The Rising sphinx

With his itchy and picky fingers to touch the right spots, wandering eyes to illuminate every pore of the hairy brown and spotless skin and lecherous mind to ravish the poor and excited dame who lay on his high density mattress waiting to be devoured, the world can go take a hike in the Himalayas, a certain Asiedu can wear a corset and the economy of Ghana can crumble into shambles and he doesn’t care.

It was their first time and they have both looked forward to a time like this.  A beginning of a time that will transcend time itself; and a lingering memory thereof. Time, so right like the Republicans, mood on point like a nipple and psyche, so hyped and sustained to last as many bouts as they are willing to go. 

If there was anything called love at first sight, theirs would be one of the prototypes. The aura around them, so entrusting that no word has yet been scrutinized nor subjected to an iota of doubt. Suffice it to say, there were no trust issues. Love, so strong and binding like an adhesive, erases all forms of abuse and hardships when one falls in one. All he is preoccupied with is how to make her happy – maybe, just make himself happy.

He inched closer and breathed down her neck, exuding a warmth they will later talk about when this budding hot and sizzling ménage a deux is done and over with. It was time to give this whole tease a closure. A time to please.

With a renewed desire, he traces her lobes with a couple of fingers, down her nape to the region of her turgid and filled breasts. He cups the handful mound into his sizeable hand and slowly tightens his grip until it did not make any more sense just because he could. Just because he had to, so he can be sure it was really happening. He did because he wanted to find out the boundaries of his limitations; how far he could explore on before she asks him to stop or even asks him to intensify his antics and her feelings thereof.

He props up and slips his other hand up her thighs into the silky fabric of the lady and goes straight to her triangle in-between which sends a tingling sensation through her. She further entrusts herself into his bosom for more of his magical touches. Contrary to the awkwardness she thought, she finds herself enjoying the moment, the intense desire, his touches and fact that she feels fulfilled. To hell with those who say life is not good.

For him, it is yet another moment to revise his stance on the womenfolk. Somebody is about to rate women yet again and he is cocksure of his feelings. He was sure it was love at work. He did not even want to think that it was the cloud nine factors. His ego won’t allow him to think in that vein even though the thought brought shame to his face indicating a flash of truth. The bolting rush was so negating that his surety just went limp in an instant, probably in the same manner it arose. 

He went blank and with a sudden uncontrollable contraction of his muscles, he squeezed the breasts tighter which sent a painful spasm through her. She feels her body rip apart, opens her eyes and dies emotionally from the look she saw on his face and fact that his essential limb has suddenly gone limp.

Big deal? 

Yeah! They say it casts a daunting feeling on the psyche of women – gives them an impression of undesirableness but this couldn’t be same. He loves her and she knows that. And whoever says sustaining a hard on for a lady is the only way they can feel loved anyway. He was only fighting his own devils. He was seeing things – reel of images that are so vivid as though he was reliving them. All his escapades playing on a giant screen before his eyes; in his mind, maybe.

He was even engulfed more with the realization that his feelings for her won’t endure. He knew that too well because this is how he felt towards Bomba, Annabel, Stella, Flora, Dzifa and all the other ones before her. For once, he thought his feelings for her were different and real but it was a lie; a façade. 

Would he ever love?

*raps on the door*

The rap was so loud, untimely and intruding that it made him cringe.

Is it death himself at the door?

As much as he would love to act dumb to the raps on the door, he also needed some respite, coupled with the fact that loud music was playing from the room, indicating that someone was inside, so, he quickly wore his boxer shorts which he pulled from the pile of clothes on the bed, musters courage and answers to the unending raps on the door.

“Who dat?” He asked like the boss as he fidgets with the door only to find out it was a man and a woman clutching bags in the hollow of their shoulders.

“Excuse me Sir, do you have some time to talk about Jesus Christ. We are from the Kingdom hall of the Jehovah’s Witness”

 The writer tweets @vilejah

Journey of a determined lost soul...

Broken dreams

Thwarted intentions

Rationed passions

Myopic visions

Closed Circles

Spiraled cycles

Riveting journeys

Weary Warriors

Orgasmic ascents

Hollow victories

Bleary eyes

Hazy sights

Blurred lines

Crowded Spaces

Veiled faces

Headless bodies

Blighted Stars

Dim Supernovas

Misplaced priorities

Diffused perceptions

Trickles Magicians

Pious Demons

Lost Vanguards

Sleepless nights

Disjointed limbs

Spotless Imprints

Yeah, everything is not written in font

Because most are stuck up in our thoughts

So take my eyes and dot my Is

A listening heart and crossed Tees

Verily, things are not what they seem

Very reason I shall employ my sixth sense.



Writer tweets @vilejah 

Churches in the Wild...

