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| Christos belles |
die each year from hunger...
Seven million times,
a child, Christ
is crucified anew each year...
Ccounterfeit coordinates a false and marketable star, Bethlehem, the administrative den
of the Praetorians...
For two thousand years God
has been born and has died in the poor hovels of the world...
Two thousand years to be born… and to die...
As many times as a child is born
in the neighborhood, so many times a Christ is reborn,
rejoicing in the heavens, a Blessed Virgin Mary.
Be silent. Look up. The heavens have opened. Cherubim sing "Hosanna,"
Angels, intoxicated, sing in the alleys dressed in enchantments...
As many times as a child is born...
If all the children of the world joined hands, they would embrace the Earth...
The universe would seem, perhaps,
like a celestial kingdom, the streets would be filled with heaven,
dreams, light, and wonder... Angels and children, dressed in enchantments, counting stars... playing hide and seek...
I don’t know... how to tell you...
if all the children of the Earth held hands tightly, if they wore around their necks an amulet,
a watchful Christ...
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Rain converses with the earth,
the river with the sea, the moon with the Open Sea, love with death, darkness with serenity, war with peace…
And I a mere speck in the stern eye of God, see you coming draped in the satin of my dreams,
of the stars and the twilight,
within just a drop of rain,
just a tiny… tiny drop of rain…
Within just a drop of rain,
just a tiny… tiny drop of rain,
my entire world:
Existence, Spring, the Virgin Mary─my Paradise…
Within a single raindrop,
just a tiny… raindrop,
my entire world in eternal harmony and counterpoint…
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BIO
Christos Belles was born in Chios and
is a University Professor and Historian specializing in Byzantium and the Frankish
period. He serves as the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the
“International Center of Education and Culture ‘IONIA’” as well as the Free
University “Ionia.”
He has an extensive body of work,
having authored 17 historical books, 11 of which are original historical
monographs of international significance. He has also produced notable studies
and numerous scientific articles published in esteemed Greek and international
journals. Christos Belles has participated in many conferences both in Greece
and abroad.
In addition to his historical works,
he has published nine poetry collections ("Arkyes (traps)",
"Fryktoria (fire beacon)", "Chimerical Stroll",
" Brushstroke of Blood", "Gnofos (Gloom)", "IMEROS",
"Dianeira", "Diotima", "Myrto"), for
which he has received many national, pan-European, and international awards.
His poetry is considered a landmark
and a continuation of the illustrious tradition of great poets on both a
national and international level.
