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The Future
In this captivating collection, a seasoned poet with over nine decades of life experience invites readers on a lyrical journey through the passions that have coloured his world. With a voice honed by years of observation and introspection, he paints vivid word-pictures that bring to life the thundering hooves on the racetrack, the graceful arc of a diver’s plunge, and the roar of engines on the speedway.
But this is more than just a sports anthology. Drawing from a well of diverse interests, the poet serves up verses seasoned with culinary adventures, musical interludes, and the thrill of intellectual pursuits. Each poem is a window into a life richly lived, offering readers a unique perspective on the human experience.
Whether you’re a sports enthusiast, a lover of life’s finer pleasures, or simply someone who appreciates the wisdom that comes with age, this collection promises to entertain, inspire, and provoke thought. Join this passionate wordsmith as he shares the accumulated insights of a lifetime, proving that the fire of creativity burns bright at any age.
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The Future
In this captivating collection, a seasoned poet with over nine decades of life experience invites readers on a lyrical journey through the passions that have coloured his world. With a voice honed by years of observation and introspection, he paints vivid word-pictures that bring to life the thundering hooves on the racetrack, the graceful arc of a diver’s plunge, and the roar of engines on the speedway.
But this is more than just a sports anthology. Drawing from a well of diverse interests, the poet serves up verses seasoned with culinary adventures, musical interludes, and the thrill of intellectual pursuits. Each poem is a window into a life richly lived, offering readers a unique perspective on the human experience.
Whether you’re a sports enthusiast, a lover of life’s finer pleasures, or simply someone who appreciates the wisdom that comes with age, this collection promises to entertain, inspire, and provoke thought. Join this passionate wordsmith as he shares the accumulated insights of a lifetime, proving that the fire of creativity burns bright at any age.
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Sailing and a Matter of Prestige
‘Dear Mr. Savvakis, your poetry reminds me of a phrase by Terentius: ‘nothing human could be strange to me.’ This was what a Greek critic wrote about one my collections and I think he hit the nail on the head.
Yes, indeed all human activities interest me. There are countless ways in which we react to both material and psychological realities, and one cannot help but marvel at this wonder of creation.
Just as each of us has a unique fingerprint, we also possess a unique personality. We each handle even the most common problems in our own distinctive manner.
Of course, we comprehend and interpret them differently, according to our customs, values, circumstances and a countless number of factors that determine our personality.
Nothing human could be strange to me, and in my poetry, I strive to capture as many expressions of this uniqueness as possible.
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Sailing and a Matter of Prestige
‘Dear Mr. Savvakis, your poetry reminds me of a phrase by Terentius: ‘nothing human could be strange to me.’ This was what a Greek critic wrote about one my collections and I think he hit the nail on the head.
Yes, indeed all human activities interest me. There are countless ways in which we react to both material and psychological realities, and one cannot help but marvel at this wonder of creation.
Just as each of us has a unique fingerprint, we also possess a unique personality. We each handle even the most common problems in our own distinctive manner.
Of course, we comprehend and interpret them differently, according to our customs, values, circumstances and a countless number of factors that determine our personality.
Nothing human could be strange to me, and in my poetry, I strive to capture as many expressions of this uniqueness as possible.
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Light a Candle in My Soul: Poems and Poetic Sketches
What is it that touches your soul, warms your heart or enlightens your mind? Do you dream and do you wonder? What do you seek and what comes of your thoughts? The Greeks sought, according to Aeschylus, to ‘tame the savageness of man, and make quiet the life of the world.’
The Earth itself is a Being, radiating outwards a consciousness that, no matter the vineyard in which you toil, each of us can reconnect with, refresh and renew ourselves, and perhaps even remake the world around us. In an Age of Absurdity, the soul’s longing has an uncommon degree of strength in the beauty of expression. Your thoughts and words change the world.
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Light a Candle in My Soul: Poems and Poetic Sketches
What is it that touches your soul, warms your heart or enlightens your mind? Do you dream and do you wonder? What do you seek and what comes of your thoughts? The Greeks sought, according to Aeschylus, to ‘tame the savageness of man, and make quiet the life of the world.’
The Earth itself is a Being, radiating outwards a consciousness that, no matter the vineyard in which you toil, each of us can reconnect with, refresh and renew ourselves, and perhaps even remake the world around us. In an Age of Absurdity, the soul’s longing has an uncommon degree of strength in the beauty of expression. Your thoughts and words change the world.
