Unleash Your Inner Self

I made houses of sand and sticks, boxes and weeds; stuffed doll strapped on my back with mother's head-tie. I played house with friends and siblings pots of cans soup of mushrooms and water leaves I watched ants appeared and disappeared into tiny holes. I played hide and seek in the open yard, rain or sunshine jumping ropes and climbing trees. I smiled and cheered without reservation. I sobbed and wailed when sad or hurt no shame or pretence. I miss my younger self.

Darkness gives way to light We embrace the new light The first gift of a new day A light to light the way The gift of morning A wonderful blessing An unmerited favour A chance to start anew Cloudy or sunny It stands for hope Hope in living life again Hope in a new beginnning

light out- protest melts into swallowed sigh #micropoetry, #haiku, #passion, #love, #lovepoem -- Amsohotithurts

              (NaPoWriMo14 Day 29) "be fruitful and multiply," He said man and woman He made them, in the beginning men looked for women women looked for men but he never gave the map or leave the clue just the heart muttering the path right or wrong blindly following the path the eyes see the light the heart feels the hurt then the search begins again I looked for him everywhere, anywhere I could not find him then I lost me I went looking for me maybe when I find me he will find me

                 (NaPoWriMo14 Day 28) out of the pages of your notes they filed out to caress my heart the most beautiful words I ever read right in front of me their soft touch took me to the future your sincere mind lay bare before me "I'm asking words to dance" asking them to soar with me they took a bow to do my bidding we danced and soared to the altar to the beat of  "I do" the sweetest beat I ever danced to I'll never love another

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I'm very playful If you are careful I wish you to be cheerful For all must be joyful We must be active On things that are lawful We'll become faithful Because we are tactful Let's remain hopeful For all will be colourful (Just a passing thought.....smiling out loud) From Elubayo Elusode D'first

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              ( NaPoWriMo14 Day 24 ) Another day of the sun is here At birth for the strife of voices The babies grow biggger and bigger Wailing louder and louder One over the other In a strife to triumph over one another One in songs of praise The other in divine guidance It's like a battle between the two Who makes the loudest noise A dance of superiority A war of mediocrity I wonder who wins the banter Undecided to rejoice That it's not of violence As it is now of noise

(NaPoWriMo14 Day 22) Today on the heels of tomorrow Right from its birth All through the deep dark night Till the light of the morn "When will tomorrow be?" "Tomorrow never is" We are today in pursuit of tomorrow Chasing it all day today I have it now, we think Secure in the folds of our palms Letting loose when sleep our eyes closed At light the search begins again Today matters most That we fail to remember Not yesterday, gone forever When we die all over Tomorrow is another When we know not the better Today is ours to matter When we live again I become today It's all I have

              NaPoWriMo14 Day 20 Your loving breath in me More than life for me Let your heat my body warm Till all fire spent and embrace calm

          NaPoWriMo14 Day 19 drizzling over in the gentle breeze - serenity lingers

           (NaPoWriMo 14 Day 18 ) Let all people with gladness sing With joy for His glorious reign Christ the King lives, His praises ring Let all the people with gladness sing The empty tomb, His victory bring The guards at the tomb watched in vain Let all  people with gladness sing With joy for His glorious reign

               (NaPoWriMo14, Day 17) a nut needs be cracked its seed needs be kissed its taste savoured afore it be praised

    (NaPoWriMo14 Day 16) The black blue sky breaks light As each star appears Winking and twinkling To the rhythm of the night The clouds swiftly moved Giving way to the rising moon Each in her heavenly beauty Each to her earthly duty A reminder of the first night When he ordered the light to be Only man ceased to be What He intended him to be

(NaPoWriMo14 Day 14) A little supplication from my mouth to His ears for this special day Life might hurl all sorts of things at you today Stuffs that make you want to curse the day Stuffs you accept without a sigh all day Just keep holding on through the day Never let go today Never complain about the day Choice will befriend you someday Your eyes will live to see the day God will grant you a token for good one day

NaPoWriMo14  Day 13 This heart of mine, chose its mind it thinks of you, I consent not wandering to you without its vessel love or lust I have played this fluttering in me, I cannot explain last I checked it found an occupant

