Suns of Diaspora

you ride the cosmos
in search of the summer bliss
finding redemption
and solace
in the African Diaspora:
a home away from home
a paradise
of ambition
and compassion
where the human condition
is at play

dressed in compassion
you shine like the petals of glory
like the suns of Diaspora
like this poetry in my heart
finding the lustful muse
in the hemisphere of coolness

you transform the young lives
in the imagined community of dreams
feeding the hungry souls
as the bright new day dawns
you bless the realm with rivers of honey

and as time dances in the wind
i become the true witness
of your divine blessings
the fruit of your glowing light of lights
in the greatest hour of need

i taste your
naked beauty sublime
fated for love
in the Diaspora of the heart




© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Migrant Suburbia of Dreams

with a pocket
full of dreams
you waltz your way
through adversity
beating the odds
like a man of mystery
in the migrant suburbia
(an imagined Universe
of desire, a melting pot
of values and dreams)

you rise
like the morning sun
laughing the night away
having experienced
the complex reality
of living in the tranquil utopia
under
the naked sky

you find
a new purpose
in life
in the land Down Under
secretly yearning
for the divine

you unleash
your imagination
drinking from the rivers of joy
and searching for
rhythm and attitude
in this glorious land of wonders



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The New Dawn

from the dust
of rotten memories
of the recent past
you arrive
in the migrant universe
like the silent
bird of wonder
in the magical land of Oz
tasting the light with
soft and tender eyes
as new life begins
in earnest

you nourish my soul with glee
you bring me
closer to the naked rose
the divine
petals of desire

you swim in my favourite
poetry of desire
longing for more
embracing the new dawn
with a broad smile
on your face
a smile that melts my humble heart




© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Painful Years

with no way to escape
those painful years
of tortured dreams
and the bone-crushing struggle
for survival
i walk along the fatal shore
thinking of you
brooding over things
in a mysterious world out of reach

i hold
onto the divine
thread of life
with boundless energy
under the darkening sky
looking for solace
as the turbulent wind blows
in the liveable
city of the mind

yet, as the sun shines, i soar
like an eagle in the nick of time
like the meteor on a mission
like this orange blossom in the waves of desire

i manipulate
the space time
with lots of love
and desire
as the earth moves
in the moist hour

you embrace my soul
with passion
with tender care
and hands of clay
keeping my dream alive
we mould each other
into existence
feeling the love
in the imagined community of the heart



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The Golden Heart of the Rose

i grow up in the golden heart
of the rose
in the garden of everything
feeling
the creative
force
and savouring the moment
as poetry drops like honey

you mould me
into existence
in the vagrant universe of desire
a universe rich in metaphor

yet, like the child of light
in the process of becoming
i travel through time as rose blossoms
i weather the storm with grace
softening the pain of adversity

now, in this stunning moment,
i regain my life in full
discovering my potential
i sharpen the edge of my soul
with your gentle touch
as the earth spreads her wings
her gift of beauty sublime

i recreate
the world of ambition
unlocking
the mystery of survival
with a broad smile
on my face

i ride the waves
of time with hungry lips
finding my amour
and rhythm
under the rose petals

now i sow my kisses
in the crack of dawn
transforming the realm

like the sweet apple
from heaven
i morph into form
finding hope
and fortitude
in the vista of the glorious dawn



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

Holding Up the Sky

a life transformed 

in the nick of time:

you hold up the sky

like the gentle giant of the realm

daring to dream

as the golden  

wattle blossoms

under the

antipodean sun

capturing

my imagination

you’re

the speck of light

from way back

the 

dream weaver

in the murky world of reason

feeding

the hungry souls

under 

the wild sky

you’re, quite truly,

the heart and pulse 

of the migrant universe

riding

the waves

with high hopes of youth foretold

© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo

The Heart of Passion

seduced by the sacred alchemy
of desire
in the realm of bliss
i fly
like the lost boy
on the wings of wonder
finding
a new lease on life
i capture
the purity of your essence
under the vivid moon
i seek
the new frontiers
of reason
in the moment of clarity
i dwell
in the heart of passion
endlessly yearning
for you
my love
the keeper of the flame divine
now we flow into each other
like the gentle rivers of time
like the tender souls full of grace
holding
up the sky
under
the joyous petals of the night



© Lawrence T. Udo-Ekpo