Ted
Kapsalis
I was born on the historic
Kalpaki - Ioanninon in Greece.
I currently reside in the majestic
San Francisco Bay Area,
Vallejo, California, USA.
Poetry has always been my passion, and therefore, it is my wish that you
enjoy the "passion of love",
that has no beginning and no end.
The beauty of love, is that it doesn't discriminate against color or
ethnicity. In POETRY,
"I let my heart dance with joy"!
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Simple
HEART
Thoughts
"Take my
heart
Cut it in two,
I won’t ache, I won’t cry
Cause I love you too"
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"Two hearts in love
Do not fear the fire,
They defy the flames
Cause they’re one embrace"
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"’Cause I love you so much
I shouldn’t be the one to be blamed,
It is to blame the creator who has molded
your body so beautifully"
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"I knew it from the start
Love would bring me a sea storm,
I knew also the happiness
The first kiss of love would bring"
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"Love is not fable
Neither a dream to forget,
It is as heavy as a stone
You cannot lie to the heart"
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POETS
AWARD
July 23, 2006
Given for
Outstanding
Achievement In Poetry By
The International Society Of Poets
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POET OF MERIT
AWARD
August 18, 2005
Given for
Outstanding
Achievement in Poetry By
The International Society
Of Poets
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It's all About Love!
Isn't it?
"Love lights the face,
and
warms the heart"!
"Hide not your love,
under the mask of
lies"
Money can build a
house,
but it takes love to make it home.
You can give
without loving,
but can't love without giving.
The world needs
more warm hearts, and fewer hot heads.
Love is sharing a
part of yourself
with others.
True love it
doesn't consist
of holding hands;
it consists of holding hearts.
Love is a disease.
You can't
"catch it",
without being properly exposed.
Love is the only game,
in which two can play,
and both loose.
Love is a
little word;
people make it big.
Love may be blind,
but it seems
to find it's way around.
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Ted's
Wisdom of life!
It is easier to train a frog not to
leap, than to train a man not to shout.
He who deprives someone’s gift of
freedom, is no less worthy from the one who takes someone's life.
Judge no one from the color of his/her
skin, rather from the color of his/her heart.
Celebrate the moments of your life for
what they are, not for what they should have been.
If for a moment we assume that God is
a myth, then God is the greatest ever creation in mankind’s mind.
He, who celebrates someone’s death, is
equaled guilty with the one who brought death.
Life evolves around the light of the
sun, and death in depths of darkness.
Ideas only flourish when the mind is
free.
He who admits his/her mistakes, reaps
unconditionally the benefits of forgiveness.
Divided boarders is the creation of
two failed governments.
Time is free when it is used wisely.
The world would be much safer place if
it was governed by a poet.
"Love is more easy
demonstrated than explained"
When an open mind embraces another
open mind, then the possibilities are endless.
The beauty of giving is to expect
nothing in return.
He who shares the umbrella of fortune,
has a lighter heart.
What if the mind was round instead of
square?
Wherever you are not welcomed, blink your eyes not
once.
He who believes in incarnation, has
reached his/her potential to succeed in life content not with day, but
engage with the future.
Whether intentional or unintentional
you wish someone’s harm, repentance is not retroactive.
Fear not the depths of a well, rather
its mouth surrounding it.
It’s not what you make out of your
life, rather what you got out of it.
Fear not failure; rather embrace it as an
incentive to success. You must fail to succeed. Failure is the seed to
success.
Claiming a mountain it’s easy, but
hanging on it not to slip and fall,
is the challenge.
He who says I am bored,
has a shrunk
mind.
Money cannot bribe
the entrance to the Kingdom of Heaven.
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New Orleans
"Katrina Cry"
I saw faces,
Engraved in pain,
Hear voices,
Drowned in tears,
Desperate souls,
Seeking a hand,
A breath of life,
A feather of hope,
To fly like a bird,
From the pit of death,
To the sunlight.
