Eulogizing Robert Nesta Marley
Brother Bob!
Wasn't all these your words?
That: I must "refuse to be what they wanted me to be?"
That; "we are what we are, and that's the way it's going to be?"
You even mentioned that "no weak heart shall prosper"
Brother Bob! You said; "if they are the big tree, "small axe" I must become
Well, Brother Bob! "Small Axe" has I become?
You said; for "we are more than sands on the sea shore; we are more than number" that we must "Rise" for "we are Mighty People"
It was also your desire for Natty to Rise and rule again, well Brother Bob; your prophecy has come to past; we are rising and your seed has witness Natty ruling again, and we are moving forward triumphantly.
You told sisters to "Shed no tears"; Well; Brother Bob, sisters are heeding to your prophecy, as they have become strong in spirit, and brave indeed.
You further said that "In this great future, we can't forget the past"
Brother Bob, these things we never forget; as we are persevering, and progressing triumphantly. You are a Supreme Being, reincarnation of one of the planet's first dwellers, yet, you glorifies and sings in praise of another. [His imperial majesty; Tafari Makonen, Great is thy Name]
Brother Bob! Your accomplishment on this planet within such a short lifespan, and unparallel legacy that you left, are clear evidence of your righteousness; therefore it is to my humbleness to pronounce you: My Lord.
You [even] left us according to your own prophecy; That: "On one bright sunny day, when my work is over; I will fly away", and so it was, because on Monday May 11, 1981, [a bright sunny day in Miami Florida], certainly, you flew away. I remember on that day, the wilderness shakes, the weather changes, clouds in the sky moves rapidly, thunder strikes continually; all these occurred while sun was shinning, a condition ascertained to righteousness, and it was then I realized that a godlike being that live among men, has just left the planet; and generations after you were gone, continues to glorify your name and enriched by your timeless work, and your legacy endures until the end of time. And;
By the name of Oduduwa,
By the name of Olulare Obatala,
By the name of Orisanla,
By the name of Osun Osogbo,
By the name of Ibeli
By the name of Osanyin
By the name of Orunmila
By the name of Iyemoja
By the name of Ogun Onire,
By the name of Moremi Ajasoro,
By the name of Sango,
By the name of Ososi
By the name of Oya,
By the name of Erinle,
By the name of Obaluwaye,
By the name of Olokun,
By the name of Jah Ras Tafari
By the name of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By the name of Robert Nesta Marley
By the mighty name of Eledumare; [the creator of heaven and the earth], Africa will unite, and we will "set it up" in Zimbabwe according to your prophecy.
Sleep well, my lord.
By: Moses Abiola
(c) 2010, Moses Abiola, All Rights reserved
