Ayodele Oba
2 min readOct 13, 2024

The World Is Your Oyster

Photo by Aleksandr Sobolev on Unsplash

In the morning light, where the clouds meets the dust of the earth,

I stand in the open, my heart in my hand, my desires on my lips.

The horizon stretches, wide and free,

A world full of wonders is waiting for me. This world is like a book with infinite pages, each telling a story untold.

The grass gently sways in the warm, gentle breeze, whoosh – the sound of wind sweeping through the open field.

While clouds drift above like soft, fluffy seas.

The fields danced in the breeze swaying, gracefully. The soil whispered secrets of ancient times and the land sighed under the heavy weight of the harvest.

The sky, a boundless mirror, reflecting the soul of the world, like waves breaking on a shore, and hinting at the vastness of the universe. The sky, a cesspool of rainbow canvas, brushed with the colors of dreams.

The night sky watches silently, cradling the stars in its embrace.

Mountains rise tall, their peaks kissed by sun. The mountains stood watch, as guardians of the valley below. The highlands, stretching its arms toward the sky, patiently - it stretches beyond forever, with no end in sight. A promise of journeys that have just begun.

The rivers flow swiftly, like dreams on the run, the ocean goes on for an eternity, beyond the reach of time, like endless expanse extends ever outward.The ocean opens, offering overwhelming openness. It whispers secrets only the wind can carry.

Landscape as vast as the morning sun on the earth, it’s a real stretch.

Time is like a vast desert, stretching beyond the reach of memory, and like the chime of a distant bell, soft but lingering in the air, it echoes – a distant sound reverberating in an empty expanse.

With every step forward, I feel my heart race,

In this vast, open space, I find my own place. A life, so vast, it could swallow a thousand worlds. The heart beckons, inviting wanderers to chase its edge,

Each moment, a treasure, each day a new sun.

As the day softly fades into night and the stars start to blossom,

I’ll chase all my visions, I'll follow each dream like a farmer with his harvest.

For in this expanse, where the wild spirits roam,

I’ll always remember, the universe is boundless in limit, with its infinite edge, silent vastness, and empty fullness. I will remember that this sprawling world, with infinite territory and expansive realm is my home.

Ayodele Oba

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