Tribute to a New Martyr – Our Holy Father Philoumenos of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre by Sofia Kioroglou

Tribute to a New Martyr – Our Holy Father Philoumenos of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre

Martyred at Jacob’s Well, 16/29 November, 1979

Dispeller of the powers of evil
You vanquished the serpent
Well done thou good and faithful servant
Because you have been faithful over little things

At the hands of your extremist assailants,
You suffered a martyric death, tortured and massacred
You have inherited the Earth and reigned in the heavens
Amongst the elders offering incense before the throne of the Lamb

Sofia KioroglouSofia Kioroglou is a Greek poet, writer and perennial traveller to the Holy Land and Egypt. Her recent entry to the Festival for Poetry was singled out at the Best of February and her poems have been selected in the 26 Most Commented Writers Category of Pengician. Her poems can be found online and in print in Lunaris Review, In Between Hangovers, Galleon Literary Journal, Pengician, Galway Review, Verse-Virtual, Dumas de Demain, Books’ Journal, Poetic Diversity, Every Writer, Winamop and Aenaon to name but a few. She has work forthcoming this March in Basil o’ Flaherty. She was one of the winners in the International Competition of Epok.gr this January and her work won a distinction in the Poetry Contest of Unesco Club for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece. Her work is mentioned in the Winningwriters Magazine this February.

3 Replies to “Tribute to a New Martyr – Our Holy Father Philoumenos of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre by Sofia Kioroglou”

  1. Enjoyed it Sofia, I’ll share my latest poem with you, I’ll anxiously awaiting your valuable review.
    Have a Great Day! Mikey B.

    Honor

    The other day, I went to a football game.
    I waited for the start in the pouring rain.
    I stood up as they played the National Anthem,
    took my hat off, and listened in solemn attention.

    Some boys just sat there snickering at me,
    for I was proudly singing with all my sincerity.
    Soon it was over and I sat down in my wet seat.
    Normally, I’d a frown, but the rain cooled my heat.

    I turned to those boys and with a sad look said,

    “There’s something I need to share with you.”
    “I don’t agree with a lot of what you do,
    and I’m sure you don’t agree with me too.”
    “But I’m telling you this because it’s true”

    “I fought to give you the right of what you are.”
    “I reckon respect from you is a distant star.”
    “That flag and song are the reminder we have,
    of all that gave us the freedoms, which, you now jab.”

    “In this land of the free, we are one light of Liberty.”

    “We all have different values and different goals”.
    “We all have different faiths and different souls!”
    “We are all part of this Nation’s total free sum.”
    “But we all need to Honor those who gave us freedom!”

    “You better give thanks to your Creator tonight,
    that you live in a land, that protects your rights!”
    I turned back to watch the football game again.
    The people where facing me standing in refrain.

    Then came the cheering and clapping hands.
    The boys went walking away, out of the stands.
    I pray each day, for all to truly understand,
    We are all truly one Nation of Freedom in this land!

    Author- Tsg. Michael J. Blaylock USAFR Ret.,
    I’ll share my latest poem with you, I’ll anxiously awaiting your valuable review.
    Have a Great Day! Mikey B.

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