TO WIFE A STRIFE

When a hand can’t string a can
And a land can’t fling a man
When a band can’t ring a fan
And remand can’t cling a ban
…life takes a knife to wife a strife

II
If the sun shines not a mark
And the moon swines not a dark
If the fun whines not a bark
And the swoon lines not a hark
…life takes a knife to wife a strife

III
So let a bet rest in a crest
And a breast best on a chest
Oh let a jet rest in a jest
And a lest pest on a quest
…so life takes no knife to wife a strife
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © December 7, 2020