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March 5, 2013
Home
Home is a place of refuge, refuge from the storms of life.
A home is not a house.
I walked pass an overhead bridge and saw tattered luggage scattered everywhere.
My heart lurched in sorrow, and I wondered what makes someone
Lose a home.
I saw a man’s face, peering out of the darkness, the man’s face scared me but I was curious all the same.
I walked home, sad because I know by morning, he would be gone.
Killers and murderers even found refuge in the
comfort of a home.
Oscar Pistorius is one.
If you have a home,
Thank God, if not,
You can find
A home if you
don’t lose
Heart.
Filed under: Life, Marriage And Family Life., Motivation, Poetic Thoughts Tagged: Bridge, Comfort, Family, Home, Homelessness, Luggage, Oscar Pistorius, Overpass, Shopping, Travel
February 28, 2013
The Living Force!
(Photo credit: joke Van someren)
Claps of thunder ripped through the clear sky,
I shuddered at your feet, Majesty,
I bowed my head in
Utmost reverence.
I searched your face for clues of acceptance,
My heart broke into a thousand songs,
Ancient melodies escaped from my upturned mouth.
I turned to look and saw flashes of light danced through the morning sky.
You stood close to me and I gazed deep into the pool of your beauty!
You took me by the hand and whispered,
”My name is love, if only your kind have me in abundance,
How safe would your world be… How enduring! How peaceful.”
And you were gone, my heart pressed after you and I realised
A beautiful truth, ‘I have love in me.’
Do you?
There is always one message in my novels, before I write, I usually have a clear potent message I want to pass across, and I think all writers are preachers, we don’t just write in abstract, without meaning or purpose. My message in ‘The Feet Of Darkness’ is all about love, forgiveness, faith and hope.
Clues of this ‘thought plan’ as I call them abound in the novel. Why not go over to Amazon and read the first or so chapters, if you like it, give it a like and if you want to read more, you can buy it. You don’t need to have a kindle, you can read on your laptops, tablets, phones and iPad! You can click on the image of the novel on my sidebar or click on this link;
The second edition of the paperback will be out on second week in March and then there’s going to be a big party!!!
I love and appreciate you all!
Filed under: Earth, Poems, Poetic Thoughts Tagged: Arts, Faith, Fiction, God, Humanity, Love, Morning, Novel, Sky, The Feet Of Darkness, Thunder
February 24, 2013
The Life Of A Writer!
My first novel, ‘The Impossible President,’ was published by Regency publisher in Nigeria, I invited the wife of the former Vice President then, Mrs Titi Atiku, and some governors’ wives and they came. It was a very big book launch and I made some cool money, sales was good, I sold out of my first print run! However, that was in Nigeria. When I decided to finally call the UK home, I got pregnant with my second child… she gently slipped into the world with no fuss, she is a quiet pleasant girl.
My daughter gave no fuss which gave me ample time to hone my craft, so I began work on the ‘The Feet Of Darkness’ and got in contact with Author House to see what they’ll do to help. I had a nasty experience with them! I wasn’t the only author, I think there were others like me who were fleeced off their hard-earned cash and hung to dry. Author House agreed to publish the novel and despite the fact that it was a first draft, unedited, they rushed me to complete it, they promised it would be edited! It was part of my publishing package. I did and sent it off and when the novel came out, I wasn’t happy with the result and I blamed myself for my gullibility. Things moved on rapidly and I licked my wounds to concentrate on something else but the novel stayed on my mind.
Two years later, I finished work on another novel, ‘Cydonia, Rise Of the Fallen’ (Arrow Gate would release it by summer) but ‘The Feet Of Darkness,’ sat comfortably on my shelf! Finally, I decided to re-edit and sent it off to various publishers before Arrow Gate snapped it up.
Good news? Yes, you can imagine my dismay when Amazon now placed it beside the kindle edition and the problem is, I don’t like the first edition, if I had my way I would remove it from amazon, I tried to but Author House claimed they can’t help me. To make things worse, I don’t get a dime when they sell the first edition of the paperback, the money probably goes to Author House and Amazon (I’d cancelled my contract with Author House by the way)
This was the cover of the first edition, though it looked okay but mistakes abound in it! Well, I’m glad I got that off my chest, I can’t wait for the new paperback edition…
Much love friends!
