***OUR POETRY ARCHIVE***: SILAS OLAOYIN ABAYOMI

***OUR POETRY ARCHIVE***: SILAS OLAOYIN ABAYOMI: SILAS OLAOYIN ABAYOMI MAHATMA MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI. Every day, in the same dhoti- he appeared, in a small and frail bo...

Our Season of Blames.

Part  One.

 

Blame! Blame! Blame!

From oriental to occidental

voices are same,

messages are nearly about same;

man has become blamer-

as he ascribes faults to other fellow

for occurrence beyond human control,

at national or international level

From west they came-

to seek pleasure-

in a uniquely created land;

a land separated by

South China Sea-into

a Peninsular Malaysia-and

East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo).


Malaysia-the land where-

ancient and modern cultures

co-exist, home to Mount Kinabalu-

a monument and a sanctuary of

gods.

Kinabalu-a pilgrimage to

natives and foreigners,

year-round thousands gather

at the foot of this mountain-

to seek pleasure.


Recently, at the base of Kinabalu 

were the ten-pleasure-seeking-

European-tourists,  

in-a-care-free-no-body-clothe,

in a welcoming equatorial

climate;

six days after, Kinabalu revolted.

 
With a-six-point-deadly-quake-

lands rippled apart, rocks cracked,

trees uprooted, roads caved in,

bridges collapsed;

sadly, several souls were lost.

 
Worldwide, people asked-

why did Kinabalu become furious?

Kinabalu! Kinabalu! Kinabalu!

Why such a damaging rage?

We were told: European-nude-

tourists desecrated and defiled-

the abode of gods.

 
Oh! Kinabalu-why going this far?

In your anger-innocent souls

were hurt and made to wail;

by your action-you became

Roman Poena-spirit of punishment and  

“attendant of punishment to Nemesis”-

goddess of divine retribution.

 
Kinabalu-because of justice-

you over-stretched your moral

principle to a breaking point-

where scale of justice tilted,

blindfolded lustitia or Lady Justice

opened eyes, and

downward sword turned upward-

negating the principle evidence

before punishment.

 

Kinabalu, you have drawn tears

from many homes across the land,

now, you have created-

unwholesome fear among

people home and abroad.

 

Kinabalu-your have

caused double jeopardy in the

land-death and destruction;

moreover, triple jeopardy to

the fun-loving-European-

tourists now standing trials in

three courts: regular law court,

court of public opinion, and

invisible court of gods-

where restitution for spiritual

cleansing through “menolob”

by “sogit” will be requested.

 

Kinabalu-will you be pacified and

forgive, if “sogit” is paid?

Or will you re-define

moral codes for future

visitors to Mt. Kinabalu?

 
Although, Kinabalu and the

adjacent land remains legal

territory of Malaysia,

but you are a world heritage site-for

your cultural and physical significance.

 
Kinabalu-should we demand

two codes-from you-

one for natives and the other for

international visitors to Malaysia?

 

Quakes in the Land of Archaemenid:

It happened again,

rubbles in the land of Cyrus,

cries in the land of Media and

Persia,

within seven days,

thirty quakes had ripped

the land apart;

even in the days ahead-

tremor and succussation may

occur.

Iranians-why the tremor and

jactitation-instead of trill

from a joyful song?

Why cacophony,

instead of symphony of love

between man and his abode?

Who shall we hold responsible

for the trepidation causing

anxiety in the land?

I ask, who do we blame for

the widespread and un-ending

tears in the land of Cyrus

the Great?

 

I heard-blame no man-

blame no child,

but blame Iranian women,

because of their revealing and

seductive clothes on the streets,

neighborhoods, and suburbs,

as they set traps for male folks.

 

Blame Iranian women-

for the woes, because they

have abandoned strict Islamic

dress codes for-free and loose

western styled dresses-

now causing pains and

cries in the land-once upon a time-

the largest empire in the world.  

 

Castigate Iranian women,

yes, condemn-the immodestly

dressed women for leading Iranian  

men astray everyday,

because of their tempting and

alluring garments.

 
Iranian women-why

disobeying the mullahs and

Ayatollah-bearer of

“sign of Allah”?

Daily, these slaves of Allah

keep reminding you of

“head to toe” covering and

the value of hijab;

still you prefer tight wears and

loose scarves that easily

attract our men into doing

wrong.

