Thursday, 24 July 2014

The Pastor's Wife - a poem by Chris Zachariou


when the world is pure and clean.
In the sleepy glow of sunrise
he looks with love at his young bride
and listens to her gentle breathing.

But he knows his work is to redeem
his soul and to save the souls of others.
He kisses her softly on the cheek
and every day like before, he goes out
to the world to do the work of God.

Saturday, 12 July 2014

The Ballad of John O'Kelly - a poem by Chris Zachariou

Image of a body in a mortuary | The Ballad of John O'Kelly from Poems of Despair and Loneliness by Chris Zachariou
A Body in a Mortuary | Getty Images

Night falls on London Town.
Hustlers, dancers, and musicians
and all who know the seedier side
of city life begin to drift to work.