Heritage

By AMADOU B.H. SEY

DIVERSE VISIONS

BOOK ONE: subtitle HERITAGE

INTRODUCTION

In the reservoir of my mind, the concept of heritage is the origin, or the roots, of an antique distant setup denoting my source of inspiration. In this subtitle so many factors that urged me to share these deeply rooted human similitudes, differences, weaknesses, challenges, in joy, love, power, recognition, winning, just to loose or keep, the success nurtured to last.

In heritage, exposed are diverse cultures, interwoven into a nation, during the eighteen years I went round as a school teacher, in eight different schools in my country, not only to teach but also learn a lot from my own people. I still smell the soaked earth after the first rains fell, following a scorching dry season; somewhere in the west coast of Africa, mother land dearest. Of course including other peoples cultures and believes from the sub region and beyond.

Heritage ranges, from my place of birth, with my late mother and father, who were peasant farmers. In the midst of which I was one of the privileged few, to attend school and get lettered. It is a kind of paying homage to what, where I come from, made of me. It is trying to put a universal meaning to an otherwise rich, hidden, culture, from Africa.

What my nation and people endure, in their day to day lives. All thats narrated here is a combination of effects, which influenced me to paint a poetic picture to it all. Each poem decodes and expresses a particular happening, incident and event that directly or indirectly affected me or those I lived with. In short Heritage makes you feel, be part of the life of a people, trying to strive with almost nothing in their hands to survive, despite the odds.

Heritage includes the eras of pre-colonial, colonial and independence of former western colonies, in Africa, a complexity, of culture conflicts, caused by, historical influences from other parts of the world. As times, people and levels of awareness keep on changing, in the world of today, some things have changed and are changing over the years, for better or for worst, and Heritage is another specter of contribution to promote a better understanding, a sensitization, without which so much will pass unnoticed, from that part of the world, narrated by a person who lived it all.

By AMADOU BH SEY

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Apr 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9781469126784

AMADOU B.H. SEY

I was born in a village, in one of the former British colonies in the West coast of Africa. This country gained its independence on 18 February 1965.. In 1975 I passed my common entrance examination, with scholarship. I Left my native village for the first time, to attend my high school education at the only government boarding school. Armitage high school and is where I had my first inspiration to write my first poem in 1978. I read this poem, to the whole school at the assembly hall, during a Saturday night impromptu concert. In Armitage, I acquired a lot of aspiration and experience, which haunted and influenced my life onwards. After high school I started teaching as an untrained teacher, the following subjects: West African History and civics or government. This was from 1980 to 1982 at the capital city, Banjul junior secondary technical school. I was eventually transferred to Saint Augustine’s junior secondary school in September 1982 to July 1983. Then I joined Action Aid, a UK based NGO for developing countries. I continued teaching in CLCs equivalent to primary schools called “community learning centres” at Madina-sasita primary school and Sitahuma primary school from October 1983 to July 1987. By merit of hard work and competence, I was promoted to the status of a headmaster and transferred to Naode primary school; I got married in 1988 AND my wife joined me at Naode in 1989. I was transferred to Gunjur Kuta in 1990 March. My first child a boy was born on August 20th 1990. Alternately, I obtained a qualified, experienced teacher certificate, following six years of in-service training course. This course was financed, conducted and tutored by the ministry of education and the participation of, the teachers union. “a member of the ILO international Labour organization” in collaboration with The Bunumbu university college, Sierra-Leon. The course was monitored, by The New Castle University in the UK. Consequently I returned to the ministry of education at the end of my service with Action Aid international. I was transferred to Bansang primary school, from 1991 to 1993. Finally before going to France, to further my studies on scholarship, I was posted to Gunjur junior secondary school, in the western division of my country. From September 1993 to March 1998, the year I came to France. In France I had two intensive training courses in French called FLE francais langue etrangere with FIDE formation, l’insertion, development et l’education, from 1999 to 2001. Consequently I was admitted to continue on a Bilingual course of English and French with GRETA, at where I attained a professional certificate in translation, public relations and communication from 2001 to 2003. Thus, with these qualifications I opted to work in France. For Railrest Company, a high speed train service with Thalys international company, since August 2003 to date. I have a past rich and cultured experience of 18 years of teaching, in Africa and 9 years of work with Railrest. I specialize in check in, boarding ticket control, information, and orientation of passengers, at Gard du Nord train station, Paris; departures of international passengers heading to Brussels, Amsterdam, and Düsseldorf in Germany. Whenever I am not at work or out with my family, I keep on writing. My hobbies are cycling, walking, reading, writing, music, watching movies and of course the NEWS on TV. I have five children. Three boys and two girls, they are all presently at school going age. I have been on active service, both in Africa and Europe. This makes me a highly field experienced person.. The poems of diverse visions, heritage, in Africa from my cradle to 1998, I now live in the Diaspora in France. My family and I have been granted French citizenship since 2008. Being a graduate from a university without walls, in the republic of letters, where the libraries and faculties are the people and their lives. I have lived to learn as I try to attain by doctorate degree, of learning how to learn, thus telling the story by writing poetry, for now. From the actions, thoughts and deeds of my characters, I continue to learn how to learn. My notion of education is from womb to tomb.

