyday to keep you near
An atheist bowing down to god 
For...

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Our Paradise Advise—My Sweetest Love!
 
My sweetest love hearest thou reverently my advice
My advice is to leave now for our home—in paradise.
Paradise blooming with rainbows...

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24 seconds of silence for (Kobe Bryant)

Twenty four seconds of silence,
seems like forever, 
and yet seems so short.  

Just like Kobe's journey in life,
so...

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I love you to the moon and back

Stuck in lover's purgatory

A picture of a thousand kisses

Kept inside thy wallet

Or on a mantle piece

In broken frame

Underneath...

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Paradise island
Tucked away from civilization
Majestic and statuesque
Tall oak trees exalting each corner
Swaying branches way high to the sky
Sublime idyllic breezes
Drenched in warm sunshine
Winding sinuous walking...

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sad the gates of paradise are, for though wide open to all, few cross their threshold!







© Demetrios Trifiatis
    05 January 2018...

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Aged wisdom 
A timeless beauty 
                   ...

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Imagination - January 27, 2016

I sail over green forests,
Ride jet streams above the seas,
Gain speed like lightning,
Earth eagerly seeks to please.

Big Dipper’s nectar tastes delightful,
The...

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