Love Blossoms

from refugee

to citizen in fancy clothing…

waltzing like a hero

true love blossoms

like the spring flower of wonder

like the golden light of dawn

we wrestle (you and I)

with the gentle waves of passion

seizing the moment

you burn my lips

with the flame of love divine

purifying my soul

i jump over

the naked moon in the nick of time

sowing the seeds of destiny

you quiver

in ecstasy; kissing & yearning…

scarlet lips dripping with honey

two souls become one

in the defining moment; giving form to chaos

this precious day

i bathe in the splendour of your

inner beauty; thriving on the intoxicating

fragrance of your essence,

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Wings of Passion

i shelter under
the glowing wings of passion
finding clarity…
reading the poetry of desire
in a room
furnished with autumn leaves

your infectious smile
runs through my veins
like the bubbly songs of spring
like the divine lyrics of the African haiku
warming my spirit to the core
this special moment

time brings forth
the creative impulse in us, the sacred rhythms
of being, the dance of love molecules
in the dazzling darkness of seduction
plucking the frisky moon…
carrying the fecund fragments of life within

you are
the precious gift of desire
the luminous petals of thought
the delicate flower of wonder
whose divine nectar nourishes
my hungry soul

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo