Elia Michael Poems

In all the languages we humans speak
There are no words to describe how I feel
Not in English nor French nor even Greek,
I have a sadness that time cannot heal.
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I walked along the lonely shore
Listening to the sound of waves
A gentle reassuring roar
Which echoed in the nearby caves
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I heard a man had taken his own life.
I did not know this man but I was sad
To hear the news; it cut me like a knife.
I wondered what was so terribly bad
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My laptop screen has got a spot
It’s black and tiny but it’s there
It’s only a little black dot
But it’s driving me to despair
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The last winter snow
Clings to life although it knows
It’s time to let go
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Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
Kyrie eleison Kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
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O bring back Zeus
And all the rest
I do deduce
He was the best
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Oh angels, come and watch over this child
And take him far away to lands where sleep
Cajoles each child to quit his play and wild
Activity and lulls them into deep
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