AFRODITE DIAMANTOPOULOU

 

 

Travel

 

I travel in a strange, solitary boat,

across the quivering silk-blue sea.

I surrender myself to the caress of the meltemi,

to the companionship of the seagull,

to the sun's warm kiss.

 

My gaze flirts with the white,

with the deep crimson of the lava,

then comes to rest upon the shore beneath the tamarisks.

 

My fingers tremble at the water's touch.

My lips bleed from the salt as I converse with the light—

ancient beyond memory, relentless beyond mercy.

 

It floods the soul's dark chambers

with radiance and gives birth to beautiful tales

dripping with the Aegean and with Greece,

like those once sung by Homer.

 

Anger

 

I was angry with the moon tonight A huge,

transparent balloon

strolling arrogantly in the narrow streets

lightening with indiscretion

forgotten corners closed shutters weedy yards

 

hidden lovers

 

my innermost thoughts…

 

ΑFRODITE

DIAMANTOPOULOU

 

ΑFRODITE DIAMANTOPOULOU was born and lives in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is a philologist and holder of a Master's degree in "Communication and Culture", from the Department of Journalism and Media. She works as a philologist in Secondary Education. She has published the poetry collections "Psychogram" 2015, "The Glaucous and the Blue of the Night" 2021, "Fairy Tales through the Mirror" 2024. At the same time, she attends photography courses and participates in exhibitions in Greece and abroad.