Thou saith that “for where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in their midst” but can we go a tad further to scrutinize the passage by trying to conceptualize the wherever therein?

I am convinced beyond doubt that God with an Omni presence is everywhere even if the people thereof are gathered in the name of evil but does it imply that He will still be amidst two or three people who are rooted in His name in the middle of a certain Champs Sports Bar in Accra on a Friday night when the whole of Accra have decided to go there for a getaway? Wow!

And I almost thought good and evil could not dwell at one place…

I know God protects his people wherever they find themselves but just how did Churches resolve to convert Classrooms into places of worship? How did we as a Society allow these latter day sects to fest among us? And did you also know that they are the number one culprits for noise pollution in the City?

Pray do tell if it’s not a worrying sight to see a six classroom block, each occupied by a different Church, screaming on top of their voices through the low quality PA systems they use as though there are laurels at stake for the best noise pollutant? I bet you haven’t noticed that most Schools in the City and recently a budding trend in the villages have become places of worship by day and invariably a place of worship at night?

How do they even do it? Wait, I can hazard a guess. Firstly, the Pastor with a group of people will go and consult the Headmaster alone or together with the Board that they want to start worshiping in their facility to align with God’s directive of winning souls for Him to which the Headmaster being a religious person will assent to either by veto power or in consultation with other stakeholders. Next thing, ground rules are set with some money exchanging hands and a promise to keep by both parties.

Then comes a day of worship where you will see a group of believers coming to the school ahead of time, frantically pacing about, waiting for the extra classes that have run into the evening to finally come to an end for whatever they were worth for their Classrooms to be occupied. To worship. And when the bell goes for closing, you are sure to see these Church members practically shoving and parking the desks to one side of the classroom even before the kids leave. Some sweeping and picking up litters, others decorating the Teacher’s table with fine lace and a flowered vase and a collection box placed between the Clergy and the Congregation to continually remind everyone of how good it is to give…

What in God’s name will make about 15 or 20 people decide to establish a church as though it’s a venture? What are they teaching that is not been taught at bigger Churches; mostly from where they break off? Just visualize a Classroom and tell me how many Church members can actually squeeze in if not just a handful of Congregants? 

Methinks Church premises should exude an atmosphere of serenity, quietude and that saintly presence that draws you in and brings chagrin to the fore especially for a reckless sinner like me - that is why this sudden transformation of a classroom into a holy place within a twinkle of an eye does not cut it for me. Blame my conservatism, but I also do not believe we need too many Churches. We need some decorum in the house of the Lord because it looks like these zealots are becoming more Catholic than the Pope. 

As much as there is freedom of Association where people are entitled to their respective choices, I think society still owes it a duty to save some of these wandering souls just the way the government has taken it upon itself to save and protect smokers from the throes of wee(d) which hitherto used to be one of their right and delight.

And Just a quick question. Will there be a conflict of interest should a teacher decides to organize an extra classes for the pupils on a Sunday morning which also happens to be the Church’s Harvest?

Writer tweets @vilejah                                            

The Holy Bible!

Often times and especially for the sake of intellect where people resort to crediting their sources of information for much more credibility, the Bible is shoved aside. My observation has however revealed that the ‘let’s agree to agree’ kind of approach is mostly practiced by some Christians who should know better.

This phenomenon for which the reverse holds true is very disturbing if the trend should grow in the direction it is headed. You’d however notice that the more elitist one becomes the farther they move away from God, thus religion, and inversely the more unaware one is about their environment, the more their inclination to their faith

Maybe, it being my first point of call and fact that it was what I was predisposed to has made my lopsided influence very Grande but given the choice, I still would like to associate myself with the Christian faith for want of an overwhelming and much more plausible way of getting by in this deceitful and flexuous journey called Life.

Why is the Bible not accepted as a point of reference in intellectual discourses? What about the Bible negates the intellectualism in the so-called discourses as though it is not deep and embodies a horde of mysteries? Is it the claim that, its Author(s) are unknown or fact that some of the passages do not add up? And if all the assumptions holds true, then what other alternatives do you suggest?

Maybe I really need some Church but I seriously think something does not add up and rightfully so, because till date, Universities are awarding degrees in Theology – the study of God, religions and religious beliefs – making it equally relevant as the other disciplines these Schools offer. The Bible still remains the bestseller ever and still the most published and widely read book in the world so why the downright disregard?

I am yet to hear someone being admonished to refrain from the use of scientific terms, theories and other dependent laws or the use of anodyne tales to drive their points home. In same vein,  Manuscripts, pamphlets, unpublished books and scripts written by Professors, Seasoned Writers and Orators readily serves as a source of reference and inference only if one can provide the source and it’s alright but quoting from the Bible, the Quran or whatever one believes in earns the fellow a religious tag.

