The Flowering Light

i bend the light as the earth moves
searching for edible beauty with limpid eyes
and taming the tangled web
of life
in the
crack of dawn

i move towards infinity
trembling like the naked wind
like the lustful angel of the realm
seeking the sun
under the darkening sky

i sit on the edge
of the lonely universe
longing for you
searching for your essence
on the flowering wings of solitude

in the orbit of life
i find solace
in the sugar-coated
radiance
of the full moon
the centre of my being



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo