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/POEMS   The Native  Alerler nor tor!  Vha der ekor!! Hawkers cried at morn,  S elling corn wine, kai-kai, and  p alm wine  Under trees at  noon  In the even, meat, ingredients  And mushrooms  The routes of trade the native plied. Stood tall Among the kuku-ruku hills  As a Colossus, war-like tribes-men The native of Etsakor who cut his teeth  In the culture of his nativity  Strong, stout, ebony and cheerful  A silhouette against even glows. Contoured, frazzled faces Told a story hard Of women who wove ogbegbe, agbikhia Which khaki and calico  Sewn they the utebe, order   And the oryana attires  The routes of trade the native plied. A carved tooth-gap And facial marks  For identity, aesthetics or commemoration  Another vocation for the farmer  Whose sheathed cutlass and hoe Over one shoulder hung  in erbuma sack  As a gun on another hung. The routes of trade the native plied...

  /POEMS RACE EXTINCTION  Death cannot extinguish or erase A man's name  When he lived a life  Of virtues and legacies. None can kill a message  For racial prejudice  But the messenger  of a noble creed Borne by a People. War cannot efface  From the Earth's surface  On the premise of racism  or fame Any People or Nation. Yet extinct people exist  Among the Earth's races  Who adapt to climates divers To new worlds by emigration. And interracial marriages  Who evolved in languages  And cultural assimilation. /Race Extinction

/POEM   /OUR HOUSE IN AFRICA Our house in Africa  A mud walled house which sat On surroundings large but neat Her cap was of old thatch And a fence of bamboo. Our house in Africa  Her facade marked by chalk paint  Generous clay on entrance lobby  The family courtyard spread  And a front gate of bamboo. Our house in Africa  She overlooked the iroko tree Who grew strong from the ages His strong boughs far spread  And against perilous tempest. Our house in Africa  She overlooked a virgin forest  And the iroko's cultured root Evergreen tree whose foliage smoked From religious fires at his foot. Our house in Africa  In those dark days birds nested Many coloured and speckled birds On the revered iroko of our ancestors  Who clothed the iroko tree. Africa Poems

/ETSAKOR PROVERBS   ETSAKOR DIALECT: Kha yor ni okpisa tsi vhi ovor re. TRANSLATION: Never tell an adult to leave the sun. MEANING: It is not necessary to advise a matured person against taking an action which is generally known to have immediate consequences. This is so because, he may have known by previous experience that the consequences of such actions are not palatable. By the age of his maturity, he ought to be able to know what is good or bad for him! /Etsakor Proverbs of the Edo People of Nigeria

DREAMS   /THE NATURAL ORDINANCES OF DREAMS : /An Insight In Understanding The Spiritual Compass Of Life SERIES 5. 2. SNAKE.   In our physical life, the Object snake, which is also called serpent by some people, is notoriously poisonous. It has a deadly venom which is capable of killing humans. So, we understand that snake is a killer therefore, we consider it to be an enemy. Many people run for their dear life once they see a snake. Hence, and individual's soul recognize the object snake, in the physical surroundings as an enemy of man.   But in the Scriptures of God; the snake which is our next Object in our dreams analysis and interpretations; is mentioned in Genesis 3: 15. We read that God placed enmity between the snake and human beings. And each time we watch preachers or hear the teachings in the media, the soul records the snake as an enemy.   Now, when God speaks to the spirit of man in a dream concerning his enemies; the soul of man brings the object of snak...

/DREAMS /THE NATURAL ORDINANCES OF DREAMS /An Insight In Understanding The Spiritual Compass Of Life SERIES 4.   We have been made to understand in the previous Series, that we ought to take our dreams and our dream life seriously. That is to say that dreams are like coded messages and should be considered as strictly confidential matters. Dreams are the individual's important personal or private matters.   Subsequently, the question arises for the individual as to the options available for dreams interpretations in order to find answers to dreams. This becomes imperative, since dreamers are warned of the dangers of disclosing or discussing dreams with unreliable persons. Consequently, we hope to provide templates in these series for dreams interpretations to aid followers decipher their own dreams.   The soul of man is very familiar with the objects or materials encountered in his physical environment. So, whatever man sees, hears, smells, tastes, touches, feels or exper...

  /THE NATURAL ORDINANCES OF DREAMS /An Insight In Understanding The Spiritual Compass Of Life SERIES 3. CAUTION:   Human beings are very curious or inquisitive about the secrets of the future or about their lives. And dreams readily provide man an opportunity to get answers to some of the questions that bother them in their everyday life. Many people are desperate to know what the future holds for them in terms of prosperity or wealth, fame or power, health or peace, life or death, fruitfulness or childlessness etc.   The Scriptures of the Bible says; The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belongs to us... Though, dreams are also a medium of revelation, we are warned in Ecclesiastes that: He that increases knowledge increases sorrow. Therefore, moderation shall be our watchword. One must carefully filter out the seeds from the chaff. Not all dreams are relevant.   Now, be cautious of who you discuss your dreams with. You ma...

/THE NATURAL ORDINANCES OF DREAMS: /An Insight In Understanding The Spiritual Compass Of Life. SERIES 2.   Suffice to remind us here in this series that dreams are essentially messages passed on to humans from a realm of existence that is different from our physical life. Yet, for some curious reasons, you maybe surprised that some people do not dream at all. And the scope of these series may not cover the complexities for such deviations. But we shall enumerate the purposes of dreams for humanity as follows: 1. Dreams are revelations of certain hidden secrets, mysterious facts or Truth about life. They show events that happened in the past or perhaps they speak concerning the present or the future. In the Scriptures of the Bible, Daniel was shown the dream that Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon dreamt; and the interpretations of the same dreams in his dreams. Read the book of Daniel 2:1-49. 2. Dreams connect humans to God. At any point in time, no man can see God and live! So, d...

/DREAMS   The Natural Ordinances Of Dreams : An Insight In Understanding The Spiritual Compass Of Life SERIES 1.   It is deemed crucial to delve into this somewhat controversial topic of dreams on this social media platform, in our publishing adventure, considering the avalanche of interests generated by the topic at all times among different people from various backgrounds. By the special grace of God, we offer the world an acceptable foray into understanding this unique spiritual phenomenon.   It is controversial subject because many people believe in dreams, while many others do not. Philosophy offer worldly people the ambience of metaphysics to study issues of this nature, but Godly people consider dreams as spiritual matters. Some people's religious inclination influence their perspective of dreams. There are some whose scientific convictions influence their views about dreams.   But by insight and the experiences in living the word of God, we have come to the u...

  ETSAKOR PROVERBS ETSAKOR DIALECT: Uno nor le umhe khor mor orbe. TRANSLATION: The mouth that tasted salt has no evil. MEANING: Anyone who has experienced good or virtue from another or has benefited from anything, can no longer speak or act in a bad way about them. LIFE APPLICATION:   Salt is reputed for good or savory taste. So, it's always a pleasure to taste of it. On the other hand, Sour tastes, bitter tastes are seen as bad. And bad things are generally considered as evil; just as anything Just or any virtue is seen as good.   Since tasting salt makes the mouth feels good, it applies therefore that such a mouth can no longer feel or experience anything bad thereafter. In conclusion, those who have had the pleasure of enjoying the benefits or usefulness of a commodity or have been helped by another or enjoyed the services of another can no longer speak evil or act in a bad way about them. Etsakor Proverbs of the Edo People of Nigeria