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Green Pastures
Ugonna Wachuku
See this beautiful sun rising
on eastern landscapes of home.
There is a smiling sea lifting
waves of hope and dreams through
those beckoning eyes of my sailing
boat.
The wind is calm.
The day is blue.
Green forests of home shine
with glowing sun rays
while within my heart,
a new beat emerges to plant
flowers and trees for humanity's
survival. There is love awaiting.
There are dreams rising.
There are ripe fruits luring.
There are beautiful souls to
welcome me home.
There are earthly souls of
care and love waiting to
take me through blue clouds
and eagle mountains.
Surely, I must head for
those blue clouds of my
dreams to be made whole;
to be strenghtened for the
journey ahead; to be free
from beings seeking to keep
me in bondage with destructive
laws and hate-filled policies
clad in racist garments.
I must surely follow the
path of gentle hearts of love
and ancestral warriors to that
land where the living
remember the dead.
Daily, I must visit my sailing
boat to breath from soothing
sea waves and rising tides
because I am nature's humble
child; and indeed, heaven's
saving lamb will lead me home
through green pastures and
meadow sea shores.
Journey with me and breath
from soothing sea waves
and rising tides. Together,
we will sail home in peace
and freedom. Together, we
will dream new, beautiful
dreams of reality for
humanity; for our
progenies
on green
pastures
and meadow
sea
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Whenever I feel the need to read something beautiful, uplifting and serene, I pay a visit to you. Of course this is beautiful, I expected nothing less as I clicked on the title.
I wish for you the serenity and peace you so lovingly put to the page.
Lesa
Another beautiful and uplifting poem. The wine glass shape of your last stanza is an invitation to drink from the cup of beauty. Nicely written.
Dear Ugonna, This is an exceptionally beautiful poem that uplifts and soothes the reader's heart with its sense of tranquility and hope. Your words sing with a tender glory that for me takes the pilgrim soul on a journey into both spiritual and natural beauty. I am very impressed by your words and find them to equal the extraordinary loveliness of Kalil Gibran who wrote "The Prophet" and "The Garden of The Prophet" along with a series of other outstanding philosophical works. These lines are exquisite: Green forests of home shine with glowing sun rays while within my heart, a new beat emerges to plant flowers and trees for humanity's survival. There is love awaiting. There are dreams rising. There are ripe fruits luring. There are beautiful souls to welcome me home. Thank you for sharing you poetic splendor. Best Regards, Wendy