Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Long summer’s Night


long summer's night
the fragrant
thoughts
of you flow through
my heart
like the secret
river of time
charting
the course
of true love
with glee
in full view of the yellow moon



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Heart of Dreams


still largely unseen by the naked eye
creative thoughts blossom
like the red roses
in the fecund garden
of the African Diaspora
as dreams drip
with honey
i walk into the realm
like the son of promise
in the moment of clarity
moving from one state of being
to another
yet, even with the daily struggle
for survival
in this heart of dreams
under the darkening cloud
there is an emerging synthesis at work
a strong sense of the self
and resilient
in the face of adversity
i watch as new ideas glow
like diamonds in the sky
revealing the human condition
i weave together
the unresolved questions
of the past, present and future
the fundamental questions that give
birth to the new dawn of awareness
on the long road to Utopia



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo