David the Dendrite
...David the Dendrite (it means Tree-Dweller)
how the people loved this eccentric fellow
for three years he lived in a tree
yes he was the saint of Thessaloniki
(real title is written ...
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Categories:
thessaloniki, history, humor, tree,
Form: Clerihew
Ouzo Nights By the Bay
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Ouzo, oh ouzo,can make your head verily spin
But it made me feel like I was morphing into Aphrodite's twin!
And, more potent were your eyes stare and long eyelashes.
Dancing the Gree...
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Categories:
thessaloniki, drink, happy, how i
Form: Rhyme
The Thrill Is Not Gone
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Whatever magic elixir did you add to my drink?
That the thrill of you in my sacred soul never shrinks?
Minutes of decades ago bubble and laugh so happily in my veins.
I close these dee...
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Categories:
thessaloniki, daughter, imagery, love,
Form: Couplet
The Greek Worth Going After
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Ah, finding the right Greek to go
after!
That stole my soul forever with
love and laughter!
Twas my glimmering treasure trove
to secure.
I admit fully to being anythi...
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Categories:
thessaloniki, beach, dance, imagery, love,
Form: Couplet
The Greek Taverna
...The Greek Taverna
Where can you be, dancer of my soul?
I want it be 1967 right now.
Where I can walk into the Minerva
Be seated by a handsome host,
And with my heart pounding..you are now wal...
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Categories:
thessaloniki, joy, longing, love, lust,
Form: Rhyme
Heart
...I left my heart in Thessaloniki;
I left my love by the Aegean Sea.
What in the world,
what in the world,
is happenin' to me?...
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Categories:
thessaloniki, angst, betrayal, deep, emotions,
Form: Verse