I  Irregular images  go by  quite naturally.     II  A pull deep inside  the wave plunges  before the shore.     III  A procession of doors  shutting firmly  behind me.     IV  A further pull  the water mumbles  far from the shore.     V  Gardens  how in their beauty spread  in front of me.     VI  Hooded crows  paired in the skies  time-travellers alike.     VII  Stairs beneath my feet  rise  in rambling buildings.       VIII   A single white feather   by the wind carried   across horizon deep.     IX  The train with all its nine coaches  drags in tunnels  stoically.     X  Sky creatures  bizarrely by me undisturbed  in the same sea.     XI  Words of use  written or spoken  lavishly, kindly.     XII  Thick shadows of the olive trees  for a moment still  unnaturally.     XIII  In a bookstore’s poetry section  we speak for ten minutes  then never again.     XIV  All the sounds finally  surrender  to the eyes’ silence.         Summer 2024,  London – Samothraki.     Picture: Tavist...
Poems, short stories and research diaries by Dr. Eleni Kotsira #poeticmovementsblog