Personally, I do not care if the Bible connotes the largest organized religious group in the world and has unfounded stories by unknown Authors which makes it mysterious anyway, all I know is, it rates above all printed matters by the number of people who uphold and live by its tenets. After all, majority carries the vote, so why the fuss?

Its commonplace to hear some Christians denounce publicly that they are not religious but spiritual which sharply reminds the reader of how badly the clergy has failed the Church.  They have lost the essence of their call and are now chasing Politicians. They are busily prodding Christian singles to mingle at the detriment of the whole flock and their call. How can one be spiritual if they are not religious? I mean how?

Spirituality can only be attained through religion whether one is aware or otherwise. If there is any accepted way through which you acknowledge and revere God or the lack of it thereof, then that is your religion. Religion is simply anything one devotes his or her time to; be it God, a god, sex, football and other interests.

What makes it fashionable and acceptable to quote the works of Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud or John Watson and even modern day Steve Jobs, Floyd Mayweather but can’t quote from the Apostle Paul or John the Baptist if what one is pontificating is relevant in a discourse? 

This may be probably because we do not believe they even existed let alone take their allusions with a pinch of salt and fact that we do not want to be rendered fools by the Empiricists from the side of the other, which also explains why we shelve our Bibles throughout the week only to dust and make them handy on Sunday. Yes! Because the Pastor will possibly and routinely read another story therein.

I personally believe that it’s a fallacious life for anyone who thinks the Bible is just a collection of stories, allegories, histories, eulogies, autobiographies and at most some a textbook to be used at the Church on Sundays without an iota of belief. You are either for the Bible or not, but the lackadaisical life of not holding fast onto its tenets only makes anyone a joke, indecisive and a chorus singer. 

There is something out there, so don’t get it twisted!

 

The Writer tweets @vilejah

Hogbetsotsoza for the Niners!

Hogbetsotso which literally means 'the Hogbe exodus' is the festival celebrated by the people of the Volta region in Ghana to commemorate the scheming and escape of its people from the tyrannical rule of the infamous King Agorkoli in Notsie, Togo is here again. 

The Exodus festival also known as Hogbetsotsoza is a great time for the people because it marks a significant time in their history, serves as a time for settling disputes, getting to know each other and bringing to the fore, developmental projects. 

For the people of Anlo, all roads leads to the Anlo chief city, Anloga near Keta, where most of the activities marking the Hogbetsotsoza is being held. The event which is already underway has seen procession from School Children adorned in their colorful Kente cloths and accessories on Wednesday and the reconciliation process which forms a very important aspect of the festival on Thursday. TGIF, the festival will be thrown into a state of frenzy with the arrival of illustrious sons and daughters of the land, jamming to performances from seasoned artistes from Ghana and beyond, followed by a colorful durbar of Chiefs and their subjects on Saturday amidst drumming and dancing and the crowning of the Miss Hogbe before the inter-denominational thanksgiving to thank God for yet another successful year of its people.

Finally, the celebration every year marks the burning desire of the Anlos to remember, celebrate and re-affirm their identity as Ewes and re-enact the historic character of the journey through explicit expression of their culture.

The Anlo state is made up of 36 states with Anloga as their Chief City. They can be located in the southern part of the Volta region in Ghana with most of the towns lying along the Gulf of Guinea. Their economic activities mostly includes fishing, farming and a well-developed Kente weaving industry and until recently retailing of already made goods.

Below are some of the pictures and video footage from Anloga

 

Little Warriors chanting and dancing to war songs

School children depicting the exodus from Notsie

  

 

School girls portraying the rich culture of the Anlos

Warriors in their regalia chanting war songs

The festival also known as festival of exodus is a great time for the people because it marks a great time in their history and also serves as a time for settling disputes and also getting to know each other. There is a general cleaning in town which starts from the estuary of the Volta Region to the Mono River in Benin.

The Anlo state is made up of 36 states with Anloga as their Chief City. The Anlos can be located in the southern part of the Volta region in Ghana with most of the towns lying along the Gulf of Guinea. Their economic activities mostly includes fishing, farming and a well-developed Kente weaving industry and until recently retailing of already made goods.

This year’s festival is the second in succession after about 13years strife among the Royal Clans after the demise of their Awoamefia Togbui Adeladza II. This situation halted developments in all the state as there was no Awoamefia to push for developmental agendas until the traditional Council and the people of the Anlo State loosened up to iron out their differences for the Paramount Chief, the Awoamefia Togbui Sri III to be installed and hence the re-enactment of the festival.

However, the month long festival which is supposed to be the 50^th celebration of the Hogbe was launched at the British Council in Accra under the kingship of Togbui Sri III, the Awoamefia of the Anlos has reached its peak as its illustrious sons and daughters from around the world are returning home to witness their culture on display. 

