~ Kalimera Hellenika

~ Kalimera Hellenika, (Goodmorningm Writings, & Greece) E.L. Elisa Laura, Greece, Europe, Travel, Romance, Simple Things, Love, Summertime...

~ Kalimera Hellenika

 

Black strong morning coffee

A breakfast with chips, 

And black olives,

With tomatoes and feta cheese;

Cucumber and olive oil,

Your breath of air, and gasoline,

The salt of the wild sea,

The odor of those fresh leaves, 

And of the plenty pineapple trees;

Your heart inside of mine,

Your thoughts, philosophizing and fine,

We smell the love of being,

We taste this true life fleeting;

We are some of the special mix

Just dance with me your sunny mix,

The Sirtaki, we did… once, do all,

Just one more time on my twenty two of June,

My Birthday on that afternoon...

Oh blow me one more Metaxa…

Or one more Ouzo,

And give me your blue lagoon…

Jamas Hellenika…

Until next year soon...

 

~ Elisa Laura

Author's Note

~ Kalimera Hellenika = Goodmorning (Writings) & Greece
~ Sirtaki (Greek Traditional Dance)
~ Metaxa (High alcoholic drink, You have Young Metaxa and 40 years old one).
~ Ouzo, (Alcoholic drink of drop/liquorice)
~ Jamas Hellenica (Cheers my Writings & Greece)

Enjoy this summer piece, it's simple but pure...
Hope you love it.. xx

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

The thing that stuck out most to me in this piece was the uplifting vibe...I felt the wing flowing beneath my wings as I read this, and I imagined that I could soar straight up out of this world and toward something more exotic, more beautiful.

Well put together, especially in terms of your wording and phrasing, which are in your own unique style, but still so enchanting. I like the references to different cultures...an inffusion of sorts, a brilliant mixture that makes something better than the sum of its parts.

Nicely done...truly enjoyed this one!

Thank you very much Sarah, not one of my best ones, but truly lived... :) it was a memory from my Birthday back in the days. Till soon my friend

[Willow Clark]

I especially like the third stanza.

[Lydia Shutter]

You have touched on the senses here....I could taste the tomato and feta, smell the salt air mingling with gasoline, feel the love. What stunning imagery you employ in every line of this deeply romantic write. Such freedom in the dance of love in this poem. Elisa, this was a joy to read. Knuffels, Lydi**

Thank you so much my sweet Lydi... :) you always make me happy! :) and I shall return the favor soon, can't wait, (Ik ben een beetje ziek, langdurige kwestie...) gaat met de dag beter xx knuffels mij.

[Lydia Shutter]

Het spijt me om dit nieuws te lezen. Ik weet wat het kan worden als een langdurige ziekte hebben. Weet dan is er geen haast om mijn woorden te lezen. Met liefde, Lydi**

Dank je wel lieverd, doet me goed te weten dat je op mij wacht, en weet dat ik je niet vergeet, ik hoop binnen een weekje weer de oude te zijn.. ;-) liefs, Elisa

[Everett DeValle]

I had to read a poem every morning...and this morning I chose yours, with my cup of black coffee...Elisa you always have a way of engaging your readers to be in this beautiful world you paint...I've never been to Greece, but I felt like I was there...I learned some things of the Greek culture...stellar poetry...I loved the photo...the fonts...The presentation....Awesome. :)

Thank you so much sweet friend... For shining on my page, and bring me smiles... X

[Everett DeValle]

You are most welcome, Elisa...my dearest friend...be well. :)

~Ev

Thnx so much Ev! always, my dear friend... xo

[Everett DeValle]

Awe, Hey baby girl, you are most welcome. :)

My goodies, on Elis telephone, buzzzzzing, an Ev's message and yah she's online lol... even in the middle of the morning.. love you bud, thanks... :) till soon, I'm getting slowlaaaay better :P

[Everett DeValle]

Aww get better...you don't have to respond to me...I am just a common man. I appreciate you thinking of me, as I think of your poetic being. ;)

I always think of my besties... they live in my veins.... :) so do you! :) thank you for always cracking me up in difficult times love, be back for ya! LOL sneaked already in on many writes... ;-) you have to know tha Eli ;-) hahaha.... :P till reviewing time, be aware lol :P xxxxx

[Everett DeValle]

I love you, Elisa...I thank you always for your sweet deposition and kindness of heart. :)

[Pryde Foltz]

I was sitting on that white stucco patio along with you. Transportive write. And yum ouzo. Thank you for the mini vacation, Eliza.

My dear friend, I see us sitting on that white stucco patio.... :) faces in the sun, and Ouzo in our hands... cheerst to you sweet Pryde, I'll be back for you when I'm better... :) happy you came by my friend. xx

[Sugar Plum ♥]

I love Greece, and love how you expressed so free about travel in that amazing neighbor country! SO warming piece, full of air of Greece, with little signs and moments of pleasure and life in the land of olives! All that makes me think about traveling there...I like how much your poems are not a separate impression in itself, but shared with your beloved and others, which makes the view so attractive and special! a great piece!

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August-013

Sweet Sister, I can't tell you how much this review means to me... you know how Greece is, and it's simular to Macedonia, and Bulgaria... :) there is so much simplicity, love, and happiness... If I wasn't born in The Netherlands, and if I made choose, I would be a Greek definitely... lol... I just fit with their way of thinking, living, eating, and all... I miss Greece every year, hey, when I come to you we do Zucchini together ok? can't wait... with yoghurt, and garlic...mmmm :D love you Sis... thanks for being always a part of my life, on WC, and in private... xx