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April 22, 1988

Queensland Expo / Expo Queensland

Filed under: Growing Up — Vasilios Theodorakis @ 6:00 pm

Clear,
Bright,
Sunny,
Warm,
Friendly.

Atmosphere of a high school camp,
       Problems,
       Commitments,
       Work,
       Studies,
All put aside.

Enjoying life,
Enjoying activities,
Savouring every moment, as it comes along.

Audio Version (To Be Added)
Copyright © Vasilios Theodorakis 1988
(3rd poem written in 1988 – exact date of writing unknown)

April 7, 1988

A Lie???

Filed under: Growing Up — Vasilios Theodorakis @ 6:00 pm

Why does one create a dream,
That takes two to lift its wings,
Yet in desperation,
Pilots
The vision alone.
Igniting the imagination,
       Pretending
       To move,
       To soar,
       To create meaning
When there is none to be found.

How does one describe the pain?
That’s unable to escape.
Caused by the realisation,
That the plane
       Can not,
       Will not,
       Will never,
       Come to life.
Will never ratter, and tatter;
Like the Willy Wag Tail,
Which leaps from gum tree to tin roof.
Will never leave the ground;
       To touch the sky,
       To salute the sunset;
       To tease the heavy face of earth,
       To leave a tear of laughter in a rain cloud’s eye.

How does one avoid
Such an experience as this?
       Does one turn their back,
       And wear a mask of cynicism to their grave?
       Does one laugh in a frivolous way;
       Ignore the shame, the embarrassment,
       And return again
       To fly alone;
       That which should be flown by two?
Or,
       Does one accept the truth?
       Test the present, not the crystal ball;
       Continue to believe in craft with wings;
       And hope,
       That someday one involving the person and another,
       Will soar into the blueness of the sky;
       Never again to return
       To the greyness of our world…

Audio Version (To Be Added)
Copyright © Vasilios Theodorakis 1988
(2nd poem written in 1988)

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