PLOUTARCHOS PASTRAS

PLOUTARCHOS PASTRAS

THE POET OF THE BOW

Every verse and a ship

that are traveling on the sea

of speech and poetry,

that they are passing through

from the obstacle of reason

to the deserted island

of immaterial inspiration.

You inspire a young poet

from the salty waters of life

and you write about the waves of hardships

and the rough sea of deceptive dreams

and you left the sea breeze

to pamper every rocky island of your mind,

If you want to be sometime

the poet of the bow.

THE HOMER SUN

The sun burns up in the sky

of the Homer Archipelago

where the poet once sat

of Odysseus and the Troy

on the beaches of Ionia

with the golden beaches

and the colorful shells.

Now all that's left

reminds of that ancient beauty

after so many centuries

it is only this sun

which bathes the ruined Troy

with the heroic light of Hector and Achilles

the one who shines with his rays

the beauty of art

of ancient rhapsodists.

THE TRAIN OF LABOUR

You don’t look at the trains that are leaving

but only those who come.

Some wagons may look empty

but may hide small in size

but very rich treasures.

And you will have to choose

if you accept the challenge

to work hard to find

the pearls that will give you

eternal happiness

or you will sit waiting for the next train

you are thinking that the present

it has nothing to offer you

beyond efforts and sacrifices

but you remember that no one has ever built

palaces and kingdoms

without he wipe the sweat

from his face.

Ploutarchos Pastras

PLOUTARCHOS PASTRAS

PLOUTARCHOS PASTRAS: He is a young Greek poet. He was born in Athens. He is a Journalist. He has studied Journalism and Architecture. He works in Greek newspapers in Athens.  Now he studies in the department of “History of European Culture” of the “Hellenic Open University”. He is co-operating with literary magazines: Pnoes Logou & Texnis (Breathlessness of Speech & Art), Iamvosart, Pnevmatiki Zoi (Spiritual Life), Delear (Lure) and Bonsaistories. He has published his poems and short stories in 18 Anthologies in Greece, Cyprus and Australia. In 2017 he published a poetic collection titled: “In the supplements of refuge”. So far he has won 13 literary awards in Greece and Europe. Country of origin: GREECE. Mother language: GREEK. Nationality: GREEK. Place of living: Athens, a capital of Greece.