Shadow Lines
A poem
Your reflection Channelled by the brisk bright light rays And the jostling reminders through the chosen veins That radiating heat source Soft to the touch Like the tree root is to the earth
You know inside You’ve come one step further Gathered particles of the motionless sweet air Newness in flight The soul aura demands change
You find character At the shadow’s end Almost at the tip A glorious mountain break awaits And step you will To reveal lava dust yet to be The rush of shadow blood Touches to awaken the seabed charms
Your reflection Measured by the path Between the life of chosen rivers A walk with the friend of self Clasping hands Then open through the light A moment of the shining shadow Indeed, the mesmerising sight
George Odarquaye Lamptey