You have filled Iran

with the cries of innocent

souls;

even though, Tehran-is-a-prone-

quake city-

many times, government gets

advance warnings from

seismologists about incoming

quakes;

still, we shall hold you-

Iranian women accountable for

the trouble people undergo.

 
Should we blame

Iranian women for

Tehran’s straddles on the

fifty-mile-fault-line?  

 
Do we blame

Iranian women for the

land crossed by several faulty

lines-making Iran-

a very active-seismic country-

in the world?

If yes, let the blames continue.

 

Blame them for the tragedies and

adversities in the land of

Cambyses,

even when Iranian crowded-

cities-

mostly, Tehran knows-

she sits on time-bomb-

quakes that can detonate

any time.

Iranians, when will the

cataclysm be over-

since you know the cause?

Multiple answers, multiple

solutions;

intellectual and science

community may say:

probably not!

 
It may not be so from

the spiritual front,

as religious leaders:

mullahs and Ayatollahs

shall say something different-

perhaps, they might say

very soon;

but on one condition:

remove the evil and

seek the face of Allah-

pains and cries shall be

gone.

 How far one-way “formulae to

repel earthquakes” shall go

remains a conjecture in the

troubled land of Achaemenes

dynasty.

 

The Texas Rains:

 Heaven opens its gates for trickles,

surprisingly, it has turned heavy

downpour,

daily, rivers, canals, dams, streams-

overflowing;

township, interstate roads

damaged, bridges collapsed, and

Texas has come under waters-

state emergency declared to

save our lone star state.

 
Everyday, innocent souls we lose

Flood-

daily, property worth billions

of dollar is washed away;

why has good-turned-bad in

a-near-perfect-managed-state-

in the contiguous United States?

 
Travel not far and search not much,

the culprits are our neighbors and

compatriots-

the Native American;

blame the Native Americans

for un-ending downpour that

gave the lone star state-a deluge.

Blame the Native Americans

for rain dances that had caused

thirty-one deaths and

eleven missing souls;

blame Native Americans for

black magic sustained dances,

which opened the gates of

heavenly dams that inflict pains

upon Texans.

 

I say, chastise Native Americans

for “something sinister” and

present “shambles” the

lone star state finds self.

 
I say, do not believe them-

ignore their unbiblical reasons,

never become victim of

their deceptive mantra of “climate

change or mumbo jumbo,”

concocted by those not knowing God.

 

Again, hold Native Americans

responsible for the  flood-

because of-centuries-old-practice of

black magic that’s now at work.

 

Texans-do we want rain?

Yes, we do,

we want the showers from heaven,

we want the dews from the ground;

but not the magically-induced-rain-

that will consume us and our land.

 

We are tired of rain dances and

black magic because of pains

that come with them,

let Texas be free from flood

due to man-made-causes

rain dance, rain dance, rain dance-

go away, go to the sea, and to

land of no return,

never show your face in

Texas again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece: Where Pantheon Failed, Quintet Lagacies Remain Eternally:

Greece: When Pantheon Failed, Quintet Legacies Remain Eternally:

Greek’s Deities and Mankind:

Mankind had searched,

but in vain to conquer death,

in vain they had traveled to

imaginary “island of life”

to buy non-existent immortality;

in futility they used elixir

to re-new or to extend life.

 

In trifle they searched

for death  jailers,

but they found none;

in inanity they became

friends of Thanatos-

Greek god of death,

yet, death never spares man.

 

In otiose they befriended

Mors-Roman deity of death,

daily, mankind is committed to

tombs and vaults;

in fatuitous they deified –

Geras-

still, mankind undergo

old age.

 

In fatuity mankind worshipped-

Oizys-

nontheless, mankind still

undergo unending suffering and

pain;

with passion mankind deified-

Moros-to keep doom away-

yet, doom envelop man to this

day.

 

Mankind had done everything

possible to pacify-Apate-

personification of deceit;

nevertheless, falsehood continue

trailing mankind activities.

Momus, un-ceasingly did

man worship him.

notwithstanding, blames and

counter-blames never left man.

 

Evis-they venerated,

regardless, strife has his palace

among sons of mankind;

Hypnos-they loved without equal-

still, mankind is deprived of

everyday sleep.