I saw shades,
The flames of hell,
The throne and eye,
Of the reigning demon,
In the swirling cloud,
Innocent lives in despair
Reaching out their hands,
To touch dry land,
On the higher ground,
Before death opens its wings,
And embraces their souls.
Oh!
Our brothers!
Our sisters!
Cried out voices,
Lend us your hands,
We are all brothers,
White, black, yellow,
Next door neighbors,
Throw us a rope,
To pull us from the mud,
before the eye from above,
The passing storm sucks us,
Our last breath perishes,
In to the tunnel of darkness,
In drowning surrender,
The souls of our hearts.
I saw no hands,
Stretching out,
To stop the waves,
The vomit of abyss,
No glances from the land,
Had pity on them,
They left them alone,
In their fate,
In the mercy of God,
They brought to despair,
With a prayer they kept,
Hanging on in the world.
Copyright 2006
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September Eleven
"Wounded Eagle"
I
saw an eagle flying
High up in the sky,
Two eyes terrifying,
Drowning in the cry.
I followed his shadow,
His heart the broken arrow,
I felt his pain and sorrow,
Deep in my heart, he's my hero.
His fifty state long wings,
Brought me fear and darkness,
In the horror's path, his wide wings,
Didn't bend in the strong winds.
The affliction brought me to my knees,
Dragged me to the ground;
In grief I offered my respects,
My condolences in anger out loud.
Copyright ©2006
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A Full Moon Tonight
The stars are falling
dancing and blinking,
and the moon is glowing
when I see your eyes.
There is a full moon
tonight
a celebration of love,
a feeling I cannot hide
that rules inside my heart.
I see the seasons in your
eyes
changing rainbow colors,
I hear songs of butterflies
like angelic chorus.
When I hold you in my arms
I am spinning out of control,
it's the magic of your eyes
that makes my heart rock-and-roll.
Copyright 2004
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Like drops of dew
The night I saw you
I lost to you a part of me,
since you’re in my mind
and always will be.
My love is yours for ever
and, forever it shall be,
my love is absolute
you’re the only one for me.
You’re the love of my
dreams
from the moment we met,
It’s unlike any other feeling
I’ve ever in my life felt.
My love for you is so
strong
words can’t even explain,
your love took away
my loneliness and pain.
No other heart will love
you
as much as I do,
no other heart will dare
but I know this much is true.
When I am with you
love is pure like drops of dew,
like the warmth of the sun
it starts every day fresh and anew.
Copyright
2008
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Got Pluto in Me
There is a tiny star
Shy roaming alone,
At the edge of the sky
Its identity is stolen.
It’s been overthrown
In dark empty space,
Looking back on earth
Embarrassed hides its face.
The tribe has spoken
Pluto is not a planet,
It’s now a dwarf
A living “ice granite”.
It’s been framed
By the underworld,
Like the heart of mine
Has a vast empty hole.
I feel deep in me
The deep of its heart,
It’s beating like mine
I cannot tell it apart.
Pluto you’ll always be
A planet to me,
Not a living “ice granite”
With my heart I guarantee...
Copyright
2007
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Like Never Before
I caress you in my mind
All day and night long,
That’s how I feel inside
In your heart I belong.
You make me feel
Like never before,
Weather I’m dreaming
I’m spinning out of control.
I close my eyes
And in my mind,
I make love to you
A thousand times.
The feeling it’s so real
When I feel close to you,
I want to believe for sure that
You feel the same as I do.
I can dig in your mind
Your love is so rare,
I believe it's time
For your heart to be mine.
When I wake up in the
morning
It just wouldn't be right,
If the feeling in my dream
Didn’t feel like a wedding night.
Copyright @2007
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My Joy
And Thriller
From the
moment we met
you're my joy and thriller,
from the very start
you're my hearts pillar.
You're my rose
a petal of my heart,
that with your love grows
molding in one sweet hug.
You're my sunny sky
the blue ocean of love,
my hearts spirit high
sent from the heavens above.
You're my humming bird
the wings of my heart,
the morning dew song
from my dreams far beyond.
