This 104 page inspirational poetry book published in 2006 has four chapters which encompass the themes of Spirituality, Love, Life and Beyond, and Greek Reflections. 

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Balanced Beauty

Beauty is the balance of life,
The push behind the pull;
The purest white found in the deepest black,
Sharp edges on round corners.

Beauty is the merging of life,
When raindrops fall and plants sprout forth
From seeds buried within the earth’s womb;
Unflawed nature, perfect, ready to leave, to live,
To grow into its new form.

Beauty is the combination of seeing and having faith,
Of interpreting what one has seen,
And believing in what one has not seen;
The flow of ideas and beliefs, interchangeable
Among different cultures, does unite us all;
We capture a glimpse of beauty’s image in the unseen.

Beauty is all encompassing, all embracing, all forgiving,
For even in a baby’s cry, can be found a mother’s loving answer,
Or in the tearful sighing of a lost love, exists a new love waiting.
When a forgiving heart chooses to love, there, beauty reigns.

By Patty Apostolides
Taken from “Candlelit Journey: Poetry from the Heart, 2006
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The strong sun wrapped itself
Around an old oak tree -
To splash the yard
With tickling rays
Then landed right on me.

I was a beautiful rose
Red petals graced with green -
A fragrance strong
All summer long
A queen that reigned serene.

And when the autumn came
Though upright I stood tall -
My petals fell
The fragrance gone
I did not hear the call.

The cold had reached my stems.
I shivered with all my might -
No sun did warm
My freezing heart
For everything had turned white.

Where did the summer go?
It sped so quickly by -
To wait for spring
Seems like eternity
I promise I will not cry.

I’m buried now in the snow
Yet hold my head up high -
With stoic pride
That will not hide
I watch with observant eye.

Just when I’m ready to sleep
I’m awakened with a jolt -
For up above
The sun does shine
To wrap me in its fold.

By Patty Apostolides 2010




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