 

Somnus, they respected-

instead of afternoon-sleep

sleepwalking-the-gift-he gave,

instead of night sleep-

narcolepsy-he offered.

 

Instead of correction,

morbid fear Nemesis instilled

into man’s heart,

forgiveness-a forbidden term

in his courtyard;

Atropos and Keres-

man had venerated-

yet, they either killed

violently or peacefully.

 

Greek’s five gifts to modern world-

the Eternal legacies:

 

When your deities failed man-

you gave mankind

the fivesome, the quintet gifts of:

democracy-

representational government

by elections,

science and medicine-to give man-

quality life,

philosophy and knowledge-to task man’s

thinking abilities,

art and theater to make

heart of a man rejoice, and

public service to improve

man’s living standard.

 

Even when your mythologies

confused and made zombies

out of men of old,

reasoning and emperism through-

“priori reasoning, intuition, or revelation”

from your intellect shaped

man’s thinking.

 

When “Pandora Box” resulted in

multiple evils,

comedies and tragedies at

open-air-theaters-

put smiles on peoples’ faces.

 

Should we forget ancient medicines

that cured diseases and healed

mankind from illnesses?

Should we forget copious medical

knowledge from  great Greek physicians?

We remember the Hippocratic oaths,

the foundation of modern medicines.

 

Should we for forget the

great mathematicians and their

works?

Vertical theorem and right triangle-

of Euclid and Pythagoras-

I say: No!

 

We remember the seven sages,

numerous thinkers and

philosophers-

whose works created today’s

intellectual treatise.

 

Never shall we forget

Greco/Roman alphabet-

the revolutionary tool,

that created modern literacy.

 

We remember every

four-year Olympic games

at Olympia, Peloponnese,

every participating states-

postponed hostilities and wars

until games ended;

the grand master of

modern Olympics.

 

Should we forget your architecture,

which featured varied Oikos-

households, temples, theaters,

acropolis, agoras, stoas?

Greek’s Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

architectural systems remain

unbeatable,

even by modern architecture.

 

Your knowledge of space

very outstanding.

Your “teleskopos”

“far-seeing watchers” prepared

way for today’s moon-landing

and subsequent space explorations.

 

Granted, your pantheon

failed men-of-old;

but your thinkers did not,

your scientists did not,

your dramatists did not,

your physicians did not.

 

In face of its short comings-

your Democracy outlived several

Cracies-

ever known in history.

 

Greece! Greece!! Greece!!!

Forever, mankind shall remember you,

forever, eulogize you-

for the gifts bequeathed to

the world of mankind.

 

 

 

By Silas Ola Abayomi.

 

Silas Ola Abayomi is the Author of the book: “The Watchnight Songs”; a multi-message Poetry Book now sold worldwide on: amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, authorhouse.com, indiebound.org, booksamillion.com.

The book comes in two editions- the paper and eVersion, which can be downloaded on any smart phone or tablet, provided such a device carries the supporting program or application of the chosen bookstore.

 

  

 

 

 

 

Education and Social Commentary: Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.

Education and Social Commentary: Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.: Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.   Give them love, show them understanding- make them feel the person- they once ...

Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.

Alzheimer: Show them Love to live again.

 

Give them love,

show them understanding-

make them feel the person-

they once were;

their dignity, never take

away from them,

their self-respect, without

hesitation you must maintain.

 

Memory may be gone,

storage and retrieval

mechanism may have

collapsed;

like arboretum-

a botanical garden of trees-

Alzheimer patients-remain

individuals in the

garden of homo sapiens .

 

Although, their past is erased,

the present-they live on

borrowed time-

let their life have meaning

let them live their life to

the fullest;

belittle or denigrate them not,

rather, praise and honor them.

 

When angry, show empathy-

when agitated, never aggravate-

engage them, but never task;

involve them, expect little or

nothing.

 

Draw them out in love,

show them kindness,

when inactive-offer help-

reward-do not anticipate,

rather, prepare for

disappointments as decline

in their condition worsening .

Regardless, give Alzheimer love,

show Alzheimer understanding,

dignity, do not take away,

self-respect, never deny.

 

Treat them not like figures,

treat them not like babies,

but let their self-worth

reside with them.

Show Alzheimer love-

to make them live AGAIN.