Diaspora of Thoughts: Poems, Prose & Wise Sayings of African Origins

By Cash Onadele

This book was born out of a passion for literature and the need to establish a cultural legacy for our next generation dispersed all over the World.

A Diaspora of Thoughts fittingly the dispersal of thoughts. Like many, I have always wondered how to communicate the African wise sayings, poems and prose we learned from our grandparents to our children- the next generation.

Many children of our time fill their times with new computer games since we have failed to challenge them to recite and learn our culture through sayings, poems and prose, this has been the greatest reason to do this work.

What you are about to read is a combination of wise sayings and poems mostly from early life in an African village, of course subsequent life experiences as well as comments from observing the life of others who have lived significant lives.

Some poems cover views on matters that concern the oppressed peoples of the world and especially the colored race .

It expresses a sense of community enough for us to care about ourneighbor. Some of theserecitals deal with the excessiveness of the rich and the abjectness or lack in the poor and the responsibilities of both parties.

Thiscollection of poems & proseis for the individual or teacher interested in leisure reading and general literature as a whole. It is more about African and American sociologicalheritage wrapped in poetry & prose.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 31, 2007
• ISBN: 9781467017190

Cash Onadele

Cash Onadele , CEO of 3p Corporation. Born to a middle class family in a newly independent  Nigeria. his early days  spent in Yoruba Traditional , SouthWest Nigeria with his grandparents. He attended Loyola College,  and University College of London (Ibadan). Cash, a Ford Foundation Scholar  left for the United Kingdom to further his postgraduate studies (where he completed his second Masters degree in Business). He lived and worked in England until 1998 before moving in USA. He still enjoys consulting, conference speaking and engaging charitable events.  After his BSc. MSc. and MBA from the University of Nottingham  he completed his post-graduate teachers’ education at Wigston College. A proud father of five children:(Fela, Iyanu,Mojeri,Femi and Yemi) . The Onadeles' enjoy time in London & Texas. Some of his recently published works include – “No More Hard Knocks!” , the critically acclaimed “The Proverbial Marriage”  and "Diaspora of Thoughts, - a book of Poems, Prose and wise sayings".  In this publication, Cash expands his audience. He captured the youth. Portraying in prose some of the issues of life our youth can relate to, such as relationships, money and fun. "I have been asked many times why I enjoy writing". What can I say? This is a good escape from the challenges and toils of life. Poems and Prose are fun. It is a good diversion, a colorful variety. It entertains (amuse others, some are silly, funny or tricky) and ultimately reflective. "I enjoy hiding the nuggets of wisdom and understanding from childhood and my African youth in modern contemporary settings of these works". "This particular body of work I am very fond and proud of. It is for those who just wish to enjoy idle entertainment of poems, prose and wise sayings -just LIFE .

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Contents

FROM THE AUTHOR

DEDICATED

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Oppressed

Freedom

Respect

Love

Marriage

Esu Onile Orita

Ogbeni

habitual tinkering

Africa

My heritage

My Son

Flowers

Black Race

Mortals

Death

Youth

Father

Get up

Teacher

Books

The Black Pot

Without borders

Winds

Learning

Home again

The day

Power

Ruffians

Oppressors

Respect

Thoughts

The Oracles

The cool of the evening

Virtue

Trying

Dear mother

My mind

Wisdom

Shame

Moment

Think before

Attitude

The whole nine yards

World Citizen

Price of a man

Politicians

Words fail me

Wishful thinking

Walking on air

Victory

Madness

Connect with your child

Monopoly

Black oppression

Mind your language

No grave

Smiley star

Radiant so

Concubines

Hardship

Anger

illegal alien

Tornado

Drugs

Police chase

Safety

Dancing

Fame or shame

Pioneers

Jazz

Simply jazzed

Gazed upon

Faith

Performance

Legacy

Music

Individuality

Life’s roads

Children

Un-delegated mentor

Yadda, yadda, yadda

Survival

Dream On

Without Adversities

The American fiction

The American dream

Franklin

The hope of the immigrant

Money

Success

Born at the apex

Marry for what?

Relative motion

Daisy

Poverty

Colored, In God’s own country

Milk of human kindness

Work

Katrina, what an experience

African Shanti

Search for wealth

911

War

Pursue a passion

White males only

Smoking

New York hot dogs

Nazi effect

The holocaust generation

Hamburg

Knowledge

London

Twins

Physical exercise

Holy Bible

Ten commandments

Blame

Affection

Truth

About rules

Imprisoned

Conversations with the past

Soulful Blues

Friends

Grace

Rehoboth

Prayers

Faith

Workmanship

Commonwealth questions?

Faint not

Strangers

United Nations

Peace, whose peace?

Everyday brit or brat

Broken shackles

Mysterious

Higher love

A true citizen

Captivity

Staying united

Walk right

Ifa – the oracle

Renewed mind

Stiff upper lip

Restrained man

husbands & wives

Turn the other cheek

Spitalfields market

Nottinghill Gates

Underground Mess

Competition

Lion King

Extra, Extra, read all about it

Edinburgh Bats

Man’s trouble

Ireland

Harriet, To you alone

Dumb luck

Oranyan

Beggars

Hollywood professionals

The talking drum

But for the King

For the love of my child

True Happiness

Trouble

Predictions

Our inner self

problems

Avoid Calamity

If we were to count

Yoruba’s Jews Genealogy

Winning ways

Nature in the rough

The answer to poverty

Idle gains

Change, a necessity

Depression

Seasons of time

Ode to the couples

Africa, O Africa

After this famine

Dancing with the devil

The battle

Of poets

Life and death

The Potter

Experience

Enigbewo

Inter-marriage

Sin

Jewish settlement

Crying Shame

Lincoln and Douglas

Who are we?

In-laws

Inevitable death

Quiet dispensation

Focus on family

What you can control

No moment like this

The 3 class Western stage coach

Escape to paradise

Mercy

Team building

Self achievements

Extremists

Antagonists

The paths of unrighteousness

Sitnah

A Prose of David

FROM THE AUTHOR

Dear Reader

This book was born out of a passion for literature and the need to establish a cultural legacy for our next generation dispersed all over the World.

A Diaspora of Thoughts – I interpret this work fittingly as "the dispersal of thoughts". Like many, I have always wondered how to communicate the wise sayings, poems and prose we learned from our grandparents to our children- the next generation. Many children of our time fill their time with new computer games since we have failed to challenge them to recite and learn our culture through sayings, poems and prose, this has been the greatest reason to do this work.