Nobel Peace Prize Poem: Human Race Embrace

President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today. I will leave it to others to debate whether or not Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. For me today’s Nobel announcement represented hope and in my Twitter comment I called it a "Nobel Prize of Hope." It represents hope on two levels. A sincere hope that President Barack Obama and other world leaders will pursue the peaceful resolution of conflicts rather than opting for war and a symbolism of what Barack Obama stands for Hope and Change. Barack Obama’s father is a native of my home country, Kenya, the home of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai who inspired me to write a poem on environmentalism. The poem in this blog post is inspired by the spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize and the art piece which I created prior to writing the poem. This peace poem, “Human Race Embrace” is about moving beyond divisiveness and racism and embracing each other as part of one human family. While it is a tremendous burden to put on one man’s shoulders may President Barack Obama live up to his name “Barack” which comes from “Baraka” the Swahili word for blessing and may he help bring about the blessing of peace in nations around the world. You can read more about Nobel Peace Prize winners and my take on Obama winning here.

Embrace: Abstract Metal Art by Injete Chesoni
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Human Race Embrace
(A Peace Poem by Injete Chesoni)

Two heads are better than one
So the saying goes
United we stand, divided we fall
We have been taught this lesson
Many times over
Embrace me my brother
So that we can stand tall
Let us join together
For as one we can conquer all

Let us join together in love
So that we may soar above
All of the challenges
that this human life brings
Together we can find
Heavenly wings
With which to fly
Beyond the confines
Of limited earth-bound thinking

Let us join together in
One human race embrace
Let us move beyond the color
Of our brother’s face
The limits and confines of race
As a measure of who we choose to embrace
For at the root of it we are all one
A multi-colored family of man
And together “Yes We Can,”
Improve this world for all of its earthly sons
So let us join our hearts and our minds
In one peaceful unified
Brotherly Embrace
for the benefit of all mankind.

This is a peace poem in honor of the spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize and the 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate President Barack Obama who ran on a message of hope and change and who represents a part of the multi-colored human family having descended from a black African Kenyan father and a white American mother. May we one day learn to see beyond the divisivness of race and nationality. "Yes we Can"

A Gift Of Love: A Mother's Poem and Art Gift

Abstract Metal Art Gift: Mother's Pot of Love
Acrylic Metal Painting: (8.25 x 7"): SOLD

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A Pot of Love and A Mother's Pride
A Narrative Poem About Mothers Love
By Injete Chesoni

In our kitchen above the stove
Sits a pot my mother calls love
It’s a strange little pot you see
Decorated with eyes that always watch me
Much like my mother’s eyes follow me

One day I decided to ask my mother the story
that lay behind her little pot of mystery
She sat at the kitchen table
And took me up on her knee
Then began to tell me the pot’s history

When I was a young woman
A little older than you
My mother came home
With a package wrapped in blue
She called me into the kitchen
And gazed down at me
Then handed me the package
much to my glee
I tore off the blue wrapper
expecting to find
Baubles or jewels of some kind
Instead what I found
Was a pot drawn with eyes all around

My mother sensing my dismay
As I put the odd little pot away
Smiled her gentle smile
And said in her loving way
I know you don’t understand this gift my child
But you will one day
And on that strange note she rose
and strode over to the stove
To begin cooking our supper

I stomped out of the kitchen with my odd little pot
And tossed it in the corner wishing it would rot
Many years later after my mother died
Is when I finally realized
That the pot was her way of letting me know
She would always be watching over me
with a loving glow
Stored in the eyes of the pot
that she gave me so long ago.

I looked up at my mother as
tears rolled down her face.
That’s the end of the story she said.
I reached for the pot
And caught her teardrops
As they slowly slid off her face
And for the first time that night
I saw the pot with different eyes
It was a pot of love and a mother’s pride.

A Poem of Thanksgiving for a Mother's Love from Mothers Poems, Narrative Poems and Story Poems by Injete Chesoni.

Artwork for Sale: Gourd Metal Mask

This metal artwork piece is titled, "Gourd Mask." It is part of my African Art Masks Collection and is a metal mask painting. I have used my unique process of embossing the metal to create a sculpture-like metal painting. You can buy this metal artwork online via e-mail to minjete@gmail.com. I offer secure online payment for art purchases. If you would like to buy this artwork please send an email with your name and shipping address to minjete@gmail.com. You can view other artwork for sale here.

