Contemplation on the Odu Ogbe Obara

I saw your sock
the one you keep
looking for
You last spotted it
somewhere in your hamper
I happened upon it
as I took my weekly stroll
It's funny the
things I stumble upon
when walking on the moon
I spotted it
in a field of
socks
that stretched
as far as the eye
could see
faded tulips
gently swaying
no two alike
Sometimes old
sometimes new
sometimes cherished
sometimes
just
there
but all
lost
Perhaps you should
take a
walk on the moon
and find
the dreams you've lost
like so many socks
and let yourself
become whole
again

Contemplation on the Odu Osa Ogunda ( osa agunleja )

Wait until you find out
there is no God
I know
i’m crazy
but
guess what
God is just a
word
incapable of describing
the wondrous
inexplicable
infinite
world
we live in
That’s ok
I know you
won’t
can’t
let go
Someday
you’ll be free
from the chains of
man's religions
only to realize
It’s all just a love story
between you
and
the universe
Give in
and become one
with your maker

Contemplation on the Odu Ogunda Meji

Time is just an illusion

created by the mind

to track the decay

of the house that

holds its secrets

and the activities

of the world

around it

In reality 

there is only

now

all else

can only be

experienced

in relation to

this

moment

That’s why

all things 

past

present

future

exist

simultaneously

If a ray of light

travels 1 million light years

to allow us to view

it’s present state

By the time it reaches us

it is no longer the present

but the distant past

while its origin

is already experiencing

the future

all while we 

observe it in the

present

This 

remains true

even when 1 million light years

is 1 millionth of one second

time

at all scales is

relative

Contemplation on Oyekun Obara

Hey.

<I’ll get it>

Excuse me.

<Not yet>

Sorry.

<Still figuring it out>

Watch it!

<I’m not always the fastest learner>

Ouch!

<You'd think i’d have seen that one coming>

Shit!

<Getting there…>

Whew….

<finally>

Amazing

how long it can take

to learn even the simplest of lessons

I suppose

that’s why they say

to err is human

to forgive

divine

PS

Don’t forget to

forgive 

yourself

Contemplation on the Odu Obara Oshe (obara che)

Standing at the bottom

of the waterfall

mouth open wide

I attempt to swallow

eyes closed

but mind open

as knowledge hits

the back of my throat

splashing across my face

streaking down my neck

drenching my body

I shiver relentlessly until

the sun appears

having dropped its foggy robe

offering me a much needed 

warm embrace

strengthening me to 

once again

swallow more

knowledge

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Contemplation on the Odu Otura Ofun

Drifting snowflakes flutter

across the sky

an effervescent show of

glittering light 

dancing all around

If there is such a thing

as magic

this is surely

what it looks like

trees tipped in merengues

left by god’s frozen sneeze

silence wraps my ears

and cold envelopes my nose

as my breath creates

plumes of steam

that break the stillness

floating away

like my thoughts

I am ever amazed

that in this world of chaos and hatred

there still exists such

wondrous beauty

If only we could all

for a moment

stop

and feel it

perhaps we would make

better

choices

so that someday

our children might

look upon these same miracles

and enjoy the beauty

the universe

has given

us

contemplation on the Odu Otura Odi

Belief in

the devil

is a waste

of precious time

An invention

of the human mind

serving only as

a reminder

that sometimes

demons of our own creation

can take up residence

in our hearts

turning us into predators

seeking out prey

inflicting pain

on ourselves 

on others

and sometimes

replicating like a nasty

virus

for which there is

only one cure

Human

Heal thyself

and thine

neighbor

with

love