ONE BY ONE - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
One by one, like leaves from a tree,
all my faiths have forsaken me,
but after falling again i will rise and rise.
like the ocean whose tides, manthey are down,
but invariably they rise.
like the trees, from seeds they arise,
and heights great, they rise and rise.
like the sun, which never dies,
but every day it does rise.
MY EARTHLY HEART - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
Love, aren’t you the one who lights soul’s fire?
My earthly heart gets cold
but I sustain the shivers boldly.
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys
and shores of universal life
and play with pebbles of destiny.
LOVE - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
Love is not a theory, a theology, a philosophy,
Love is not confined in any system of thought.
Love is not intellectual or emotional.
Love is freedom, freedom from all doctrine, method,
freedom from all crutches, freedom from every discipline,
Love, it's beyond description,
the finite can never comprehend the infinite.
Love, a blessing of light, the sigh of the stars,
a necessary coincidence of the universe.
Love, is recognizing all the fears, all the wounds
and insecurities and accepting them.
THE MYSTERY - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
I came into existence, naked yet clothed
with innocence and unaware,
bathed with my mother’s blood,
old folks heard me cry and were so glad.
I came not into this unknown sphere by my own will
and I will not leave of my own will
but i will drink the wine of the mystery
and become drunk with anguish, fear and love.
So short, so precious a life,
a fragile life under threat.
LONELINESS - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
Loneliness, Emotional pain, walks with us through the day,
and sleeps with us through the night,
Tears that is not visible to the naked eye,
silent screams that no one can hear,
feeling of relentless distress,
Trapped with nowhere to turn,
life is changing beyond our control,
someone else is pulling the strings,
causing this deep ache in the bottom of our soul.
but remember, for every soul there is a soul that touches yours –
Be it the slightest contact –
always there is a gleam of faith in the darkening sky;
RISE UP WOMAN - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
Yes, injured Woman! Rise, assert thy right!
Woman! Too long degraded, scorned, oppressed.
Unlock the potential you have inside,
expand your wings and fly.
We need to move beyond the limits
we've placed upon our lives
to touch your heart, O love,
Rise up, O woman!