Filed under: Amazon, Books, Fiction, Publishers, Writers Tagged: Amazon, Amazon.Com, Arrow Gate, AuthorHouse, Feet Of Darkness, Nigeria, Publish, self publish
February 21, 2013
Can Love Overcome Darkness?
I’m pleased to finally introduce the cover of the second edition of the ‘The Feet Of Darkness’ to you my friends! The e-book is now live, if you click on this link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BJ6LJHC it would take you directly to the Amazon.com website, the paperback would follow suit in March.
The blurb is something like this;
”Imagine a world where the unseen rules and the seen are helplessly rooted in darkness.
A world where darkness reigns with gay impunity while evil spread its tentacles unabashed.
A world where darkness threatens all as powers beyond the comprehension of man threatens to eliminate all we know and holds dear.
In such a world, the only game left for all is survival, except…maybe…there are some chosen people somewhere, hiding beyond the darkness that can fight and liberate all…
Jezreel, a mighty angel saddled with the responsibility of preventing the impending doom chose three people to help salvage the destiny of humanity.
Michael, a gullible British scientist, Sharon, a quirky floundering young woman whose entire life is shroud in mystery and a sword-wielding believer, David, whose faith must endure the test of adversity. Would they succeed? Can love overcome darkness and eliminate the spirit of the power of the air?
Can love work its magic on a vengeful soul intent on revenge?
Can love conquer all?”
The novel is filled with twists and turns… I’m not going to review it but I’m glad it’s finally out of my hands, the cover was designed by my publisher, Arrow Gate Publishing. Editing and rewriting this novel was a great but exhausting experience, coupled with the fact that I’m totally in charge of a new company which demanded two hundred percent of my time!
I also have another company of three children (very demanding role) who needed their mama so I don’t really have the foggiest clue how I’ve been able and still able to pull things off! But I thank God for great family and friends who’ve supported me all the way!
I want to ask you my friends to help more, give a shout out about the release, the next few days and weeks would be hectic and fun-filled. There are lots of promotional buzz going on, my publisher, Arrow Gate have been wonderful. I would update as things unfold!
My humble self was recently featured in a magazine interview by BBR production! It was an awesome experience and I’m profoundly grateful to Thomas J Belliza, check it out friends!
http://bbrproductions.com/MAH%2003.html#SeyiSandraDavid
Thank you all for your friendship, I value it deeply!!
Love always.
Filed under: Blogging, Books, Fiction, Life Tagged: Angels, Book launch, Chosen people, David, Demon, eBook, Faith, Fear, Games, God, Victory, World of Darkness
February 19, 2013
The Sweeper!
The grotesque sweeper ploughed down the street, I stopped on my tracks to be sure it was real before I fled to my room. I heard my mom arguing on the phone, she’s uptight today, I told my dad she worked too hard but nobody cared to listen.
But my problems were far from over, the looming sound seemed to burst through my ear drums as the sweeper made its way down the front of our house, when my parents made no attempt to calm my frayed nerves, I ran down the stairs and hid in the cloak room, though it was dark, I felt safe, then I heard my mom calling my name and I began to cry.
She hurried downstairs and brought me out of my darkness, her pretty face a beehive of worry. She loved me, I know but sometimes, I get the feeling, they don’t believe me when I tell everyone who cared to listen that I hate the sound of ‘The Sweeper.’
”It’s all right baby Lou,” she said and straddled me into her arms but there was no stopping my wailing, I hated when she calls me ‘baby Lou’ and I hated the sweeper. My dad came to meet us downstairs and I went straight to him. He cuddled me and called me ‘tiger,’ I kind of prefered tiger to ‘baby Lou.’ I love the sound of trains trudging down the tracks, I love the booming sound of aeroplanes but not the sweeper!
Ten minutes later, I felt better and slowly made my way to the living room, ‘Mickymouse’ was singing on the TV, life is good, my only fear in life is the sweeper! My name is Emmanuel David and I am twenty-five months old!
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I just had to post this, my son hates the sound of the street sweeper and it beats me! I reckon trains and aeroplanes are scarier than the dingy engine sound of the street sweeper!
This is a classic example of what we fear, as adults, we are more afraid of the mundane things in everyday life, the snide comments of haters, or what people think… maybe, the house we live in or our jobs, our relationships with others might cause a great amount of scrutiny but I say, forget such people exist! There would always be haters, live your life as if you’re in paradise.
Just like the lady in the above picture, laugh your problems away! Life is good if we allow it to be so, it’s our reactions to problems that matter most, not the problems!!
