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THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU

©onyekachi c ugwu
TUCKED deep inside  my loneliness 
Heart zig zagging all day 
In the haze of imagination 
I saw the light 
In a blinding flash 
And suddenly darkness came...
Then the radiant Queen 
Walked by smiling broadly
Spreading her airs 
And aura....
Illumining the serenity 
Of my silences..... 
The First time I saw you
Rain swallowed up the famished 
Paths 
Bringing back a sudden freshness
Soothing frayed nerves 
And redeeming the times...
The first time I saw you 
I saw beyond the beautiful face 
I saw deep  into your heart 
Full of love and truth....
Yes the first time I saw you 
My silence was silenced 
And beauty caressed my being 
Bringing back memories 
Of life well lived 
before the rain that washed 
Away the vegetations
and swallowed up the nest
Of my crib.... 
The first time 
The first time I saw you 
Resistance died 
In me 
Denouncing the celibacy 
Of  my vow..
For I am human 
Made human 
Now I have seen you
And in your heart I live 
In your love safety is wrought 
And my life decorated 
With rich plumes 
And diadems of gold.......
Now when the loveless 
Scamper 
At the call of thunder 
Your breath draw me closer 
To the beauty of your lightening.....
You are a fair Queen....
You are a fairer heart 
You are golden
©onyekachi c ugwu
culled from my book
OF A TRAMPLED ROSE
©onyekachi