Like Torn Kites In An Hurricane
I cannot speak because my mouth is a grave – ‘Departure’ -Romeo Oriogun
Out of the depth my cry, give ear and hearken– ‘The Passage’, Christopher Okigbo
Am here and there, like torn kites in an hurricane,
lift these broken cupids- the memories
of an ephemeral love- off my eyes
and teach me how to be here again.
wake the bones the quills of your departure scythed to shingles
and grinded thoroughly to dusts by those memories of rose-budding and ritzy plastic asps
touch my heart, lift the phoenix that keep memories and caligraph
in the nucleus of my heart the ways to let go and find love again.
Lift these fingers of song that buried the soporific egret I had been
before the shredding of the sky
Hold my mind away from wandering to the lawns and boulders
on which we had supine and rolled fancying the hovering
clouds, heart frisking heart.
Malandra ! Take me back; pick me away from the lonely
road in this tainted rose-quartz dotting my heart .
Malandra! am gone old with white turfs on my scalp still
counting the days of love , death, kisses , romance
and beads that carried your waist to
the full moon-
teach me the rhymes of living ,
the song of resuscitation, the dance of reawakening- teach
me how to see you in the eyes of another maiden fair as Malandra ,
slim, quaint Easter Angel. Teach me to love again- that
love isn’t what takes us away but keeps us,
that love isn’t a parazonium that parts the tongue and hide in its belly
burial grounds defaced by the anguish of burning relatives-
lift away pains of memory- zap the outlines of
death pouring and drenching me
with fluids and grimes of catacombs –
lift the graveyard am becoming and stick in abyss
the twirling mourners roaming my street,
once golden, now jagged, tainted by footprints of
howling ghosts and reeks with the corpse of
the angel cartooning lullabies on heaven’s gate.
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About Tony Tokunbo Eteka Fernandez
Tony Tokunbo Eteka Fernandez is an International Award Winner, Published Author & Poet, Broadcast Journalist, MC and Youth Empowerment Consultant . He is also The CEO of AFRICA4U and The Founder of Africans in The Diaspora
People also see him as a Cultural and Social entrepreneur, which means he is skilled in working with many different communities, bringing people together in successful focused events. Tony has organised many cultural events …involving both BME and mainstream communities. He is skilled in hosting events that reinforce community cohesion and bringing different kinds of people together. He has organised events in The UK, The U.S.A, Holland, Germany, Romania, Malta and Nigeria and has visited over 22 European Countries.
Tony has also organised The Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament for over five years in a row
He continues to promote the true life and success stories of Africans in Europe and Africans around the world and has organised several small scale literary and awards initiatives aimed at empowering young people.
He has also spent time as an International broadcaster and was The Producer and Presenter for AFRICA4U International Radio Talk Show at Reading4u Radio Station for nearly three years.
Tony has interviewed high profile Members of Parliament, Distinguished celebrities and some of Africas best musicians including Ivonne Chaka Chaka and Kanda Bongoman.
He has also been a guest on BBC Radio on numerous occasions to discuss the community cohesion events he organises at UK House of Parliament and also to recite some of his published work in memory of Nelson Mandela, 50 Years Anniversary of The race relations act and major community issues. Tony has also a Guest on popular Radio stations in Nigeria and The States
In the last few years he has been very passionate about Youth empowerment, community cohesion and cultural intelligence.
Tony was born in South London and has lived in several parts of England and Nigeria . He started writing at the tender age of nine, a habit he expressed with creative enthusiasm. Tony writes Poetry, short stories and proverbs on personal development. He is currently working on his 4th book which will also be his first novel. He is also into Public Speaking at Special events and Social functions and is a Mentor for young people in the UK Community.
He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of Lagos, Nigeria in English and World Literature. He later went on to attain a teaching qualification at The Frances King International Training Institute, South Kensington London, it was here he studied Teaching English as a Foreign Language. He also studied Web Design at The City University in London.
He published his first book in June 1999 called “The Beauty in the Dark” (A Collection of Poetry which received critical acclamation in many circles around the world). .Tony’s aim in life is to inspire the young generation and to encourage the youth to make the very best of their dreams and aspirations,. He published a 2nd book in June 2009 called ” The Sound of Running Water” – A Family gift book of proverbs and quotations on Personal Development and Positive Thinking .
In December 2009, he published his 3rd book called “One Moment of Peace”.- A collection of Poetry inspired by personal experiences and spiritual growth.
Besides the fact that the Artist has won International online awards, he is mostly inspired by Life experience, love, music and cultural awareness. He was Resident Poet at the 5th London Poetry Festival in 2009 and has been a guest on BBC Radio on very many occassions including The famous Anne Diamond Show. He has also been a guest on a few SKY TV stations and several International Radio Stations around The World
