In The Lovely Land Greec
In Greece I was
taught love and respect
In Greece, I was
taught democracy
In Greece I met
Olympus, met Delphi and gazed at the streets of Olympia
With soul and
body I caressed the white marbles and the Acropolis and the Parthenon
I admired the
beauty of Athens from above on Lycabettus
In Thessaloniki
I met the daughter of the north
I followed the
footsteps of Alexander the Great
I saw the Star
of Vergina and embraced the White Tower with love.
The Wounded Dolphin
Sydney, Australia.
Desperately
agitated baby dolphin was looking for land to save himself
He reached the
shore and called for help melted Come brothers help me please a big predator
grabbed me and bit me mercilessly because of a misunderstanding
I was embraced
by my land friends with great tenderness
I was glad to
get ashore in the end
I just got
better
I returned to my
home country
In the aquatic
blue waters.
When Spring Knocks
On The Doors Of The East
The color of the
sky is gradually changing
The sun's rays
greet us
shining on its
way up
This is how life
smiles at us every morning
Singing birds
flirt with me every day
and we welcome
them
In their
home..... in the east
The birds are
replying to us
by tweeting more
With unique
musical melodies
Our hearts are
filled with hope
Our hearts are
filled with hope
Our lives are
filled with color
with the dawning
blooming again
The poet of our
love for life
And we renew a
promise with life
Singing to the
tunes of the songs of the East
We enjoy legends
Our mother's
east
Looking forward
to the distant clouds
And we dream
that she will move us
To a far
country.....
To the country
we always dream of
With more
longing and love.
Thank you for
the Invitation Dear Honorable Poet and brother , I wish you the best .
A nostalgic poem
dedicated to my wonderful and beloved country, Syria.
JOHN KARAJOLI
JOHN KARAJOLI: Is a Greek poet,
born in Syria on 09/01/1951 in Efrin city, north of 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, Amina 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 they 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 Smyrnaean people of Asia minor
in northern Greece , with his poem titled “Smyrna” (Thessaloniki, November 20th
2010). His work under the title “Colours of an Era “was published in the
magazine “Critique of Language and Art , positions and views “ (50th issue ,May
–July 2015). He became a member of the WIP and Peace Ambassador branch of SYRIA
in 2018. He received ‘Honory Distinction -Epiharmos’ at the 5th International
Poetic Contest on ‘ Hellenic – Orthodox – Amphictyonia – Thessaloniki , May
2020-He lives in the town of Thessaloniki – Greece.
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