You're my happiness
my oasis of hope,
in my sorrow and sadness
my hearts towing rope.
"You can give without
loving, but you can't love without giving"!
Copyright 2004
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Riding the waves
The pain of loneliness,
I am drifting to places
Rolling in dark of sadness.
Staring at the gray clouds
Strolling above my head,
The tomorrow holds no promise
My life comes into an end.
I’m in Love
I can feel the stars and
moon
Spinning out of control,
Along with my heart’s crazy mood
Dancing and singing in love.
I’m in love, I’m in love
Love is a wonderful thing,
I’m in love, I’m in love
Love is one thing I cannot quit.
I know that I have a
heart
Cause this is a perfect love,
Love that has just begun
Endlessly shining like a star.
This isn’t an imagination
A fantasy to pretend,
This isn’t an illusion
To mislead my heart’s intended.
This love is a kind of
feeling
I’ve never felt before,
I cannot explain the meaning
Of a divine passion called love.
I’m in love, I’m in love
Love is all around me,
I cannot hide it from my heart
I’ve found the other missing part of me.
Copyright @2007
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YES
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NO TO
WAR
CONTESTS
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The “World"
Would Be a Safer Place Today
If It Was Governed by a POET”!
Ted Kapsalis
Dear visitor,
I thank you very much in advance for your visit in
my page www.poeticme.com
Just for being here testifies,
that
you have more than a passing interesting
in the achievement of dreams in
your life.
It says to me that deep in you, you’re empathetic in poetry,
where the harmony of thought and heart
brings in the light some of most
nostalgic and enjoyable
moments in life.
Therefore,
if you’re in search for simple,
municipal and honest poetry that
emanates from a simple heart,
then
www.poeticme.com
it is your page.
Sincerely,
Ted Kapsalis
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"The world would be
a much safer place to live,
if it was governed by a poet"!
By Ted Kapsalis
A Distinguished Member
International Society of Poets
"The Editors of
The International Library of Poetry
is thrilled to inform you that your poetry was
bestowed
the prestigious Editor's Choice Award because of your
artistic
accomplishments and unique perspective--characteristics
found
in the most noteworthy poetic works."
December,
2005
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POETS AWARD
July 22, 2007
Given for
Outstanding
Achievement In Poetry By
The International Society Of Poets
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In
recognition of your poetic achievement, you are now a
member
of an exclusive group of the "Best Poets" from all
around the world.
The International Society of Poets
From My Newly Released Book
"Simple
Heart"
Whispers Love Songs!
Review
By Ellen Tanner March
New York Best Seller Author
Anyone who has has ever
loved - and loved well - will find
something to
appreciate in Ted Kapsalis' book of poems, Simple Heart.
Sensual love has inspired poets throughout time, and Kapsalis has a gift
for evoking the delights of such
love in lively, accessible language.
Here we are told of
the warmth of a smile, the thrill of a kiss,
the
sensuous caress not only of touch but of words sweetly
expressed,
and the yearning of a simple, loving heart:
"Unselfishly tonight I'll unlock the secrets/the
devotion of my love/as the
world is watching/my heart
shining like a star."
But Kapsalis' simple heart is an unguarded one, too,
and
like so many lovers before him he has known his share of
betrayal and loss.
The pain is there in words edged with
raw emotion, as
"with her lying eyes...she darkens my
dreams of paradise".
Or of hopelessness, as he
laments in the poem Tired of Running:
"Good
things it's dark. What am I gonna do/when the light
comes?"
Simple, honest and evocative, this is poetry that speaks
to the heart,
from the heart.
Published by
www.booksurge.com
To order click here:
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(under search title type Simple Heart)
Copyright 2005
"Love is a disease you can't
"catch" without being lovingly exposed"!
"The heart is happiest when
it beats for others"!
"Love may be blind but it
seems to find it's way around"!
"Money can build a house,
but it takes love to make it a home"!
"Love is sharing a part of
yourself with other"!
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