Book preview

Copyright © 2012 by Amadou B.H. Sey.

Library of Congress Control Number:           2012907119

ISBN:                    Hardcover                    978-1-4691-2677-7

ISBN:                    Softcover                     978-1-4691-2676-0

ISBN:                    Ebook                         978-1-4691-2678-4

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

To order additional copies of this book, contact:

Xlibris Corporation

0-800-644-6988

www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk

[e-mail]

303680

Contents

Dedication

Book One: Heritage

Book Two: Diaspora

Introduction

Vague Assumption on Nature’s Enemy

The Oppressed

Aspect of This Galaxy

Malnourished

Exploitation Man by Man!

Society at Gossip

The Urge of Virtue

Void

The Horizon

The Ecstasy

Are You Aware?

The Tortured Minds

Summer Approaches

The Fate of Nations

The Key

Home

Education

The Stairs of Life

Why Fear?

To Whom Does This Land

of Ours Belong?

Is This A Need?

The Chains

The Key

Maintenance To Sustain

The Human Wish

Extinction

Love In Turmoil

Tranquil Terrace

The Advance

The Exodus

The Sacred Bride

The Rush

Juhuru Pool

Take Off

Democracy Disguised

Crazy Mob

The Smash

The Dealer’s Monopoly

Invulnerable

The Aftermath of Drugs

The Lost Connection

Rural Dark Spot (Naodeh)

Discovered Resort

Traffic Jam

Wonderment

Woman

The Pendulum

Extravagant

Sankule Kunda Thursday Bus Tragedy

Children

Down With Bullets

Limbo

The Blind

The Deadly Plague Aids

Impostor

Tobacco’s Venom

Tobacco’s Venom

Willpower

Hunger or Famine

Hunger or Famine

Evolution or Creation

Evolution or Creation (continues)

Vain End!

Apartheid

Sweet Heart Love

Ninkinanko ‘Dragon’

The Leader

At My Arrival

The Misty Joy

The Protest

Cultural Deviation

Trusteeship

The Urge (Part 1)

The Urge Part 2

The Popular Game

The Ambush

Material Lovers

Anxiety

Lives in Tragedy

As on Forecast

Aliens Beyond

The Trumpet

Within Round and Round

The Path

A Refugee in My Land

Justice

Social Retard

Neighbourhood

Water

To Cross That River

Roots

What Suits?

War

Gambling In Darkness

Shadows

Fire Rage

This Era of Eras

The Multipurpose Living Poles

(The Palm Tree)

When the End is near

WHEN THE END IS NEAR 24

Face to Face

Beauty

Global Puzzle

Mother

Trust Them Too

Why Coup D’états?

Herdsman

Dedication

First and foremost, thanks and praises to the almighty God. Thanks to my late parents who sacrificed a lot and gave me the opportunity to be literate. Not forgetting my loving and lovely wife and children, without their cooperation and encouragement, this book of poems might not have been written.

I also remember my co-workers, friends, brothers and sisters living in West Africa, EU, and the USA. My acknowledgement also goes to my memorable teachers and lecturers, from primary to university level. I am honouring also my best friends and colleagues, both remote and immediate. Thanks also to my readers. With you I shall exist, and without you I would be null and void. Thanking also The Xlibris Publishing Company for making this book available to all.

