Ensnared In The Joy of Edi – To The Little Known Woman

O, how thou could have such piercing effect of soul;

And still remain clueless of the depths you have touched in me.

In such little time did you have me thinking of a lifetime with you;

And if thou would have appeared a little more sooner,

I should still wish I could be born a little less later.

'Tis wearisome for my heart to explore the what-ifs and what-nots of an anticipated life with you.

In this tortuous train of forbidding thoughts, the only reality I see is being with you.

I would love at higher rate if you should but give time and chance sway;

And you need not, if you would, have any fear of my scurried affections;

For this kind of estate, my dear, emerges only from the laughter of the Trinity.

A personage as beautiful and captivating as thee,

Commands a love as timeless as the stars and constant as the sun.

And I would not, even if I could, wish to be free of these chains.

For with a bewitching glance, a quietening smile and a tender voice,

Did you wield your enchantment and rendered me eternally bedazzled.

How the iron bars of my hardened heart could easily dissolve,

In a swift instance of your touch is a mystery to me.

A mystery I fear will assail me for a lifetime and entangle me in its unfathomable cords.

The mystery of your piercingly glorious beauty, the depth of intimate love that allures me,

And the precarious but fascinating adventure I am being called to.

O treacherous state of soul!

A high, upon which my weary self levitates.

Sweet desire that threatens to burst my soul with infinite joy.

A dispiriting chasm that opens the floods of deep despair.

An awakening that puts all my troubles to sleep;

And yet kindles it's own sort of grief!

--- Daniel Ekow Buckman (Sunday, October 31, 2010)

Some Names of Music Bands around the world.

I will try to keep a list of names of music bands around the world. Some may sound funny, others provocative and yet others weird.  I hope it makes you realize the creative minds of people around the globe.

Chvrches
KMFDM -  Kein Mehrheit Für die Mitleid
Alt-J
Dead Kennedys

The New Pornographers

The Flaming Lips

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sigur Rós

Söhne Mannheims

Impotent Sea snakes

Cattle Decapitation

Mannheim Steamroller

Efterklang

Daughter

Spooky Tooth

Alien Sex Fiend

Timber Timbre
The Gaza Strippers

Led Zeppelin

The National 
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes
Freelance Whales
The Dancing French Liberals of ‘48
Blue Öyster Cult
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Dropkick Murphys
Niggaz Wit Attitudes
Alabama Thunderpussy
Foxy Shazam
Dark Suburb 

 

 

Omawumi ft. 2Face Idiba - What a Bang bang

Omawumi,

(Tell Them, tell ) 2 Baba in the building,

Thank you very much, Danke Schön, Asante sana..

Verse (Omawumi)

I don’t wanna be a guest in my home (i be oo)
I no want to dey feel like I be stranger with my very own (at all)
I want my people back at home to live in peace and unity o (na so, na so)
But them wuru wuru people dey feed on we like bread and tea 

Coda

Dem dey claim diplomatic immunities
On top of the civil political ingenuity
And them people dem using spirituality
Like a mask to hide their anxiety 

In case you no notice
There’s a guy on vacation called justice
When he approaches
You’ll be mumbling words like
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Chorus

Monkey work, Baboon chop
Fire in the jungle
What a bang bang, What What a bang bang (x2)

E be like dem don see monkey
God forbid I no be suffer head
One day (this country go better)
Na me and you (go do am together)
Coz if we no try (our people go suffer)
And wuru wuru people oo

Coda 

Dem dey claim diplomatic immunities
On top of the civil political ingenuity
And them people dem using spirituality
Like a mask to hide their anxiety

In case you no notice
There’s a guy on vacation called justice
When he approaches
You’ll be mumbling words like
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Chorus

Monkey work Baboon chop
Fire in the jungle
What a bang bang, What What a bang bang (x2)

God forbid I no be suffer head
One day (this country go better)
Na me and you (go do am together)

Verse (2Face )

I dey fear for the thing wey I dey see
Day by day dem upgrade their thiefability
This kind of thiefing don turn to insanity
How long shall we wait for the poverty subsidy
If na u na u need am pass

Na only for your mouth money sweet pass
Instead of to go go work pass
You say na reverse
Make all your people to dey carry last
Many days for the thief
Osino ga e che o de ya
As we hope and pray for the messiah

I hope I live to see
My people living in harmony
Everything guy na monanry
And there’s no reason to thief money
I hope and pray one day
Only better thing go dey come my way
Stop all corruption of yesterday
And replace it with honesty today

Chorus

Monkey work Baboon chop
Fire in the jungle
What a bang bang, What What a bang bang  (x2)

Make e no burn you
Make e no burn me
Fire(x2)

Me sef go work oo
You sef go work too
One day (x4)

We will be great
Them go catch all the thief ooo

Bang Bang yeah yeah!

What Russian President Vladmir Putin said about Crimea crisis.

 Dear friends, we have gathered here today in connection with an issue that is of vital, historic significance to all of us. A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 in full compliance with democratic procedures and international norms.
More than 82% of the electorate took part in the vote. Over 96% of them spoke out in favour of reuniting with Russia. These numbers speak for themselves.

