OUR ANCESTORS’ BOOK
All these divisions when would it end?
The whole humanity divided into 2
People of the book and people of no book
Those called black people and those called white
Those with religion and those without
Chosen people and those not chosen
People of the book will point to their book
Swear by it to be from their God
Rules and laws and way to live
Set in stone in words that live
People of the book, believe in their book
They rank it higher than any other book
When touched by a book, one lives by the book
People of the book, are touched by their book
And live by their book, not any other book
People with no book, do have their own book
For every human has own special book
Generations past, present, to come
Are moved by the awesomeness of what they experience
Some name it God, others name it LOVE
Some name it NOTHING, others name, SUPREME
Many relate in own special ways
Experience may not be written, in book form of now
Or set in stone or in words which live
Encounters are different and expressed in different ways
But what’s in this book of people of no book?
Their very own persons, palm prints and skin
The land on which they stand, or sit or lie
Mountains, valleys, hills, rivers and streams
The sky on which they gaze in awe and wonder
The waters of the earth, the spirit in all things
The sun, moon and stars and trees and air
The humans whom they meet and read to know
Seasons and change, wind and rain
Uninhibited, unrestricted, no censorship here
Flexible the spirit which reads as moved
All books written and all books unwritten
Are ancestors of all future books
United as one they educate human mind
Built from seen and unseen to build
The books which teach humans to always LOVE are united in LOVE
And enrich both ‘people of the book’ and ‘people of no book’; those called ‘black’ and those called ‘white’; those with ‘religion’ and those ‘without’; those termed ‘chosen’ and those termed ‘not chosen’
Their simple message is:“Be flexible, rigidity destroys
Open your mind to learn more and more, LOVE others, accept LOVE given. Peace is good, walk towards PEACE
IWE AWON ORISA ( BABA NLA ) WA
Nigbawo Ni Eleyameya Yii Yio Dopin? Ohun Gbogbo Nipa Ti Eniyan Pin Si Ona Meji Awon Eniyan Kan Nipa Ti Iwe Ati Awon Eniyan Kan Lai Fi Ti Iwe Se Awon To A Npe Ni Alawo 'Dudu' Ati Awon Ti A Npe Ni Alawo 'Funfun' Awon Ti Won Ni 'Esin' Ati Awon Ti Ko Ni Awon To A 'Yan' Ati Awon Ti A Ko 'Yan'
Awon Eniyan Nipa Ti 'Iwe' A Maa Toka Si Iwe Won Won A Si Bura Sii Wipe L'atodo Olorun L'oti Wa Awon Ilana,Ofin Ati Ona L'ati Maa Gbe Igbe Aye Awon Ti A Ko Ni Oro Tabi Ti A To Ninu Okuta Ti Mbe Laaye.
Awon Eniyan Ti O Wa Nipa Ti Iwe Won Ni Igbagbo Ninu Iwe Won Won A Si Maa Gbe-
Awon Eniyan Ti Ko Ni Iwe Gan-
Awon Iran Kan Pee Ni Olorun Won,Awon Miran Si N Pee Ni 'IFE' Nigba Ti Awon Miran 'OHUN ASAN' Bee Ni Awon Kan N Pee 'ALAGBARA-
Orisirisi Ona Ni Onikaluku Lee Gbee-
Sugbon Ki Lo Mbe Ninu Iwe Awon Eniyan Ti Ko Wa Nipa Ti Iwe Wonyi Gan-
Oju Orun To Nya Won L'enu Nigbakugba Ti Won Ba Woo Ati Awon Ara Ti Omi Naa Nda L'orisirisi,Aw Emi Ti Nsise Ninu Ohun Gbogbo,Ooru,Osupa Ati Awon Irawo Ati Awon Igi Ati Afefe Awon Eniyan Ti Won Npade Ati Ti Won Ti Kiyesi Igba Ati Akoko Ayegun Nla,Ojo Ti Ko See Fipamo,Da Duro Tabi Se Ayewo Fun Elege Emi Ti N Kiyesi Bi Ohun Gbogbo Se Nlo
Ati Awon Iwe Ti A Ko Tabi Ti A Ko Ko Won Je Orisa Fun Awon Iwe Ojo Ola Ni Bo Ti Je Okan Nipa IFE Okan Eniyan Ti A Da Ninu Riri Tabi Airi lati Maa Mu Idagbasoke Wa
Gbogbo Iwe Ti A Ko Nipa Ti Eko 'IFE' Ni A Se L'okan Ninu IFE Ti O Si Ni Anfani Fun Eniyan Nipa Ti 'Ti O Ni Iwe' Ati Awon 'Ti Ko Ni Iwe';Awon Ti A Npe Ni 'Dudu' Ati Awon Ti A Npe Ni 'Funfun'; Awon 'Elesin' Ati Awon Ti Ko Ni 'Esin'
Awon Ti A 'Yan' Ati Awon Ti A Ko 'Yan'; Ohun Ti Won Nso Ni Wipe: " Je Ohun Elege,Ohun Lile A Maa Ba Nkan Je Si Okan Re Paya Lati Ko Eko Siwaju Sii Ati Lati Ni IFE Si Enikeji,Gba IFE Ti A Fi Fun-
TOUCH LOVE YORUBA
Translation by LOVEbearer Adewole Adeyinka Co-
