African Shaman – John Lockley, Xhosa Sangoma

Poem about Ubuntu

Posted on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 in Ubuntu

This is a poem about Ubuntu that I wrote after attending John’s workshop in Wales.

I came with curiosity,

Intellectual interest,

Prepared to criticize,

Proud of what I knew.

My own fearless self

Was free to walk away

I nearly did.  Then,

Moving through the motions,

Something dissolved.

Seeing the simplicity

Of opening hearts,

Sensing support,

Honouring ancestry,

Inviting,

Accepting,

Allowing,

Something true,

Something sweet,

Something right,

Came.

Now expanded

By the beauty of humility,

I go smaller.

Smaller

Is not what it seems.

Smaller

Is connected.

Smaller

Is bigger.

Smaller

Is huge.

Rob Fradley-Wilde, 3rd May 2009

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