ΑΚΟΜΑ ΟΡΘΙΟΣ

ο ΑΚΟΜΑ ΟΡΘΙΟΣ είναι μια δίγλωσση ποιητική συλλογή για την παρουσία, το βάρος της ευθύνης και την αγάπη που δεν μετακινείται. Τα ποιήματα αυτού του βιβλίου δεν μιλούν για θριάμβους. Μιλούν για ανθρώπους που μένουν. Για εκείνους που στέκονται όταν δεν υπάρχει χειροκρότημα, όταν η έξοδος είναι εύκολη, αλλά η παραμονή είναι αναγκαία. Γραμμένο αρχικά στα Αγγλικά και αποδομένο στα Ελληνικά από τον ίδιο τον συγγραφέα, το βιβλίο παρουσιάζεται σε δίγλωσση μορφή, με το πρωτότυπο κείμενο και την ελληνική απόδοση αντικριστά. Η μετάφραση δεν επιδιώκει ρητορεία, αλλά πιστότητα στην ανάσα, στον ρυθμό και στο ηθικό βάρος των ποιημάτων. Το ΑΚΟΜΑ ΟΡΘΙΟΣ απευθύνεται σε αναγνώστες που αναγνωρίζουν τη σιωπηλή αντοχή, τη φροντίδα που δεν ζητά ανταμοιβή και την αγάπη που επιμένει χωρίς να μετακινείται. Δεν πρόκειται για νοσταλγία. Είναι λογαριασμός.

STILL STANDING is a bilingual poetry collection about presence, responsibility, and love that does not move. These poems are not about victory or performance. They are about staying. About standing when there is no applause, when leaving would be easier, but remaining is necessary. Originally written in English and translated into Greek by the author, this edition presents the poems side by side, honoring both the original voice and the living breath of the Greek language. The translation favors clarity, restraint, and moral weight over ornament. STILL STANDING is written for readers who recognize quiet endurance, uncelebrated care, and the kind of love that remains when movement is no longer an option. This is not nostalgia. It is an accounting.

Author Profile - Bill Boundroukas Bill Boundroukas is an attorney, writer, and lifelong seeker of meaning who blends the worlds of law, faith, and storytelling. For decades, his work in the courtroom has been grounded in clarity and truth, but his heart has also been drawn to the unseen - to the moments of stillness, memory, and love that shape a life. The Flame Beyond Time grew out of visions, dreams, and lived experience, inspired most profoundly by his daughter Katerina, who has never spoken a word yet has been a voice of sacred silence in his life. Through her presence, he discovered that silence is not emptiness but fullness - a presence that can transform those who encounter it. Bill writes not for fame or profit, but to help others see the world differently - to open a window where beauty and hope can be glimpsed in unexpected places. His work moves quietly, like a whisper passed hand to hand, carrying the flame he was given into other lives. When not writing, Bill continues his legal practice in Illinois, serves his community, and cherishes the gift of family, faith, and the Ferris wheel ride of life.