Fairest Flower

you are the magic fragrance of desire
the lucid stream of beauty that flashes through
my transparent soul; anointing my
body with the balm of love
yet, the icy cold wind continues
to blow away my dreams;
clouding my vision
smashing my hopes on the fatal shore
this deepest night,
sleep deserts me in the land of sleep

and yet, I find myself
i glide into the sublime realm of solitude
like a poet possessed
like a wandering neutron in orbit
like a desperate winter’s soul
falling into the sensuous hands of spring
seizing the moment…
nurturing the inner child
in this garden
of fairest flowers

i taste your divine nectar with lips of fire
longing for more…
love particles liberate
my consciousness
this fragile moment of being
i swim in the golden river of time
finding the doorway to serenity where
hopes and dreams cohere
the passion flower blooms in earnest
brightening my days forever


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Touching the Moon

on the wings of Eros…
i taste
your divine essence

we find each other
in the primordial pond of time and…
the word becomes flesh

epiphany of desire
love quivers
in the first light of dawn

overwhelmed by the heat
of passion…we dance
to the pulsating rhythm of the earth

we morph into
oneness (you and I)
cradling the baby universe

on the first day
i grow in you in absolute silence
touching the moon with my fingers

i sample the divine
juice of life
bathing in your beauty

i become part of your goodness
feeding the love
molecules with limpid eyes

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Fragrance of Wonder

how wonderful
are the delicate blooms
in autumn’s first yawn
the scented hills of delight

behold the immense beauty
of Dahlia, the Queen of autumn
in her colourful best

oh the autumn moon
oh the flaming lips of passion
oh the divine fragrance of wonder
perfuming the Milky Way

the pink flower in my garden
i yield to
the pollen of desire

i soar like an eagle
like an angel on heat
like all these souls in the Moonflower Palace
freed from the ghettoes of hopelessness

sing to me, cricket,
the joyful
songs of autumn past

hello to the autumn
flowering-bulbs
the magic fragrance that melts
my humble heart


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Autumn's Wake

Akim arrives with a pocket full of hope; looking for the transformative experience that would propel him to better and greater things. He is a refugee from way back who embraces the new life with gusto. Now, he sings his blessings as the earth moves. The cloud dances. And the air flows unhindered.

sound of silence

in the Struggle Street

fear of autumn

viola in bloom

who says

autumn is dead

cool days ahead

the maiden flight of the

autumn leaf

Essentially though, Akim is a young man in a hurry, a realist in the true sense of the word - a soul in need of succour. But there are enormous challenges ahead. His real dilemma is deciding how to do the daily battle for survival, as he takes a daring look at the food chain; finding the burgeoning contours of his world.

the warm

colours of autumn foretold

joyful garden

one day in Findon

i tweet

the glories of autumn

the butterfly

in her element

autumn chic

The thought of making it in the Land of Oz consumes him both physically and emotionally; affecting his every move. Now, he dreams of greener pastures; gazing at the falling leaf.

autumn

rose on my pillow

fireworks

fruits of my labour…

the generosity of autumn

in my visual field

behold the golden

rays of the wandering sun

autumn wind

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

End of Summer

it’s a journey to remember
but the end of summer is not so sweet. (Gone are
the restless birds, the tempting feathers of beauty)
melancholy sets in as the music begins to fade.
what with all the bushfires and flooding rains -
the countless pieces of shattered
dreams along the track of beyond
now, there are holes in my shoes, the tender foot
crying for mercy, longing for home
yet, I find solace in the divine hands
of Humour, as her soothing voice touches my soul
offering new possibilities in the temple of delight.
her infinite goodness gladdens the heart
and brightens my days in this ocean of uncharted terrain


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The Power of Humour

submerged in the
dark side of the winter’s moon
i shed a tear

in the midst of longing
humour comes to the rescue
liberating my consciousness

sorrows of the fallen soul
wrapped in the wings of humour
this fateful day

the cosmic nymph
dances with the gentle wind
sound of laughter

school of hard knocks…
i walk along the fatal shore with
a good dose of humour

humour
drops like honey…
famished years

i do the daily battle for survival
savouring humour
in the middle of chaos

behold the healing power of humour
the tonic of the soul
the dazzling beauty on the inner screen


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The Secret Passage

ice cream
in my visual field
sultry heat…

wild things in the ‘hood
i lick the core
of Serenity with gusto

the magpie
perches on the eucalyptus tree
the sound of passion

hungry lips
in the Isles of Promise
i sing the blues

the green light…
romantic tales of wonder in
the text message

the spark of the divine
in the secret passage beloved of migrants
wattle blossoms

i cross the road
thinking of the falling leaves
the challenges of living on the edge


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo