Dancing with OYA – a Poem {Kimberly Moore}

Portents, Omens, Prognostications
Ooooooo Mama

I am shaking the bones
flipping the cards
casting the coconuts
rattling the pods

head thrown back
hands in the air
embodying the
Come to Me

horsetail whisking whisking whisking

Ooooooo Mama

slit eyes through tobacco smoke
beads swinging
skirts gathered spinning spinning spinning

My eyes bleed nine colors

Shhhhhh baby Mama’s here
let’s do that dance that we do

 

OYA is an Orisha and Goddess originating in Yoruba.  Her Feast Day in Lukumi and Santeria is February 2. She is the wind, tornadoes, and the owner of the marketplace.  OYA lives at the gates of the cemetery and where you see lightning, you see OYA!

The Goddess and Orisha OYA Portal Page for More Resources

Yansa Photo Elisangela Alberto on Flickr