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Sobbing — Poetry by Vasiliki Pappas

2025-10-16

Sobbing by Vasiliki Pappas

My soul, you're aching
From the beatings
An almost continuous sobbing
Your presence cannot fade
Such a distant presence
The body is in pain
It's freezing
Searching for your hungry hand.


Πονάς ψυχή μου
Από τα χτυπήματα.
Σχεδόν διαρκής ο λυγμός.
Η παρουσία σου ακατάλητη
Και τόσο μακρινή.
Το σώμα πονάει.
Παγώνει.
Αναζητώντας το πεινασμένο σου χέρι...

                                      Πλαταριά Θεσπρωτίας 12-10-2011

"Sobbing is not just a cry — it's the heartbeat of the soul."

Vasiliki Pappas


Vasiliki Pappas — The Poetry of the Silent Cry

An editorial feature on the poetic universe of a contemporary Greek voice

Vasiliki Pappas stands as a distinct voice in contemporary Greek poetry — a poetess whose words do not seek grandeur, but truth. Her verses move in silence, carrying the weight of emotion through restraint and clarity.

In poems such as "Sobbing", her language becomes a pulse — fragmented, trembling, yet profoundly human. She explores pain not as despair, but as a passage toward self-awareness. The body, the soul, and the absence between them form the invisible thread of her poetic landscape.

Pappas's style is marked by minimalism and emotional transparency. Each line breathes solitude and vulnerability, while simultaneously revealing a luminous tenderness. Her poetry does not shout; it listens — to the echo of longing, to the breath of loss, to the quiet persistence of love.

Beyond her creative work, Vasiliki Pappas is a Writer, Journalist, and Editor-in-Chief of Culture Magazine (www.cultmagz.com). A member of the Association of Greek Writers, she embodies the union of art and intellect — a cultural voice that bridges literature, thought, and the human condition.

Her poetry is both shadow and light: a reminder that even in silence, there is rhythm; even in sorrow, beauty; even in pain, a truth that redeems.

Σύντομη ελληνική περίληψη

Η ποίηση της Βασιλικής Β. Παππά κινείται ανάμεσα στη μοναξιά, τον πόνο και τη βαθιά νοσταλγία. Μέσα από λιτούς, καθαρούς στίχους, αποκαλύπτει την ψυχική ένταση και την ευθραυστότητα της ανθρώπινης ύπαρξης. Το ποίημα "Sobbing" είναι ένα χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα αυτής της ποιητικής ευαισθησίας, όπου η σιωπή μεταμορφώνεται σε φωνή και το σκοτάδι σε φως.

Editorial Feature — Cultmagz Literary Section