“Kissed by the sun” an excerpt from “Grains of Sand” – this photo was taken in Naxos, the largest island in the Cyclades.
Greece
Icarus
Too close to the sun
I reach, and I fly
You, radiance and magic
Melt away my wings
I lost my words
On a windswept castle
Perched above a glittering village
A volcanic wind blew through our hair
And smelled of forgotten words
This is an excerpt of a poem from Grains of Sand. To read the full poem, you can download the book via Kindle or purchase the paperback from Amazon.
Grains of Sand
COPYRIGHT © 2016 by Colton Babladelis
Excerpt appears courtesy of Winter Goose Publishing
Years of poetry, part 2
Thanks to my very talented cousin, Amy Stoll (https://www.facebook.com/AmyStollPhotography/?fref=nf) for putting this together!