- See more at: http://alfredkpodo.blogspot.com/2012/10/hogbetsotso-za.html#sthash.vrs0YgFd.dpuf

colorful display of culture by these School Children

A group of drummers being pulled on truck during the Procession 

A section of the some elders with Awoamefia (inset) at the Community Shrine

A cross section of the shrine where the reconciliation was held

The Awoamefia's Spokesperson and the 2ic of the Anlo Overlord, Togbui Boni addressing the reconcilers

A Sub-Chief addressing the gathering at the Shrine

Some elders preparing the herbs that will be brewed for the reconciliation ceremony

Clad in white on your left is Nyigblanua, the Chief Priest of the Anlo Traditional Area

The festival also known as festival of exodus is a great time for the people because it marks a great time in their history and also serves as a time for settling disputes and also getting to know each other. There is a general cleaning in town which starts from the estuary of the Volta Region to the Mono River in Benin.

The Anlo state is made up of 36 states with Anloga as their Chief City. The Anlos can be located in the southern part of the Volta region in Ghana with most of the towns lying along the Gulf of Guinea. Their economic activities mostly includes fishing, farming and a well-developed Kente weaving industry and until recently retailing of already made goods.

This year’s festival is the second in succession after about 13years strife among the Royal Clans after the demise of their Awoamefia Togbui Adeladza II. This situation halted developments in all the state as there was no Awoamefia to push for developmental agendas until the traditional Council and the people of the Anlo State loosened up to iron out their differences for the Paramount Chief, the Awoamefia Togbui Sri III to be installed and hence the re-enactment of the festival.

However, the month long festival which is supposed to be the 50^th celebration of the Hogbe was launched at the British Council in Accra under the kingship of Togbui Sri III, the Awoamefia of the Anlos has reached its peak as its illustrious sons and daughters from around the world are returning home to witness their culture on display. 

- See more at: http://alfredkpodo.blogspot.com/2012/10/hogbetsotso-za.html#sthash.vrs0YgFd.dpuf

Togbui Sri III, The Awoamefia of the Anlo State clad in his ceremonial dress with a symbolic staff at the Shrine

Keep looking up for more graphical information

The blogger tweets @vilejah

The festival also known as festival of exodus is a great time for the people because it marks a great time in their history and also serves as a time for settling disputes and also getting to know each other. There is a general cleaning in town which starts from the estuary of the Volta Region to the Mono River in Benin.

The Anlo state is made up of 36 states with Anloga as their Chief City. The Anlos can be located in the southern part of the Volta region in Ghana with most of the towns lying along the Gulf of Guinea. Their economic activities mostly includes fishing, farming and a well-developed Kente weaving industry and until recently retailing of already made goods.

This year’s festival is the second in succession after about 13years strife among the Royal Clans after the demise of their Awoamefia Togbui Adeladza II. This situation halted developments in all the state as there was no Awoamefia to push for developmental agendas until the traditional Council and the people of the Anlo State loosened up to iron out their differences for the Paramount Chief, the Awoamefia Togbui Sri III to be installed and hence the re-enactment of the festival.

However, the month long festival which is supposed to be the 50^th celebration of the Hogbe was launched at the British Council in Accra under the kingship of Togbui Sri III, the Awoamefia of the Anlos has reached its peak as its illustrious sons and daughters from around the world are returning home to witness their culture on display. 

- See more at: http://alfredkpodo.blogspot.com/2012/10/hogbetsotso-za.html#sthash.vrs0YgFd.dpuf

The festival also known as festival of exodus is a great time for the people because it marks a great time in their history and also serves as a time for settling disputes and also getting to know each other. There is a general cleaning in town which starts from the estuary of the Volta Region to the Mono River in Benin.

The Anlo state is made up of 36 states with Anloga as their Chief City. The Anlos can be located in the southern part of the Volta region in Ghana with most of the towns lying along the Gulf of Guinea. Their economic activities mostly includes fishing, farming and a well-developed Kente weaving industry and until recently retailing of already made goods.

This year’s festival is the second in succession after about 13years strife among the Royal Clans after the demise of their Awoamefia Togbui Adeladza II. This situation halted developments in all the state as there was no Awoamefia to push for developmental agendas until the traditional Council and the people of the Anlo State loosened up to iron out their differences for the Paramount Chief, the Awoamefia Togbui Sri III to be installed and hence the re-enactment of the festival.

However, the month long festival which is supposed to be the 50^th celebration of the Hogbe was launched at the British Council in Accra under the kingship of Togbui Sri III, the Awoamefia of the Anlos has reached its peak as its illustrious sons and daughters from around the world are returning home to witness their culture on display. 

- See more at: http://alfredkpodo.blogspot.com/2012/10/hogbetsotso-za.html#sthash.vrs0YgFd.dpuf