Category: Greece
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Forward planning
#Holidays Christmas and new year are formally over and winters gone to town its made me think of warm places where the sand is soft and brown and the sea is brilliant aqua blue and the waters are clear as can be while little fish nibble away at your feet for something for their tea […]
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Kleftiko
It takes time to cook as King of the greek menu lounging around in slow bath of tomatoes, onions and potatoes enveloping the smells and tastes of lemon fresh feta cheese and oregano traditionally made this way for years its slow cooked to let the meat fall off the bone, and infuse in all those […]
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Olive Green
#cyw #olivegreen #olive #green Out in the summer sun Living it up on Grecian shores It’s like you were made, for the mezze Vine Leaves and Feta Cheese Even the tomatoes seem juicier when you’re around Gem of a fruit of the vine Roasted lamb seems to like you Even served as a stuffing Enjoyed […]
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Ascending II
Manchester (Via Rhodes) , 5th November 2018 As the fire took hold of the wood I watched magical trails rise high in the air Releasing colourful patterns in the sky Rhodes ancient buildings painted Over by Beautiful light Created by Ignition – rising over walls and Keep of the old city , bringing smiles to […]
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Peculiar
Peculiar A reflection. Sat a cafe bar on a greek island, enjoying fish and chips taking in the breeze off the azure blue sea and observing the comings and goings of the day – when reactions are heightened by two feathered locals kept company down the marble path by their owner ! i’d […]
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Honeycomb I
18th May 2017 A San-San poem – Origins rooted on the Greek Island of Crete On holiday by a grecian water I saw a flying insect having some tea it flew for the pollen from flower to flower occasionally passing a grecian sun or daughter it was happy to pass through the flowers this […]
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Frying
Fry Out in the Grecian sun whilst sausages are cooking in the chefs pan turning brown from pink the restaurants recipients are lying on sun loungers or sat on coral sand beach worshipping Ra above in a vain attempt to mimic their luncheon.
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Mauvellous
#Coloryourworld #Cyw #Mauvellous Magnificient All the girls on the Cretan sands go to great lengths to highlight their beauty Understandably, its what grabs the boys attention Veering an eye towards the girls on the sands Everyone recognises a precious gem on the beach Long flowing locks and Lashes to attract the most shortsighted beefcake […]
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Flame of Hope
Every four years, the torch guides the way for sportsmen and women to come out and play joining up countries, some new and some old whos athletes are aiming for medals of gold Created in Athens, the Olympian way the Ancients in Athens, called out to say we’ll meet you in Rio … […]
The Inkwell 