With blood,
I scribble in earth
Your name!
With a trail of your strides
Non-conformist, yet benevolent Continue reading LABINNAH’S LEGEND by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
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LETTER FROM THE SON OF MAN vol. 5 by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Dear Hannibal,
Permit me to quote one of your concluding remarks, “Like a twin emotion of burying a brother very close to heart and welcoming a newborn son into this world at the same time, Nigerians remain in the precarious oscillation of looking forward to a brighter future and looking into the dire present that promises no golden future.” As much agreement that I may have with that perception, it should be clearly noted that it cannot be all sad tales with Nigeria; not in the past gory days of military headship, the Jonathan days of Sodom and definitely not now. However, the message is quite obvious and succinctly delivered in that statement. The paradoxes of life’s dynamism! Continue reading LETTER FROM THE SON OF MAN vol. 5 by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
LETTER TO THE SON OF MAN- VOL.2 by Adeyemi Kolawole Adeojo Hannibal
Dear Son of Man,
Your response, which was succinct and aptly posited, dissects the hearts of men at its vainglorious and peripatetic best. I was effusively excited to read from you. I wonder why we cannot have on earth as it is in heaven, as the level of privations had made more people less concerned if they lived or died. They only trot along in daily routine of dashed expectations and forlorn hopes.
Just few weeks ago, the near fragile air of peace pervading the west coast of Africa was almost shattered when a country, sucked in by Senegal and whose only outlet to the world is the Atlantic Ocean, nearly dispelled the air of peace with a sit-tight, self-proclaimed leader biting more than he can chew. That vicious air of volatility was almost invited upon the hitherto, relatively peaceful region by Yahya Jammeh, who seized power as a gun-wielding , dare-devil, young officer in 1994, albeit, in a bloodless coup that usurped Dawda Jawara. In the usual characteristics of African leaders who came into power through the blazing Continue reading LETTER TO THE SON OF MAN- VOL.2 by Adeyemi Kolawole Adeojo Hannibal
LETTER FROM THE SON OF MAN by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Dear Hannibal,
To say I am quite perturbed by your aloofness in the years gone by is an understatement. So much has happened in that spate of time such that, without hearing from you, I have had to make do with what I am fed by the gagged press and pages that are desperate to break even or maintain their status of leadership in mainstream media. Whichever came in handy, the move away from investigative journalism throws up news that fall below the standard that edifies the audience. As a result, going beyond the “turmoil pervading the world in recent times” as you pointed out in your last letter, the blend of truths and untruths have done more to complicate the acquisition of knowledge from modern media and schools. Continue reading LETTER FROM THE SON OF MAN by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
LETTER TO THE SON OF MAN by Adeyemi Adeojo Hannibal
Dear Son of Man,
I know you are quite perturbed by my aloofness in the past few years. This is not unconnected with the turmoil pervading the world in recent times. I must apologize for not keeping you up to date with world tidings. As the world turns, we oscillate between our local predicaments and the magnitude of effects of foreign wrangling. Henceforth, I promise to keep in touch more regularly than before. Continue reading LETTER TO THE SON OF MAN by Adeyemi Adeojo Hannibal
HE LIVED LIKE A KING by Adeojo Adeyemi Hannibal
Life’s symphony is never a swansong
It took me forever to fathom these words
That dreams are dreams
Because you were never really gone… Continue reading HE LIVED LIKE A KING by Adeojo Adeyemi Hannibal
THE B O N D by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal
FROM THE HORN OF AFRICAWHERE HILLS RISE LIKE OCEAN TIDES
TO THE SHORES OF SIR ALVARES
WHERE PLAINS SPREAD LIKE RAINY CLOUDS
YOU EMBRACE YET A NEW ADVENTURE
DEEP INTO THE AMAZON
FRIENDS ARE RAIMENTS
THICK LIKE THE TAPPER’S CORD
Continue reading THE B O N D by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal
LABINNAH’S LEGEND by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
With today passing by,without me penning these words,
it would have been aeons that
inspiration permitted me to create.
But like magic,
this day comes packed with her own words
and I dare it to touch on days to come.
Labinnah,
BEE-THROATED: Hannibal & Candela by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
A decade
of flights
by this omnibus
wraps up into a big whole
this day and the next two
of may, twenty fifteen. I was there!
The Bass and the Soprano,
One anchored to the other. Continue reading BEE-THROATED: Hannibal & Candela by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Labinnah’s Legend by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
The glorious journey of a thousand mile
Begins with one step that is determinedly intriguing.
From toddles to scurries
To those mischievous steps of Ajanaku
Before your statue, I droop; a
modification of akimbo Continue reading Labinnah’s Legend by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Independence day speech, written by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal
Most times, with gloom seemingly setting on d horizon.
With news coming from d media, one is forced to resign to abject dismay over the prospect of this country.
Our independence has become a day to showcase to the entire world our ingrained filth, reckless leadership, corruption, disorientation and flagrant disregard for what is socially acceptable. The truth is, the likelihood of this show of shame continuing unabated for several years to come is undebatable.
When we wish ourselves happy independence day celebration, we must look deeply into our hearts and ask ourselves the honest question, “are we truly independent?”. The long walk to absolute liberty starts from the hearts of individuals. The fight to annihilate the hydra-headed monster, corruption, strangulating our nation starts from the home of each and every one of us.
Continue reading Independence day speech, written by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal
VALENTINE BLUES WITH HANNIBAL (& CZAR)
Life!
Birth supplants death.
Our tears of sorrows, condemned, become laughter of joy.
Congrats, Kasey & Neemath on the new birth (Valentina):
Valentine is here once again with the atmosphere festooned in red and labelled with an irresistible attraction of fun. For the hedonistic, which I myself couldn’t claim a neuter, it would be a time to check out the most resplendent of bars, where magnificent foods and wine are served and where the atmosphere is rife with histrionic blues to drive home our points to that special girl, who had our minds riveted on “forever-after stories” for far too long.
While these roses, chocolate bars, teddy bears, cards and frames fly without wings and nestle in the comfy of those we share these feelings and thoughts toward, I extricate myself from the purview of norms and break the barrier of tradition to effect the real value of what this celebration has on me.
How do we celebrate love? Continue reading VALENTINE BLUES WITH HANNIBAL (& CZAR)
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