Kevork K. Kalayjian, Jr. A graduate of the AGBU’s Melkonian Educational Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, NJ, and a M. Ed. Counseling Psychology, from William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. Kevork resides in NY with his wife Maral, and three sons Aramazt, Tro, and Ohanes.

Articles

One Of Too

The sky is more expensive here simply because there are too many windows. It’s no use, but you keep on trying You press the elevator button for the top floor, The lights will indicate that you are going up But down and down you will go Till you reach the temple of faith. Their prayer consists of rearranging the furniture, Until by chance, they will find the invocation, The furniture arrangement, which will please their Gods....

August 16, 2003 · Kevork K. Kalayjian, Jr.

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it is not beauty alone it is not the abundance of wealth it is not shared poverty it might give birth to gods it might grow on beaches it is more colorful than a rainbow it is indescribable it does not drip like blood it might seem untouchable it is definitely imaginable but you still always wonder if it ever exists the warmth the tears the jealousy the aggression the beauty

June 7, 2003 · Kevork K. Kalayjian, Jr.

Requiem

Fruits Require Rainbows To ripe Rants Trap The mind Which forgets To rage Upon Betrayals Regrets Require Requiems To rest The rest

April 5, 2003 · Kevork K. Kalayjian, Jr.