Aiye-Ko Ooto

Souls In Watercress Valleys Aiye-Ko Ooto

Warning! - an emotional piece. If you can't handle, do not open!!! Often overlooked, our souls are hollow and perennial. They're rapidly growing, much like watercress in valleys, they are semi-aquatic. They survive water or land. In either sphere, they must remain not too long. Too long on land they'll dry up or in water, they're torn apart. But souls need to reside in valleys, struggling between water and land. It defines their character. Similar to challenges we face in life. The comfort of love is like water to our souls, whereas the struggles with daily bread, the climb out of valleys. Aiyeko -ooto in this anthology of 50 poems, ripples in the waters and climbs out of the valleys. In 5 movements, we relive, how "a thousand words" matter to our soul. What happens when there are "poses in dark woods"? How "brittle and beautiful" we are. The need for us to climb "sunny slopes" and "that secret" - the balancing act of humanity and love.