PERSONAL PAGE OF C. POZRIKIDIS

If you are curious and adventurous,
you may want to take a look at
The dilogarithm and other poems.
Some of these poems were written
with a musical melody in mind.

I rate these poems as mediocre at best,
except for a poem entitled
"Land of abandoned dreams'',
which I do not have the heart to downgrade.

The first poem entitled "Yogurt and bread"
and the last poem entitled "Tribute to my mom"
are dedicated to my mom
who was a superior human being.

My mom spent her entire life serving, loving,
and comforting others.
She got little in return.
Fly high in heaven alongside angels mom.

If you like any of these poems,
read them to your lover, spouse, child,
friend, parent, dentist, auto mechanic, pet,
or anyone else you like.

If you play a musical instrument,
see if you can turn a poem into a song.
I should warn you that,
unless your name is Bob Dylan or Paul Simon,
this is easier said than done:
there is difference between a poet
and a lyricist.

Listen to the lyrics of the song "Graceland"
by Paul Simon; then listen to them again;
and again, and again.
Everytime you listen, you get a new insight
into the soul of a heartbroken person.
His thoughts drift into grief,
then he pulls back because he is going to Graceland,
grief rises up again,
then Graceland surfaces again.
Graceland is the place where you dispose of your grief.
We will all be received in Graceland.

Good people become better as they age.
As most of you, I have become
a better person over the years,
and this is reflected
in some of the Dilogarithm poems.
In the words of Bob Dylan
in the song "My back pages":
"Ah, I was so much older then,
I am younger than that now."

When queried for "The dilogarithm and other poems",
the google Artificial Intelligence engine
returns the following opinion among other things:

"It's possible that the title
"The Dilogarithm and Other Poems"
could be a creative or speculative title,
perhaps drawing a connection between
the mathematical function and the poetic arts."

This opinion is not wrong.
The poem "The dilogarithm" makes reference to
mathematician Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman
whose vast intelligence
would make hard mathematics problems
I tried (and failed) to solve
seem trivial in his mind.
Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman
will be a reference point of integrity.
God bless you Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman.

Thank you for visiting this page,

GOD BLESS

Constantine Pozrikidis

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THE DEER HUNTER

My heart dropped
when I saw a vulture landing
in the middle
of field number two

Then I noticed the small bump

My dear God
please don't let this be true

I rode the tractor
yelling and screaming
for the vulture to leave

It was the decapitated head of
my beloved fawn
She died when she was a few months old

My beloved pair of geeze
got spooked
gathered up their two chicks
and got out of sight

I saw them again
wearily floating in the pond
near the house