(NaPoWriMo Day 12) This is a poem written by a very good friend of mine. It talks about the meaning in a name this one is about my name(Olufunke). I'm sharing it here because it's also my day and a very special one. I feel so rich to be so blessed by such wonderful friends and great family. They made it so easy. Love you all. A gift given for keeps A treasure uncommon In care given To watch her grow A life of gold A plate of bronze A mirror unbroken Smashed yet reflect A rare gift of time A huge space for season Yet her in search A gift given for keeps This poem "Birthday" is dedicated to me by a friend for my day today. I'm really honoured to be so blessed                    Birthday New minutes and Hour! New days and new week! Before life understand! It have added together with sand! Some life has been ground! Ye they have been bound! Now plus with new month! General party is ...

(NaPoWriMo14 Day 11) The battle between good and evil Between life and death From the consumption of the fruit To the birth of its seeds Pain and sorrow The siblings of death Angels of the night Sneaking up on my soul Like the cowards that you are Never whisper or whistle Feeding on my body Leaving behind these tattoos With your hatchet and hoe Hacking down my tree Limb by limb Bit by bit Cutting deep into my soul I am the prey I am your victim I am the slave Of fate and chance You are the warrior I am the shepherd Beating you at your game I am stronger than you Your lesson my weapon Happiness my helmet Patience and perseverance My sword and shield Love my compass Guiding me through the night I am a conqueror These tattos you left behind My seal of championship And on my parched lips The tale of my triumph

(NaPoWriMo14 Day 10) what I seek in life I found in you the apex of my desire being without you my greatest dread you flow in me like a river current I get tipsy, just thinking of you passion flood through me at the sound of your voice I want to be with you inside you beside you beneath you take me away and further away to that land far away where nothing else matters where time and sun stand still

white bird on her maiden voyage - two hearts become one

            (NaPoWriMo14 Day 8 ) I know not what lies in his heart The eyes and the mind give no hint I know not if his love is genuine Nor if it be as true as mine I know not who he thinks of Whether it be of lust or love I know not the beat in his heart Nor if it dances to my heartbeat I do know what lies in my heart My eyes and heart give the light This passion in me must breed This ache in it must be filled

(NaPoWriMo14 Day 7) Had I known what life held I would make ready, always on guard Afore my eyes made a flutter Swimming blindly in blood and water If I knew how the battle'd be won I would make ready my weapon of war Shield and armour gleaming in the light When not favoured I speed my flight If I knew where the line's hottest Ready and steady to the front Forward to the line fighting for freedom To survive, all foes must face If I knew what life would hold I would wait for it to unfold Layer after layer no running to and fro Taking each day like the gift it was

(NaPoWriMo Day 6) I am a vessel of honour In the house of the great master A living sacrifice for him A light to light the path for all Whether wood, clay, gold or silver I am a vessel of honour Bought with a price, His precious blood All that I am to Him I yield A broken vessel, a dishonour Conformed to sin and lust for world I am a vessel of honour Sanctified for the master's need From all youthful lust must flee Never dishonour His holy name Embrace all things holy and pure I am a vessel of honour

( NaPoWriMo Day 5) Silky smooth soft spread Cramped legs and wrinkled sheet Streaming sun through the curtain Dancing on an angelic face A crescent smile adorned her lips Would think that enough To soften his stony heart The hard set of his jaw Eyes shooting fire from across the room Crushed the ecstasy of the night before When time honoured their union The loud unspoken words Whispered the death of the morning after As time stood by the only witness When it smothered their passion And never move again

A child knows to cry Before he knows the word He learns to smile Before he forms the word He loves a friendly face Before he learns the name He masters the face of a foe Before he masters his name He knows to deceive Before he captures the word It is in man to do good It is in man to do evil Both implanted in him Along with the will to choose He has the power to choose Who enslaves him

Happy National Poetry Writing Month for 30 Days of April. This blog..."where talent and personality bring forth quality"........is going to feature a poem a day through this month. God helps me :) This is my first attempt at participating in National Poetry  Writing and I'm glad to take the first step. So take me as I am. The prompt for this poem is from the Bibliomacy oracle. <em>"Reality is usually a poor copy of the imitation. The original is an echo of what is yet to be." - </em>Me and My Pharaoh by Charles Bernstein #NaPoWriMo day2 <strong>                A Puff Of Air</strong> <em>In you I found the answers I sought</em> <em>Embrace your promise of eternal love</em> <em>Peace so sweet the river cowers</em> <em>Happiness so deep the ocean cannot fathom</em> <em>In your arms I found relief</em> <em>From p...