Thanks friends for reading my post!
Love, always!!
Filed under: Life, Marriage And Family Life. Tagged: Attitude, Dad, Darkness, Fear, Focus, Life, Love, Mom, Mundane, Phobias, Problems, Safety, Son, Street sweeper, Toddler
February 15, 2013
Love’s Glorious Reign!
‘Love is slow to suspect but quick to trust.
Slow to condemn but quick to justify; slow to offend but quick to defend.
Slow to expose but quick to shield; slow to reprimand but quick to emphasise;
Slow to belittle but quick to appreciate; slow to provoke but quick to help.
Slow to demand but quick to give; slow to revenge but quick to help.
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I hope everyone had a glorious Valentine celebration yesterday! I sure did, I couldn’t even lift the lid of my laptop, I was that busy. My office had an avalanche of calls, I was inundated with unforseen circumstances which demanded my utmost attention! It was around midnight when I finally saw the tip of my nose. I’d prepared a fantastic post, which unfortunately now seemed belated. But like I used to say, love should be celebrated daily not once a year, though it’s commendable to us as humans that we actually set a day aside to celebrate love. I read the above poem on ‘Word For Today’ and I’m sure it aptly described what love truly embodies.
I wish everyone love, peace and blessings, not just on Valentine’s day. May love continually reign in our lives!
Filed under: Life, Poems Tagged: Blessings, Glorious, Hope, Lifetime, Love, Opinions, Peace, Valentine, valentine day
February 9, 2013
Givers.
(Photo credit: Hankale.)
”He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose”
I was looking for my dictionary and decided to check my library which was overflowing with books, journals, novels and whatnot when I saw one of my old diaries. I picked it up and a rumpled piece of paper slipped out. I looked at it and saw this quote which I wrote in 2008 (I always date my entries) I stopped on my tracks as my mind went into overdrive, what do we give that we cannot keep?
I have a picture of what I cannot keep that I’ll give away but I’m not sure if it applied to everyone. This quote stayed on my mind all day and I decided to post it and ask your opinions What do you think friends?
I value your friendships, always!
Filed under: Life Tagged: Bible Study, Dictionaries, Education, Jim Elliot, United States, Vocabulary Lists
February 8, 2013
Liars And Casanova…
The season of love is almost upon us and I remembered a story that happened during my undergraduate days, there was this smooth talker, he wasn’t really a great looker but he knew how to approach girls, sweep them off their feet and soon they’ll be eating out of his palms.
I knew this guy had at least three girlfriends on my street and it baffled me how or why the girls never found out that he was cheating on all three of them. Unbeknown to the guy, the girls finally found out and they planned to have their own pound of flesh. As usual, he’d planned to take his prettiest girlfriend out to dinner on Valentine’s day while he feigned sickness to the other two girls. The other girls hid inside the bathroom of the favourite girlfriend and when he came in for the date, his girlfriend pretended she was in the mood for a little ‘loving’ in the shower. Well as you can guess, Casanova agreed and undressed but when he entered the bathroom with his girlfriend, he saw the other girls and all hell let loose. I heard he walked home naked with his hands between his legs.
The guy was the butt of jokes for the rest of the semester. It’s so sad when we find out that people have lied, still lying or have lied to us! We’ve all told a fib in our lifetimes but making a career out of it would make people distrust you even when telling the truth! I love that story because I hate cheaters. Like the pink rose in the picture, we should cherish true love!
I haven’t posted any stories or articles in a while though I’ve read a lot of awesome posts. I don’t know why but of late, I’m sort of susceptible to the cold and flu virus, my husband thought I’ve worked too hard or rather, working too hard. Cold virus had ravaged my body for the past three days and it was so annoying! Anyways, that aside, an awesome lady, Allison Morris, kindly contacted me with a great graphic titled, ‘Why people lie,’ you can visit her website to read it fully, http://www.onlinepsychologydegree.net/why-people-lie , it examines why people lie, its effect and how to spot a liar. It was an interesting read.
Thanks for reading my post always!
Much love.
