Debbie Papadakis

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“Hot Summer Nights…Painting you with a Rose”~Debbie Papadakis.

Hot Summer Night..painting you with a rose!   Current mood:artistic   Hot Summer Nights, awaken the senses and take you out of this world, when lived with beautiful company! Todays poem was inspired by my friends when we decides to go swimming ..the sea..the tranquility…the setting sun and the night coming with the breeze!   Drifting off to sleep I visioned and felt I was in a different place.Writing is a whole world  ...

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” At Times of Dispair!!”~Debbie Papadakis.

Directions to be taken at times of despair. Current mood: fear of times to come Walking through the streets of any major city, would reveal visions of groups of young people talking , standing around and generally trying to live each day as it comes. In the morning they would line up for a meal handed out by an organization , the church or even the Municipal Council of the city,if they are sensitive enough to help the ‘Homeless’.  ...

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Inspiration Poetry: “GRATITUDE” ..today I felt with a pebble in my pocket and a word to hold!

I went to the sea side, as I always do and literally walked.I have been doing that a lot lately. I have things to think about; to work out and to reach a decision on.   The view of the sea has always helped me reach the best solutions to things I think about ; it has comforted me when I felt down; has ‘spoken’ to me attracting my attention and drawn me to listen, to the thoughts and feel the feelings felt.   The sea  ...

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These days Life can only be described as Surrealistic to some Realistic to others!

Recently in my correspondence I had with a friend, I was asked to write about how things were with everyday people here in Greece; I sat back and a storm of thoughts flooded, making me think that If I DO express these experiences, would they be able to understand ? Would they be seen as surrealistic accounts of REALITY, never before experienced in the 21st century to such a nation as Greece? Then I thought, an Interview would help focus  ...

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The Lost generation? NOT Lost Indeed!

How can a Generation, be dubbed Lost… indeed! When they were born in the INFORMATION AGE, and can vividly see! Everything around them.. IS Informing in bits n bites! Giving them spherical view, formulating a Global insight! To be A better generation…somewhat  passive…they might seem! Passive to you, but angry , with what?  Now just heed.. What they know, WOULD make any INSTTUTION Political or Economic want to run, hide and  ...

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How could the ” Lost Generation” as dubbed, be the “The Inspiring Generation ” ‘born’ in the Crisis?

The current news today, in the light of the Brussel’s conference of European Union held today  and tomorrow 28th-29th June 2013: the topic of discussion is the unemployment rate of young people between the ages of 18 and 25, known as the “Lost Generation of the EU” and their concerns of austerity imposed leading them to extremism and away from mainstream politics; thus, the conference is looking forward to combined efforts  ...

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Remembering …pictures and words you had said and.. wanted to say…but were never heard.

This is a poem I had written when I was told of the passing of my beautiful Aunt and your mother .I cried and felt astranged from happiness and saddness that usually is shared amongst families. It is sad when a family memeber passes away. I would like to thank a dear friend of mine, whom I have known since we were both in Australia, who just wrote to me here on face book about the sad news of my Aunt Mary’s passing away 1934-2012. She  ...

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“Swapping tactics at ERT~trigger the Cassandras~alas, the government does not heed! “

Are the “Swapping tactics” of personnel at ERT the solution Sir? What is the plan to help Greece to recovery? Put your ear to the ground, the ground is shaking, if the voice of Greece is heeded???     The story is, that the government have DEMANDED that the professional working staff and specialised staff, who have inherited the honour of being incharge of the archives of the historical cultural ark of Greece, to  ...

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ERT’s National Broadcasting frequencies to be stripped from a Nation…’gagging Democracy’!

The rapid course of events in Greece, have never before occured in the Democratic world. The National broadcasting frequencies that have always been part of a nation’s window to the world. These frequencies, are to be layed in the hands of a private companies, taken away from the legal ownership of a nation. how can that be?   We recently were told by an OTE technician on ERT last week on the forum of discussions at ERT studios,  ...

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Thessaloniki under the Illuminating Moon of the June Sun!

The view of Thessaloniki from the train had me feeling wonderful. Sure, it looks like most cities in Greece, however , if visited a unique charcter would be felt and seen.   After my 6 hour journey from Athens, a trail of movement led me to exiting the station. So, much absorbed so soon! My attention was drawn to smell! The aroma of ‘Bogatsa with Cream and Bougatsa with cheese’, tempted my taste buds. Sure, both blended in  ...