IOANNIS KARAJOLI

IOANNIS KARAJOLI

LET US PRAY FOR PEACE

Let there be a light As the stars nailed in the sky shine giving us hope that we are not alone in the universe. In this way the souls of people who exist on Earth to give hope and the sense of togetherness to everyone. On the basis of this feeling we should support our comrades offering the hope for the future .Lets embrace peace by uniting with love throughout the earth!

TRAVEL BIRD

It started its trip before

its winds had even opened.

Yet, on a warm day

It decided to leave the airy

climate of Middle East.

It waved a signal and set out

like a big vessel.

So, I remember my late mother

Telling me:

“Jwan, your water is finished”

You must go now.

So, I went as I had dreamt

as a child to visit

as many foreign countries as possible.

Adventure and opportunism

attracted me.

This is how the swallow flew away

from its parents’ nest.

I kept looking from above at the big ships

of the Mediterranean leaving

for the cold Atlantic waters,

to the western world.

Ioannis Karazoli .

IMMATURE LOVE

I was seeking for your lightning glance day and night

I fell in love with you and forgot my love for school!

My daily route

turned to a fixed orbit leading to you only

and when our eyes meet your look captures me and I paralyze!

I’m confused…!

I don’t know what to do or say..! I get delirious saying tales

to overcome my bewilderness. The moments with you

inspired hope to me

in the long road of love. My senses function,

my eyes talk before I even open them! My heartbeats

don’t let me talk!

Cloves fall from my hands and I rush home

longing for dawn! Expecting to meet love

IOANNIS KARAJOLI

IOANNIS KARAJOLI Is a Greek poet, born in Syria on 09/01/1951 in Efrin city , north from Aleppo. His family is of Kurdish origin. He spent his early childhood in the city of Efrin where his father served as e Prefect. His mother , Amine Seicho, was a gifted and charismatic woman ,with numerous artistic qualities . His father , Adnan Karajoli, was a writer- lawyer who fought for the rights of the beloved Syrian people .In the spring of 1955 the Karajoli family was relocated to Damascus , where they had previously resided. He had the opportunity to study in beautiful Romania , at the Bucharest Dentistry School and he finished his studies by acquiring the specialty of Orthodontist. After he completed his course of studies , he had the opportunity to visit Greece , after being invited by his Greek fellow students . Since then , 34 years of creative work have passed ,delving in the area of orthodontics and literature. He is a founding member of a Greek association for Orthodontic study and research ,with an Honorary distinction at the 9th Pan-Hellenic orthodontic congress (Athens 2006). He barely felt as a foreigner in Greece. He received the love of the Greek people  and he still enjoys it, here in beautiful Thessaloniki , Macedonia . In the summer of 1985, the Muse bestowed her gift on the poet, thus he started writing his first verses. His first poetic collection was published in 2011 under the title “ Colors of an Era “, from ALDE publishing. He is a member of the Litterateurs Association of Northern Greece and of the cultural social institution “Amphictyonic League of Hellenism”. He received ‘ Honorary Distinction’ at the 4th International Poetic Contest on “Hellenic speech, Light of the World” (Thessaloniki, May 3rd , 2014) . He gave a lecture at the 3rd International Amphictyons Congress on : The History of Hellenic-Syrian Culture the took place at the French Institute of Thessaloniki (May 2014) , at the festival : Celebration of Multilingualism on :Language and Communication (Municipality of Thessaloniki, May 30th and 31st 2014) at the “1st Panhellenic Contest –Bequest of Nana Kontou 2010” by the Association of the Smyrnian people of Asia minor in northern Greece , with his poem titled “Smyrna” (Thessaloniki, November 20th 2010). His work under the title “Colors of an Era “  was published on the magazine “Critique of Language and Art , positions and views “ (50th issue ,May –July 2015). He became a member of  WIP  and  Peace Ambassador   branch  of   SYRIA  in  2018. He  lives  in  the  town  of  Thessaloniki – Greece .