Finally, my heartfelt compliments and support to freedom and democracy.

Amadou bh Sey

Book One: Heritage

Introduction

In the reservoir of my mind, the concept of ‘heritage’ is the origin, or the roots, of an antique distant set-up denoting my source of inspiration. In this subtitle, so many factors that urged me to share these deeply rooted human similitudes, differences, weaknesses, challenges, in joy, love, power, recognition, winning, just to lose or keep, the success nurtured to last.

In heritage, exposed are diverse cultures, interwoven into a nation, during the eighteen years I went around as a school teacher in eight different schools in my country not only to teach but also to learn a lot from my own people. I still smell the soaked earth after the first rains fell, following a scorching dry season, somewhere in the west coast of Africa, ‘motherland dearest’. Of course including other people’s cultures and beliefs from the sub region and beyond.

Heritage ranges from my place of birth with my late mother and father, who were peasant farmers. In the midst of which, I was one of the privileged few. It is homage to what, where I come from, made of me. It is trying to put a universal meaning to an otherwise rich, hidden culture from Africa.

What my nation and people endure in their day-to-day lives. All that’s narrated here is a combination of effects which influenced me to paint a poetic picture to it all. Each poem decodes and expresses a particular happening, incident and event that directly or indirectly affected me or those I lived with. In short, Heritage makes you feel, be part of the life of a people, trying to strive with almost nothing in their hands to survive, despite the odds.

Heritage includes the eras of pre-colonial, colonial, and independence of former western colonies in Africa, a complexity of culture conflicts caused by historical influences from other parts of the world. As times, people and levels of awareness keep on changing in the world of today. Some things have changed and are changing over the years, for better or for worst, and Heritage is another spectre of contribution to promote a better understanding, a sensitization, without which so much will pass unnoticed from that part of the world, narrated by a person who lived it.

Amadou bh Sey

Book Two: Diaspora

Introduction

The inspiration that triggered the poems in Diaspora is the perspective of the African immigrant to Europe, or to wherever in the western world. Those immigrants, who decided to move or not to move, leave behind their na untries to Europe or the Western developed and mature democracies. Diaspora denotes what these people experience and undergo betwixt an exodus of mass migration.

Amadou bh Sey

Image15546.jpg

MR AMADOU BH SEY

Tribute to the scripts of William Shakespeare I quote

‘No longer mourn for me when I am dead

Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell

Give warning to the world that I am fled

From this vile world with vilest worms to dwell

Nay, if you read this line remember not

The hand that writ it, for I love you so,

That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot,

If thinking on me then, should make you woe.

Amadou BH Sey

Introduction

This collection of poems is a galaxy of ideas inspired by experiences achieved through journeys within my native land and beyond, with the aid of information sources. The major contents are based on suggestions and possible remedies in life.

Some of it refers to the burning issues of this generation. I put it in this form for transmissions of challenges we the generation of today face day after day. This book denotes ways and means in ameliorating numerous outstanding doubts.

It is also referring to historical facts and legacies. Trying to fill the generation gap between the young and old. Featuring many important aspects that make life worth living—especially on politics, ideologies, organisations, democratic values, and social as well as cultural norms.

In a nutshell, the forum remains open, therefore needs a redress to achieve a global salvation.

Living amidst this complex challenging world of science and technology, attention has also been paid to, not only the merits but also the disadvantages—the side effects of the comforts they provide for humanity, effects such as global warming.

One can’t just remain silent in such tumultuous times; although, so minute my contribution may be, I hope to turn just a little stone, to inform, remind and inspire, some or even the few who may come across this text. Poems are delicate and in most cases interpreted in different and indeed various ways, depending on the circumstances the reader. Considering the situations or conditions, one finds one’s self. I tried to make them mirrors that reflect human nature, in joy, sorrow, fate and faith

Therefore my target is rather towards the most complicated of the human and that is the mind, how it affects peoples’ actions and deeds. So here go the narrations composed of all aspects and facets from the corner of my eye, digging deep into feelings, thoughts, deeds and egos hidden or exposed.

Finally, I submit all power to God Almighty, who if