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Friday, August 18, 2017

Contemplation on the Odu Oshe Obara


There stands a tree
up on the hill
above my house
inhabited by a 
flock of parrots
Each day they
clamor and sing
chirping and imitating 
the passers by
much to their
surprise
So good are they
at the voices and sounds 
that people often turn 
as if hearing 
ghosts
They're not so 
different
from us
We are often just
parrots living in our trees
Blindly repeating what others say
Don’t give in to your
inner parrot
find your own voice
and sing your song
unabashedly
and 
loudly
to the world

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Contemplation on the Odu Ika Oyekun


This morning I 
Woke up
And the world seemed
Different
This morning I
realized
Life was my
Cup of coffee
Sometimes cold and bitter
Sometimes warm and sweet
Black as darkest night 
Or 
Light as desert sands
It filled my mouth and
Washed away my
Slumber
Today
I woke up and 
Tasted this gift I'm
Living
Today
I started the
Rest of my
Life

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Contemplation on the Odu Oshe Iwori

What is
Art?
A question often asked
and rarely answered
however there is only
one thing to say
Art
True art
is not about
beauty
since defining beauty is both
illusive and meaningless
Art
is when the artist
reveals to us
by any medium
a vision of
ourselves
When even one person
sees
hears
feels
tastes
smells
your creation
and is able find
themselves
in it
you have created
Art