The Arrival of Julie Shaka

Julie Shaka arrives in the festival city with tears of joy in her eyes, as new love blossoms in earnest. Now, she sits like Nefertiti’s kitten; counting her blessings. She is stylish and elegant, a refugee from way back, a child of poverty and tragedy, who holds the early light of dawn in her delicate hands.

Her infectious smile captures the moment as she glides along the dreamtime passage with gusto; storming the citadel of learning, one day in spring.

she sits under

the golden wings of progress

petals of hope

Meanwhile, Julie reflects upon her life-long struggle for survival, her epic journey to the ancient Land of Oz, and the endless search for freedom with an openness that cuts through my humble heart.

she sings my name

with flaming lips of wonder…

frisky moon

And now, as the earth moves in wonderful ways; bending the wandering beam of light, Julie reads the divine stanza of life with limpid eyes; finding her inner beauty; savouring the special moment of desire.

she feeds the hungry

atoms along the scented lane

nourishing my soul

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The Sacred Dance

i spring into action
like the crazy cloud of time
like the dreamtime
poet of Oz in the luminous
vortex of desire

i ride the colourful beam
of light like the rainbow warrior on heat
painting another
layer of intimacy in the lonely
heart of the beloved

the Wild Rose
in her element; bending
the divine light
singing my name as love particles
capture the moment

infinitely
gentle words of passion
mingle with
the vivid colours of wonder
stoking the flame

the delicate
finger of the mind
finds its way
through my hungry soul under
the scarlet light of spring

the Moonflower
palace opens its inner sanctum
breaking the secret
code; enriching my life; revealing
the mystery of the universe

the fearless nuclei
and the dividing cells in the sacred
dance of creation…
warming my heart with love as
the earth moves


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The First Flower of Spring

you are the beam of light

the blushing molecule of wonder

oozing desire

immersed in your inner beauty

i lie calmly like the chosen son of the realm

cherry blossoms

i plunder your divine

essence, the precious nectar of the first

flower of spring

the glorious pollen

of perfection liberates my consciousness

nourishing my humble soul

breathless

with excitement

you dance to the rhythm of the earth

you fill my pillow of

light with waves of desire; quivering like

the tender heart of spring

you wrap me

tightly with the divine petals of love

the secret language of the soul

the moon sings along the

fragrant passages as you stir my heart with

the colourful dreams of home

 

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

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

The Dance of the Silver Sea

the silver sea
dances to the rhythm
of the earth
energizing my soul
yet, in this dream of mine
in this night of divine nakedness
and sacred bonding with
the beloved, I traverse
the luminous
landscape of destiny
flirting with
the autumn moon as the orange
blossom unfolds…
my wandering eyes turn to the blue
waves of desire near
the translucent island of wonder
where the yellow rose blooms
and Fortune sings
a lovely tune;
capturing the magic moment of bliss.
i venture into
the inner sanctum of the Moonflower
palace of the heart
holding a glimpse of the immense splendour
of your being; the secret code
of pure love contained.
now, I sit like a poet possessed
like a lonely flower
in the pond;
drinking of the wonderful thought of your
divine essences as the earth moves.
like the liquid flame from heaven, a taste
of your edible lips (and blossoming kisses)
illuminates
my consciousness;
lifting the spirit;
wrapping me with the joyful song of love molecules
this precious moment,
two souls become one and indivisible;
dreaming of the golden home of beauty
built on
a single grain of atom


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

African Tanka

i walk with tender
foot along the fatal shore of time
in absolute silence
hacking my way through the fog of misery;
the dangling vines of hope

the wind
sings the dreamtime
melody
under the infinite
sky of blue

the golden rays
of the fearless sun hang
over my shoulders
like the scented cloth of destiny;
cleansing my naked soul

yet, in my
solitude, I yearn for the gentle
light of heaven
the hidden compass to the true
north of my being

you anointed my body
with glee; quivering in ecstasy;
wrapping me
in the luminous waves
of beauty divine

your gentle touch
liberates my consciousness
nourishing my dreams…
the frisky moon dances in the fecund
island of desire


© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo