SMARAGDI MITROPOULOU
Το My Beloved
Your eyes oh my
beloved
are clearer than
the waters of Nile River
your lips redder
than the flowers of the sacred lake
your embrace
vaster than the desert.
Let me touch
your golden
sandals
let me slowly
raise my eyes
to face your
celestial gaze.
If your hand even
fleetingly
touches my hand
If your lips
touch my forehead
I will be the
happiest among mortals!
Open oh gates of
Bastet Temple open
it’s the night of
the full moon…
open oh gates of
Bastet Temple open
what I love
most in front of me to see…
Supplication
On paper I
inscribe words of supplication
to long forgotten
gods.
Shadows around me
are trying
ancient prayers
to remind me.
How can a soul
calm?
It hears… it
feels
tears and weak
breaths.
Oh deities of my
old ancestors
I wish I could
relieve all agony and pain.
On paper I
inscribe words of supplication.
Erotic
My heart is a
gypsy
a free bird
flying in the wind
a mermaid diving
into the sea waves…
But tonight
only yours I
shall be;
tonight…
the moon bleeds
and love in red
dances flamenco.
SMARAGDI
MITROPOULOU
SMARAGDI MITROPOULOU was born in Athens. She has studied history and archaeology at the University of Athens and had postgraduate history studies at the University of Cardiff, in Great Britain. She serves in secondary education. She is also a Creative Writing graduate (Diploma in Creative Writing) from the Writers’ Bureau College (Manchester, UK), and has studied theater writing at the International Theater Institute and directing at the Foundation of Culture in Tinos Island. She has received awards in Greece and abroad for her poetry and prose. She is a Programme Coordinator of Writers Capital International Foundation. Up to now, she has written four books, which have been published and launched in Greece. One of them, “One moment just an eternity”, has been translated in English and was published in 2020 by “Ontime Books” publishing company in Great Britain. Also, her poetry has been translated in Bengali, Chinese and Taiwanese language.
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