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NaPoWriMo day 3 Silence not my heart, love steady this restless breath your presence, my lifeline speak, calm my troubled heart say what it yearns for on pause for your sweet voice

Where I am is just another room Trapped was the feeling of yesterday Hoping today I find an exit Now, at this crossroad Believing one of them is the exit I hoped It's just another room Maybe tomorrow the exit I'll find My fate though unknown I trudged to the threshold Hoping it won't be just another room I pushed open a door Then another And then another Tempted still another room to find Round and round life ebbs out Seeping slowly into the last exit Could be another room unknown Still my thought even beyond A room of bliss for the blessed Elubayo Elusode D'first                 & Olufunke Kolapo

Tell me, whom my heart desires Voice of my eyes Betray my heart Our prized secret My eyes, a reflection o'my dream To mend the seam, To heal your heart, And soothe its hurt Dive and drown in their pool ever, Keep you in e'er, Without a fight All through the night

Tell me, you whom my heart desires Voice of my eyes Betray my heart Our prized secret My eyes, a reflection o'my dream To mend the seam, To heal your heart, And soothe its hurt Dive and drown in their pool ever, Keep you in e'er, Without a fight All through the night

Tell me, you whom my heart desires Voice of my eyes Betray my heart Our prized secret My eyes, a reflection o'my dream To mend the seam, To heal your heart, And soothe its hurt Dive and drown in their pool ever, Keep you in e'er, Without a fight All through the night

If this gentle wind could talk Would have whispered my longings Mounting, with every breaths If hearts could connect Mine would tell yours Of its incessant poundings Wishing, for a brush of your hand If miles could be shortened I should be beside you in a blink Loving you, till the end of time

My Jewel http://olufunkekolapo.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-jewel.html

You need not stature to rule my world you need neither gold nor diamond to dazzle me you need no high status to capture my heart just a little of your time when I need a listening ear your loving arms to hold me on dark cold nights your eyes to remind me that I only hold them captives and a little space in your heart to reside forever all you need all I ask

My heart swells When I behold your eyes When they look at me I feel beautiful My heart leaps for joy When they love me My eyes fill with tears Unite your eyes with mine Teach me to see the world Through your eyes I feel drawn to you like gravity being carried away by their tide No pulling back I'mgoing to let the tide take me away Clasp your hands with mine And walk with me on this journey of life Take me to your world I want to see the world through your eyes A blind mind renders the eyes useless Your eyes show your mind Unite your eyes with mine Teach me to see this world Through your eyes Through your eyes she looks more beautiful The grasses are greener The flowers more beautiful And the sky brighter Like the dawn of the first morn I can feel the dew on the first grass The silvery stars to lighten the dark nights Your eyes make the world livelier Unite your eyes with mine Teach me to see this world Through your eyes This agony, sorrow and disord...

Mine heart fills with pleasure Oh depth of love can there be Gift supreme words cannot measure Your unwavering love for me Love than pain itself made strong Gave my first abode without a frown Love so divine I never can wrong So deep no depth can drown Through her my first words I formed My toothless grin your heart ever so joyful Your teary smile as your ears heard On my infant lips your name though mouthful Once at my first step my legs took a miss Your eyes bade me to rise each time I fell My bruised knees your soft lips kiss My will to rise making your heart swell When by thoughtless words and loveless act Your gentle heart my action pierced For this deed myself I despised To never hurt you so, I made a pact Soon by life's fang I got bitten My strength failed, my will to live decreased Your eyes baring more pain than I smitten On your bosom I found comfort and peace When old age dug in your cheeks And back that bore me through worry curved I vow I'...

rain, rain, rain of love cleanse my heart of all its aches- guiltless as a babes

If I could, I would make the sky your castle adorn you with the rainbow and watch you all night for you are my moon

Arrogant time, master of all Who made you the dictator? Determinat of our actions here We remain at your mercy Till death do us part