Filed under: Blogging, Life Tagged: Casanova, Cheaters, Cherish, Girlfriend, Liars, Relationship, Revenge, Rose, Trust, Valentine, Valentine's Day
February 2, 2013
”I Am Here…”
English: A Syrian soldier aims an AK-47 assault rifle from his position in a foxhole during a firepower demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield. The soldier is wearing a Soviet-made Model ShMS nuclear-biological-chemical warfare masks. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Hamza ran blindly through the haze and dust, the only thought on his mind was the safety of his daughter. He had given up hope of ever finding his wife again but little Shafilea cannot save herself. He stopped briefly, turned, and saw the tank inching closer, the sound emanating from the massive weapon of destruction was akin to Leviathan, the indestructible beast of the sea.
Then there was a cry, he was now faced with a choice to either go back and face possible death or escape with his life. He chose his daughter. He went through the cloud of dust as cacophony of gunfire erupted from every side. Rebels and government forces were battling it out on the street of Aleppo and he was caught in the middle.
Aleppo was now like a game of chess played by an obstinate ruler determined to crush every fledgling hope left for his people. He had vowed to trample on his own people like dust.
”Papa!” the voice of his three-year old daughter rang out shrilly from the rubble of their former home.
Hamza ran towards the sound and every step he took was a gamble, bullets whistled past his head but he kept on. Shortly before he got to her, there was a massive explosion which threw him about ten feet away. He landed with a hollow thud to the harsh ground soaked with blood of the innocent. Immediately, he stood up to his feet, his only mission, if it would be his last was to save his daughter.
Hamza’s face was blackened with blood and dust, his left eye was partially blind, but he trudged on. Miraculously, the sound of war ceased, he was blissfully unaware of it all. He had been shell-shocked by the sound of the blast and could not have heard a pin dropped.
He got to his house and with his bare hands, began to dig; tears rolled down his one good eye. One rebel saw it all and dropped his AK 47 assault rifle and joined him in the digging. Government soldiers’ also spotted the bold man whose only mission in life at that point was the safety of his beloved daughter and they stopped shooting as every pair of eyes focused on Hamza
”I am here,” he kept saying repeatedly, until they finally pulled his daughter out.
”Papa,” Shafilea rushed towards the badly wounded one-eyed man covered in blood and wept on his shoulder…
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Russia is the only country openly supporting the Syrian government while innocent people die daily. This short story is a tip of the iceberg, however, I just want to force hope out of a very disturbing situation. I’m writing this in the relative safety of my London home but I know several others are not so fortunate…
Thanks for reading my post.
Filed under: Current Affairs, Fiction, Life, Short Story Tagged: AK-47, Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, Damascus, Free Syrian Army, Shafilea, Sheikh Said, Syria
January 30, 2013
The Triune Being.
(Photo credit: Gavin Terpstra)
I’m in Love with the Triune Being.
Darkness was under his feet and the hills danced with pleasure.
I circled round the sun and met four ministering angels.
They glared at me and I dodged their icy gaze.
I wondered why it was so and realised they were carrying the four pillars of the earth.
”What a difficult job,” I thought and they answered in unison.
”It’s not difficult daughter of Yahweh, you disturb the balance of life by coming here.”
”Huh, sorry,” and I scurried away through the universe.
I stopped over at the black hole and peered down.
Yet, His feet were there.
”Wow! You are everywhere!”
”Who’s there?” Yahweh bellowed but I noticed a chuckle in his voice.
”It is I, daughter of Yahweh.”
”What do you want?”
”I want to see your face.”
That was the last thing I remembered.
Whirlwind twirled me around and it tickles.
Then I saw Him, the face of Yahweh, my king and my Lord.
I felt unadulterated joy at the splendour of His majesty.
His eyes were like mine, brown and merry.
When He laughed, the pillars of the earth shook.
He took me in His hands and I was lost in worship.
Such power. Such glory. Such honour!
I am in love with Him, He is my Triune Being.
The beginning and The end.
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This is my 74th post and today marks my sixth month journey as a blogger. I am immensely grateful for the friends I’ve met on the blogosphere, though I can’t blog often as I used to due to my many projects, still, I’m blessed by all the awesome posts I’ve read!
I am honoured with countless awards and had amassed massive followers, thank you all for your friendship!!!
This is my poetic thought for today, I’m grateful to God for all the joys in my life. I know life could be incredibly hard at times but we also have wonders of the universe too. The mountains, the smile of a newborn, first words of a toddler, the joys and pains of motherhood. Life is good, and my God is good too!
Thank you for reading my posts!
Much love, always:)
Seyi Sandra David.
Filed under: Blogging, Life, Poetic Thoughts Tagged: Christianity, God, Holy Spirit, Lord,
