Venerate Woman ¤
Bliss (see my poem of the same name) ¤
Gargan (for all time) ¤
Ògún (the Yorùbá god of creativity, war: my deity) ¤

Pursuit of knowledge ¤ Empathy ¤ Altruism ¤ Solitude ¤ Companionship ¤ Devoted relationship ¤ Friendship ¤ Ideas ¤ Discussion of ideas ¤ Critical thinking ¤ Purposeful work ¤ Tenacity ¤ Sunny smile ¤ Laughter ¤ Sunny afternoon spent lounging at a café people watching ¤ Aimless long walk ¤ Chance encounter ¤ Globetrotting ¤ Walkabout ¤ Virgin jungle ¤

Red wine, especially Bordeaux: utter pleasure! ¤ Coffee, with a dash of ground Comino or Nutmeg and brown sugar ¤ Open air market ¤ Flea market ¤ Cooking ¤ Airy kitchen ¤ Home cooked food ¤ Ethnic food ¤ Fresh flowers ¤ Charming vase ¤

Music, Literature, Film, Photography, Art ¤

Airy apartment and rustic bungalow, with tall and wide windows daily welcoming the Eye of the heavens ¤

The Eye of the heavens ¤ Morning glory ¤
Ancestral worship ¤ Cherish the Dead ¤
Both admire and despise the gods ¤

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