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Esu
Esu Lanlu
Esu Elegbara
Esu Odara
Esu, the scared child of heaven
Esu, a reviled, respected,
Yet misunderstood being.
Esu, all creations dance to your best of life
Esu Dagunro
Esu Lukuluku
Esu Apagbe
Esu, the quickest and fastest one
Esu, confuser of many
Esu, the disruptor of order
Esu, the iconic one
Esu, the master of linguistics
Esu, the conciliatory peacemaker
Esu, the divine alchemist
Esu, the trickster
Esu, the pusher of those,
Who doesn't carry Olodumare's wishes.
Esu, the inseparable friend of Orunmila
Esu,
Papa Legba
Legba Atibon
Kalfou
Papa La Bas
Esu, divine messenger of transformation
Esu, ebora to luti la nbo
Esu, Okunrin ori ita
Esu, a quick responder when consulted
Esu, divine messenger of the gods
Esu Odara, the divine one of Ose Otura
Esu, carrier of the ase of sensuality and fertility
Esu Lanlu, king of dance
Esu, keeper and imparter of ase
Esu, the fundamental Orisa
Esu, the manifest of greatness
Esu, the one who is as hard as Rock
Esu Akeregbaye
Esu, the shedder of blood who knows no one's tears
Esu, the controller of earth
Esu, the special middle man between heaven and Earth
Esu, the anointed rope to success and wealth
Esu Lanlu
Esu Elegbara
Esu Odara

Written by Tosan Oluwakemi Thompson
This poem I wrote titled "Esu" is an eulogy to Esu and the praises of Esu.
Johnny Noiπ Aug 2018
Ivan went to that new bar where
every girl is named Olga;
&                          there were girls everywhere
but when he looked he saw
they weren't           all named Olga,
although there were a few & they did
outnumber the rest;
Odara,        Odara,                Oksana M
Oksana,                M                Olena 0
Olena,                         0               Olesya
                       Olesya                      Olga
Olga                         Olga C
Olga                      C                Olga G
Olga G                                     Olga K
Olga K                                     Olga L
Olga L                    Olga M
Olga M                   Olga O
Olga O                    Olga S
                   Olga S                      Olia
Olia                                 ­                                        Oliana
Oliana                                     Olivia
Olivia                                      Olivia F
Olivia FOlya Fey
           Olya Fey                       Olya M
                Olya M                  Onorin
      Onorin                           ­  Oriana
                       Oriana                 Ornella E
       Ornella E              Orsi
                           [             ]  O­rsi                    Ossana
                      Ossana       ­           Oxana B
                    Oxana B

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