...Inn the vIllage~royALLs rUled...
...animALLs HUEmans as one...
...PeaceFULL BEgInnInns marked tI/ME...
...tI/ME passed asInn tI/ME thINNgs changed...
...MAHwUeARTh kNEW ALLterINNs...
...spIrItWIZdom dIsAVOWed...
...lIon decreed bIrd SEEk trUth...
...SelfCentered concerns laId way...
...at feastInn tI/ME a gIftInn...
...a tALL tree grOWN bore NO leaves...
...from IshAH seedpods giftInns...
...not one REcALLed the InnCHANT...
...WIZInnOwls barely hooted...
...mamaMAHwUz thrONe torn down...
...many were cALLed to faIlInn...
...tIny^tUrtle opted Inn...
...UnRElentInn strUggle serves...
...pUrposefIlled nIyAH trIed trU...
...celebratIons^REcompensed...
...seasonal treasures REborn...
...yAHwangAHlImAH~Ase'...
# # #
Awongalema
It hadn't rained for a long time and there was very little to eat. The animals of the savannah
gathered around an old acacia tree that was known to be magic. The tree would give
bountiful fruit if only someone could remember its magic name. The animals decide to send
one animal to visit the mountain spirits that lived within Kilimanjaro to remind them of the
name. They thought Duma the cheetah should go because she was the fastest but Simba
the lion king got his way and off he went.
He ran and he ran and he ran like the wind.
Haraka haraka, haraka haraka; he ran like the wind
[Note: Haraka, haraka, haina baraka is an East African saying which means, ‘More haste, less speed.’
or, 'Take it easy. The job will get done in the end.']
He reached the mountain, ran to the top, found an opening into the heart of the mountain
and called, “Mountain spirits talk to me, tell me the name of the magic tree.”
“Awongalema,” called the spirits.
“Awongalema!” roared the lion and charged back home
He ran and he ran and he ran like the wind
Haraka haraka, haraka haraka he ran like the wind
But Simba ran so fast he didn't notice where he was going and ran straight into a termite
mound, and by the time he flicked off the last termite, Simba couldn't remember the name
of the magic tree.
Next, the animals sent Duma, the cheetah.
She ran and she ran... [repeat]
But Duma ran so fast she didn't notice where she was going and fell into an ant's nest, and
by the time she had flicked off the last ant, Duma couldn't remember the name of the magic
tree.
So in the end, the animals decided that perhaps a slower animal might be better and voted
to send Mkondo the tortoise. Now Mkondo could not run haraka haraka and could only
plod, pole pole, so off he went, pole pole, pole pole across the African plain. It took the
tortoise a week to reach the mountain and another to get to the top.
He found an opening into the heart of the mountain and called, “Mountain spirits talk to
me, tell me the name of the magic tree.” “Awongalema,” called the spirits.
“Awongalema, Awongalema, Awongalema,” Mkondo repeated again and again as he
plodded home, carefully passing the termite's mount and the ant's nest until he got home
to where the hungry animals were waiting. 'What's the name of the magic tree?' asked the
animals.
“Awongalema!” Mkondo announced.
And the magic tree was filled with bountiful fruit.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
~WAY^WARD*WINGED*WANDERER~
...ElderSpeak say SoUtIle'...
...come one starving without bowl...
...vain mockery burned hot hands...
...YOUth mokMEmix ElderSay...
...speak as tALLk HEARd soon someday...
...babies run ELDER wayway...
...dogs bite/growl ethREAls...
...drink from goat,sheep,cattle tROUGH...
...mudslick throw nYAHme down...
...sinsicksouls SoUtIle spawned...
...tho myYAHsee's soared apart...
...cool drink warm corn from she gourd...
...comfort gift Inn cool shade rest...
...haterz howl BEyond safe walls...
...ELoHEEM shIne grat^I^tude...
...hateful hecklers turned to stone...
...LuvLokd Kin packUp soon gone...
...hatefilled village overgrOWN...
...REdeemed famIly choseInn...
...hoME alIgn deSERVEDly...
...ALL which they had they offered...
Friday, May 11, 2012
~heARTs^mUse~
...SarasvAHti^kUUmbAH...
...vIsIts > WELLcomedI > lIves...
...spIrIt speaks so yOURs to scrIbe...
...yOUR daIly coloUR codeInn...
...InnSynk with coloURs of days...
...mUse sarasvAHtI~braethe~Use...
...love's WELL^OpenInn dIvIne...
...yOUR heART evolves REawake...
...FreeFloInn wUrd deSERVE^Inn...
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