Abstract Painting: Gourd Metal Mask, African Mask Collection
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Acrylic Paint on Embossed Metal Art Work (8.5" x 12"): SOLD
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Unique Metal Artwork for Sale Online: Scribbles, Voices In My Head

This unique metal artwork is created using a style that I developed. I use embossing to add texture and form to the metal and then I paint the metal using acrylic or oil paints. To buy this unique artwork send an email to minjete@gmail.com. To view other artwork for sale click here.

Abstract Metal Art: Scribbles, Voices in My Head
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Abstract Metal Artwork for Sale: Mystery Behind the Blue Veil

This abstract metal artwork piece is titled, "Mystery Behind the Blue Veil" and it was the inspiration for a scary poem that I wrote titled, "Mystery In Old Town Mombasa." You can read the scary poem here. If you would like to buy this artwork please send an email to minjete@gmail.com. Please include the following in your email: the name of the art piece, your name and your shipping address. I offer the option of secure online payment through Moneybookers. You can view other artwork for sale here.

Abstract Metal Art Work: Mystery Behind the Blue Veil
Metal Oil Painting, Mystery Art: $75
9.0 inches x 8.2 inches (with 2.0 inch frame border)
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Abstract Metal Artwork for Sale: Two Mothers (Sold Sample)

This is a an abstract metal art work piece titled, "Two Mothers." I have used my unique style of embossing the metal to create a textured metal painting. The media used is oil paints on metal. This art piece was sold recently and is no longer available for sale. However, you may request metal paintings at minjete@gmail.com. You can view other artwork for sale here.

Abstract Metal Art Work: Two Mothers,
Metal Oil Painting SOLD
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Abstract Metal Artwork for Sale: Old Man (Sold Sample)

This is a metal oil portrait of an old man. It is an oil painting on aluminum metal and I have used my unique style of embossing the metal to create a sculpture-like metal painting. This piece was sold and is no longer available for sale. However, you may view other metal artwork for sale here.

Abstract Metal Art Work: Old Man,
Metal Oil Painting Portrait, SOLD
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Portrait Art and Abstract Metal Art: Sold Samples

These are samples of my metal art work which I recently sold. Both the pieces are oil paintings on embossed metal. The Old Man portrait is drawn from a picture that I liked. I enjoy painting portraits of old people they have such interesting faces. The Two Mothers, abstract metal wall art piece is drawn from my imagination. I was doing some sketches and liked the lines on this one. I also wanted to play around with color and different shapes on metal. It was a fun piece to do.

Old Man Portrait: Metal Artwork by Injete Chesoni (Sold)

Abstract Metal Art Work by Injete Chesoni: Two Mothers (Sold)

Lovers Voyage: A Short Love Poem by Injete Chesoni

Fused Flames of Love: Abstract Metal Art Work by Injete Chesoni


Lovers Voyage
(A Short Love Poem and Lovers Poem by Injete Chesoni)
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The voyage started off calm and peaceful
And gently we drifted along
As we sailed further out
A storm started brewing
And rapidly we lost all control
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Swept by the waves of passion
We were helpless in the storm
Two self-less bodies together
Making a new form
~~~~~~~
When the storm was over
We gently drifted apart
And then we came back together
Joined at the heart

~ Poetry Art By Injete Chesoni (06/23/09) ~

Mystery In Old Town Mombasa: A Scary Poem and Mystery Art by Injete Chesoni

Mystery Behind the Blue Veil: Abstract Metal Art Work

Metal Oil Painting (9.0" x 8.2") with 2.0" Framing Border: $75
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Mystery in Old Town Mombasa
(Scary Poems by Injete Chesoni)
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She had an air of mystery about her
as she sat in the window and stared
I was walking in Old Town Mombasa
and I remembered what they said
That ghosts haunt this town
and things are not always what they seem
There are genies dressed up as cats
and men in women’s bui-buis
So I stared in her eyes and scurried
Even as my mind paused to think
Was she really a woman in clothing
Or a supernatural being
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~ Scary Poems, Halloween Poems, Ghost Poems and Poetry Art By Injete Chesoni (06/23/09) ~

Mystery in Old Town Mombasa and this blog are featured in the article, "Africa: Predators of Art, Entrepreneurship and Poet Ramblings by Njeri Wangari," on Global Voices Online.