Aspiration, 2009 By Sandra Mbanefo Obiago
When was the last time?
When was the last time
you lay under a tree
actually placed yourself on mother earth
put your head, arms and body
on living grass
and looked up?
It’s an amazing feeling.
how cool the shady shade
cool and porous
a breeze softly descending
leaves moving in unison
to a silent rhythm.
Slow down
and make space
in your clutter
to look, feel and really see
stop the blur
take a moment
to lie under a tree
and look up.
– Sandra Mbanefo Obiago
Sandra Mbanefo Obiago (ti a bi ni ọdun 1964) jẹ onkọwe Onipọpọ, oluyaworan, akewi, agbowọ aworan ati olutọju, ati oluṣe fiimu ti o gba ami-eye. O ti ṣe agbekalẹ awọn ifihan aworan ati ṣiṣẹ pẹlu ile-iṣẹ ẹda agbegbe lati ṣe igbega ohun ti o dara julọ ti aworan Naijiria.
O dagba ni Enugu, Nigeria, ṣaaju ki o to pari ile-iwe girama rẹ ni Germany. O ni oye oye oye ni Ẹkọ (1985, pẹlu amọja ni Gẹẹsi ati ede Jamani ati litireso) lati Ile-ẹkọ giga ti Manitoba ni Ilu Kanada ati MA ni Awọn ibaraẹnisọrọ, pẹlu amọja ni Fiimu Ẹkọ, lati Michigan State University, USA
