Despina Ch. Papadatou – Karavoulia

The poetess and painter Mrs. Despina Ch. Papadatou-Karavoulia was teacher. Now she is retired. She was born in Kalata, a village in Kefallonia island. She lives in a small village in Varda of Ilia, Peloponnese with her husband Mr. Vassilios Karavoulias, retired teacher and writer.

She has published the books: “Poetical Thoughts”, “Akathyllides”, “Scholastic theatre”, “Assimo”, “Theatre for children”, “Troades”, “Colors” and “Verse and color” (Athens 2010).

BUTTERFLY

Ah! Butterfly

even if you speak in a whisper.

I don’t believe you,

you don’t keep the secrets.

THOUGHTS

Without faith,

without principles,

we became the loot

of wind.

“AMO ERGO SUM”  (I LOVE, THEREFORE I AM!)

I love, therefore I am!

There ever you tread, plant flowers

and there ever you look, put blue color.

Life is short…

But it will be true

whenever you love,

whenever you smile

and whenever you laugh at it…

[English translation by Zacharoula Gaitanaki, October 2015].