Monday, February 23, 2009
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Monday, February 23, 2009
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Calumet of our ancestors
shielded jealously like an infant
buried alive like imhotep
On our alley
lives this Vintage, antique
(we walk heedlessly on it)
for decades
Today…
my father stumbles on this treasure
where he could be lost on his armchair
on the terrace;
sending - goodwill message to the moon -
alluring redolence to the gods
exorcising our turmoil
He discovered how to
exhale his wounds
away through a siphon
via the token of peace
freeing ivory Soaring birds –
to spin freely on a dusking sky
far from here
their aerie in a blank air
When he blinks
he bids farewell to his fret;
when he hems
a wound says "I am heal"
Tomorrow…
some men are coming
to sniff their nose around
from the museum – I presume
for my father's treasure.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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Friday, February 13, 2009
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1. I dream in daytime. Sleep at night
2. Weekdays crawl...weekends run.
3. Clef was born in the church, raised in the streets…I was born and raised in the street.
4. I like dancing (when i'm alone)
5. I’m a die-hard Chelsea fan. This club has been breaking my heart in recent time even with Guss Hindink as the new victim sorry caretaker.
6. My future plan as stated in my school year book is “breeding children in multitude for my nation (Nigeria). I don’t know why I’ve not started yet. Nigeria needs children…plenty plenty children..lol
7. I developed a serious phobia for water after watching “deep blue sea” and “the beach”. Still having this awkward feeling that sharks may be somewhere in a pool hiding…don’t laugh pleeeaaasssseee!
8. Calculation - my other phobia. I despise it.
9. I believe sacrifice is a gift your friends and folks deserve anytime.
10. OK…last year I cried while watching a movie, still trying to figure out why.
11. My …girlfriend thinks I’m too good to be true. My ex actually!
12. I enjoy writing. The best time I write is when I want to. At work I do it willy nilly.
13. I’m a Full Blooded Indigene of 9ja. I believe so much in my mofatherland.
14. It took my parents like a decade to know i’m a good child…still having the same problem with some friends…Don’t worry, take ur time!
15. Does Vals affect birth & abort....rate? Just wondering!
16. I’m a fan of Batatunde Raji Fashola. I think he’s a good, responsive and active governor.
17. I tell lies when necessary e.g.… at job interviews…knowing what the interviewer(s) wants to hear and saying it, is the rule of the game. Y should u lose a job for no reason?
18. I believe in God and Jesus as my personal saviour. I also believe that after bad leadership, religion comes before brain drain in Africa’s drawbacks. These are the proud parents of poverty - the mother of epidemics
19. I Laugh Out Loud! A lot!
20. I tap loads of inspiration from listening to music.
21. I chose Solomon as my baptismal name (long time ago)…My Uncle who’s a pastor objected it…his reasons were not convincing enough, so Solomon it is!
22. Déjà vu!
23. I love country music. Odd? At a time I was so much into Akpala.
24. I hardly stare, but when my eyes r on it, I grasp...
25. …some things are better left unsaid.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
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Let’s scour this gungy cloud
Shave this shaggy coast
Comb and keep it kempt
Let’s rinse these filthy hands
Purge this putrid game
Be virescent - be potent
Let’s unfold these idle arms
Slay this graft
Fumigate these cankerworms
Let’s cheer this whistling breeze
Curse the storm
Raise our thumbs to this ornament
Let’s offer Eko our mother of pearl
Revile her saboteurs
Revere this new warrior like ruby
More than ever, we have this pride of belonging. Thank you BRF. Eko oni baje oo!
Dare Idowu 2009
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