 To understand the reason behind such a choice it is enough to know the history of Crimea and what Russia and Crimea have always meant for each other.

President Putin said the Crimea vote numbers "speak for themselves"

Everything in Crimea speaks of our shared history and pride. This is the location of ancient Khersones, where Prince Vladimir was baptised. His spiritual feat of adopting Orthodoxy predetermined the overall basis of the culture, civilisation and human values that unite the peoples of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The graves of Russian soldiers whose bravery brought Crimea into the Russian empire are also in Crimea.

This is also Sevastopol - a legendary city with an outstanding history, a fortress that serves as the birthplace of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is Balaklava and Kerch, Malakhov Kurgan and Sapun Ridge. Each one of these places is dear to our hearts, symbolising Russian military glory and outstanding valour.

Crimea is a unique blend of different peoples' cultures and traditions. This makes it similar to Russia as a whole, where not a single ethnic group has been lost over the centuries. Russians and Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars and people of other ethnic groups have lived side by side in Crimea, retaining their own identity, traditions, languages and faith.

Incidentally, the total population of the Crimean peninsula today is 2.2 million people, of whom almost 1.5 million are Russians, 350,000 are Ukrainians who predominantly consider Russian their native language, and about 290,000-300,000 are Crimean Tatars, who, as the referendum has shown, also lean towards Russia. more here

Animals in Ghana : AFRICAN CIVET.

Whiles traveling from Saltpond in the Central Region to the capital Accra of Ghana, the driver stopped in one of the towns en-route Accra. Two young men approached our car holding two of these animals, obviously on sale.

I was surprise at the sight of these animals because i thought they were from the family of raccoons which are found largely in Europe and the North Americas. After posting in a Facebook group, i finally got the name of the animal; An African spotted CIVET.

They are mostly nocturnal mammals. They feed on small vertebrates, invertebrates, eggs, carrion and vegetable matter. They are capable of taking on poisonous invertebrates (such as the millipedes most other species avoid) and snakes.

Civets have a broadly cat-like general appearance, though the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like that of a mongoose. 

They  produce a musk (also called civet) highly valued as a fragrance and stabilizing agent for perfume. Both male and female civets produce the strong-smelling secretion, which is produced by the civet's perineal glands. 

The musk is harvested by either killing the animal and removing the glands, or by scraping the secretions from the glands of a live animal. The latter is the preferred method today.

Civets are endangered species and can also be used as pets. I will sure love to have one as a pet in the future.

The African Spirits

Even in those centuries, they abhorred  corrupt people,
Here we are, filled with all the Godly people,
Whiles toddlers and infants die of malaria and measles.
Wondering how the Spirits will render us clean of these malady,
Wondering how the spirits shall lead us to Electricity and Water.

Here we are, sitting in abundance and shame,
Our amulets began to wane when we threw our hands inane,
We are back to centuries afore when The vultures landed ashore,
O sour memory of extorted kisses,
Promises mutilated by daily whisperings,
Known men, we never really knew,
To our satisfaction, we christen them; Spirits.
-Kwesi Moore

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Once while reading an article from an online outlet, i read a post where an African Bishop blames the woes of the land to Spirits. I was a bit upset but on a second thought acknowledged the sense in what he said. Truly, the African leaders are Spirits. The poem was a 15 minutes thought with two lines inspired by David Diop's, The Vulture.
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Futurism : Will Europe survive its wild horses

For some few years that i have been reading and following events unfold across Europe, i have had a bizarre feeling of the most bizarre future of Europe. The financial crisis has changed and continues to rapidly change many European countries for the worse. This disaster has lead to the collapse of many philosophies and ideals. And an increasing migration of people across continents and imaginary boundary lines creates panic and fear.

If you believe in evolution as formulated by Darwin, then you're right to consider this an evolutionary process. As riots upon riots set in across many cities, so will common sense loose grounds. The signs are clear as many major European countries shift towards right-wing politics. This is a dire consequence for foreigners or migrants especially non-caucasians.

Economic conditions in Europe are fast changing the way many issue are solved. An increase to information accessibility to general populace is creating a well-informed generation. Albeit an over-load of information is creating sects or cults as people seek for information that only asserts their views. People are sticking to their views and seeking only those who share in similar views.  The death of reasoning and  argumentation.

Europe's access to many markets will shrink as Asia gets stronger and USA will either become heavily militarized to fight off anything against its interest or face stronger opposition from other nations who feel threatened by the US dominance.  Economics, especially debt-management, will play a big role in the coming years for global players.

The mistrust among leadership will create an environment for bad leaders to rise. These leaders will not follow the rules and norms but will make their own choices irrespective of global issues.  Many similar leaders will create the conducive environment for a major calamity :(.

As Asian markets become stronger and more competitive, African markets will benefit.  More competition for African products and goods and services will open wider opportunities for many Africans. Many resources which in years past were obtained for pittance will increase in cost as Asian markets will also be bidding for such products.

** To be continued