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Life Is Mostly Fun
From the calloused hands of a former coal miner emerges a heartfelt collection that reminds us that even in life’s toughest terrains, there is light to be found. Life is Mostly Fun is a tapestry of poems that spin tales of joy, wonder, and yes, the occasional hurdles that prove no match for an unshakeable spirit. With a keen eye for the quirks and humour that colour our everyday existence, the author invites you to join him on a romp through sunny vignettes that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Yet he also digs deep, unearthing profound truths about our shared human experience that will resonate long after the final line. Whether finding magic in the mundane or plumbing the depths of the soul, these verses celebrate life in all its messy, luminous glory.
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Life Is Mostly Fun
From the calloused hands of a former coal miner emerges a heartfelt collection that reminds us that even in life’s toughest terrains, there is light to be found. Life is Mostly Fun is a tapestry of poems that spin tales of joy, wonder, and yes, the occasional hurdles that prove no match for an unshakeable spirit. With a keen eye for the quirks and humour that colour our everyday existence, the author invites you to join him on a romp through sunny vignettes that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Yet he also digs deep, unearthing profound truths about our shared human experience that will resonate long after the final line. Whether finding magic in the mundane or plumbing the depths of the soul, these verses celebrate life in all its messy, luminous glory.
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Life’s Like That
“Life’s like that…
“Love must die for a reason.”
When faced with life’s choices it’s good to have an open mind and treat every move that you make as important to your future happiness and well-being.
I find that it’s better to take one step forward and two steps back, because a good solid defence is better than attack!
Is an attempt on my part to give an insight into a broad spectrum of feelings shared by us all and in particular how we feel about Life and Death.
Love is a common thread and permeates my work like the smell of incense in a Church elevating the senses, or a searchlight looking for life in the aftermath of an avalanche.
Such is the power and the meaning of words when used provocatively in poetry to give life to complex emotions and feelings.
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Transcendence
What lies behind this sunlit world?
…Something too deep for thought,
…Open only to prayer.These poems reflect moments when one experiences something more than what one sees and hears, feelings of the sublime, the holy, the transcendent.
…When meditating by a Wiltshire stream, or walking alone through an African forest, observed by a thousand unseen eyes and ears, from giant cats to tremulous snakes.
…Feelings of going beyond oneself, beyond anxiety and feelings of inadequacy, losing oneself in the great chain of being.
…The healing experience of being part of nature, losing the fear of death.
From intimations of transcendence in nature, this book moves on to the magic of ancient churches where so many have offered up their sorrows and joys and then to meditations and prayers, as well as the consolations offered by ancient rituals, by the rhythm of the church’s seasons, from the magic of Christmas through the penitence of Lent to the glories of Easter.
The final section explores the tragic lockdowns caused by Covid-19.
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Life’s Like That
“Life’s like that…
“Love must die for a reason.”
When faced with life’s choices it’s good to have an open mind and treat every move that you make as important to your future happiness and well-being.
I find that it’s better to take one step forward and two steps back, because a good solid defence is better than attack!
Is an attempt on my part to give an insight into a broad spectrum of feelings shared by us all and in particular how we feel about Life and Death.
Love is a common thread and permeates my work like the smell of incense in a Church elevating the senses, or a searchlight looking for life in the aftermath of an avalanche.
Such is the power and the meaning of words when used provocatively in poetry to give life to complex emotions and feelings.
£7.99 -
Transcendence
What lies behind this sunlit world?
…Something too deep for thought,
…Open only to prayer.These poems reflect moments when one experiences something more than what one sees and hears, feelings of the sublime, the holy, the transcendent.
…When meditating by a Wiltshire stream, or walking alone through an African forest, observed by a thousand unseen eyes and ears, from giant cats to tremulous snakes.
…Feelings of going beyond oneself, beyond anxiety and feelings of inadequacy, losing oneself in the great chain of being.
…The healing experience of being part of nature, losing the fear of death.
From intimations of transcendence in nature, this book moves on to the magic of ancient churches where so many have offered up their sorrows and joys and then to meditations and prayers, as well as the consolations offered by ancient rituals, by the rhythm of the church’s seasons, from the magic of Christmas through the penitence of Lent to the glories of Easter.
The final section explores the tragic lockdowns caused by Covid-19.
£9.99