Heads Or Tails
It dawned; I saw
it... Sunrise...
I wiped my eyes
with the faint light of my moon
I raised my Sun
and stood up
My feet bare
My hands wing
high to lift me up
And from my
ashes I shape dreams
I’m thirst for
life
But I'm terribly
afraid.
I walk on a
tightrope.
Is it a burning
risk or a safe harbor?
So I played
Heads or Tails.
©Evita Constantinou
(Poetry Anthology , Kite Ascension , 2021, p.21)
COUNTING SILENCE
I count the
silences and they are all present
In my stormy
cloud they danced a crazy dance
I'm waiting for
their drunkenness
So that tomorrow
will be bright.
©Evita Constantinou
(Poetry Anthology , Kite Ascension , 2021, p.26)
Silence Mode
You prefer me
speechless
Be silent, you
ask me
You change the conversation
You ignore my
desires
And use other
words elsewhere.
If I add up the
silences
If they speak up
and frighten με
They will come
out into the yards
Beware, they
will snatch me away.
I will stop
talking, feeling, and lamenting...
©Evita Constantinou
(Poetry Anthology , Kite Ascension , 2021, p.40)
EVITA CONSTANTINOU
EVITA CONSTANTINOU was born and raised
in Limassol, where she currently lives with her husband and their three
children. She studied at the Department of Primary Education of the University
of Ioannina and has been working as a teacher in primary schools for twenty
years. She began writing poetry from a young age, composing both free verse and
traditional rhyming poems about everyday life and social issues. Her particular
interest lies in Cypriot poetry and local dialect. Nine of her poems have been
set to music by composer Ioannis Chatzis, each capturing a different musical
style and encompassing a wide range of musical sounds. 6 of the songs are
included on the musical album "Like a Kite," which accompanies her
first poetry collection, "Kite's Ascension," which was self-published.
Both her poetry collection and her children's fairy tale have been approved by
the Cyprus Ministry of Education and are included in the school curriculum. As
a concerned spirit, she constantly develops and evolves by following various
circles of writing workshops, poetry and children's literature. She actively
participates in various social, philanthropic, and cultural activities
throughout Cyprus. Her works are also published in various online literary
magazines or blogs and announcements of her poems in radio broadcasts. She is
registered in the Union of Cypriot Writers - ELK, the Cyprus Children and Youth
Book Association (CYBBY), and the Limassol Writers Society - Vasilis
Michailidis. Since 2021, she belongs to the writing force of the publishing house
Chronos Editions.
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