I When hands touched hands We hugged and kissed Laughed and teased That was what streghtened its stands II We fought poverty Battle sicknesses Were each other’s blanket Cried in each other’s arms Loved truly in hunger And prayed for the rains to seize III Then the sun begun to shine You cried confusion Denied […]
Author: amoafowaa
Just a simple Ghanaian trying to find the best in our society. I may be fun, I may be interesting, I may be funny, I may even be foolish or intelligent, but it is all based on the mood in which you find yourself. I believe our minds make us who we are. Know that, pain, no matter its 'unbearability', is transient. Unburden or delight yourself for a while in my writings please. And all corrections, advice and opinions are welcome. Know that you are the king, queen or royal on this blog. :)
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MY FIRST ANTHOLOGY DUE NOVEMBER 13
Thank you all for the support you’ve given me so far. For every like, view and comment has contributed to this publication. On November 13, it will be ready on smashword to be bought for four dollars ninety nine cents ($4.99). Please support me in this venture I am undertaking to help as many girls […]
I Kwaku searched and searched To steal and have happiness His search was futile But he kept at it with hope Stalking every smiling face II He bought spectacles And bought guns to scare and seize, Saved money to please, And bought handcuffs to cuff him When he catches him at last III He went […]
Lie on the sickness mat And see who uses his fanning hat When the sun sits at its angry best And many flies hope to push beings into the earth II Never be disappointed by what you see None will want to pay that fee Their safety is their thoughts’ keys Which locks consciences to […]
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A DOVE WITH LOVE
A dove with love Fears nothing from above This dove is like the banished Living love famished Flying alone sends chills through the bones Something nature condones When the air whispers The trees in pleasure stroke their whiskers And the dove feels worse Where is its half? Could this be a curse? Hope of a […]
Their thumb powers are unknown to them Like our forefathers exchanged gold for salt They exchange their powers for cheap coins, cloths Bicycles, motorbikes, cars and promises Which never come to pass When will they see their thumbs are worth more than little fees? Grave sufferings, avoidable sufferings […]
It is dry It is dry here So the creator made it fair By planting shea The market reeks of dawadawa While children sit under heated sun Their sad faces attracting trade for their parents There is that taxi meandering here There is that taxi going there The motor cycles and bicycles battle pedestrains Tomatoes, […]
Oh Ghana! Land of my birth A land with gold and greens The only land with a black star which shines To lead the way One powerful land fought for with blood Where did we pass? To get this lost? Where did we go so wrong? That we use baskets to fetch water? We all […]
I stand on the head of the mountain Looking down at angry rocks Watching around as companion trees dance Looking down as angry trees fight the winds But I still aim for the sky What does this mean? Satisfaction taunts and never delivers? The more I hold, the more it pulls The more I get, […]
Originally posted on Nana A Damoah:
Apagya Project completed. Roofed, foundation repaired, floors of classrooms redone and entire building (both internal and external) painted. We will hand it over officially on Saturday 8 November. Bless you for all the support. NAD (on behalf of Planning Team)
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DEFLOWERERS (FOR THE ABUSED)
I Unripe fruits, abused Weak seeds, used New born plants, deflowered What are these? What are these? II Full blooms, seek Beautiful grooms, speak Strong hearts are weak So they abuse their strength They abuse the weak III The weak weeps With broken hearts They hide the fears You imprint on their souls. Â IV […]
I Clip not my wings When I fly I sing Even if you can’t hear You’ll see me there II Break not my wings You know not what I can bring Just throw me high And help me fly III Ingrates abound But I blow grateful sounds Just give me a nudge And keep watch […]
I A lie needs a lie To help it go by Clean that hot lie And help it die down II A lie needs many lies To make it smile as it flies Uproot its deep roots To save it the many hoots III A lie ignites with lies To ruin many skies Quench the […]
I Frowning fits not the sky It makes the world so dry Please let there be a smiling sky So my time can go happily by II Darkness makes all things sly It makes all things go awry Let me take rest as it draws nigh So my wake  will be free of sigh III […]
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YOUR ENVELOPE
I Make me a letter I wish to be a letter Posted just to you II Make me that letter In this time of angry cold To get right to you III When I’m enveloped I will quietly lie in wait Of your warm embrace IV I might travel land Or might travel sea or […]
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IF ONLY…
I If only there were special lens Which see hearts’ writings which never ends And reads clearly; hurts, pains and yearns Each one will another properly fend II If only hearts have speech Which reaches hearts intended to reach All silent aches will be noticed with most cleared Saving deep wounds mostly dug till death […]
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PURITY IN SHAMBLES
Originally posted on gracelarbi:
There is a saying that ‘if a fish will begin to rot it starts from the head’ right? And what happens when a human being begins to rot? Oh did you think I was referring to a death body? ….Oh no!!! A living, walking, breathing, eating, drinking human! Well, she was…
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Between worlds
Originally posted on Peace, Love and Patchouli:
Somewhere Out there in the past Fires burn Lighting the sky In a soft glow Of warmth Light filtered between The silence of the heart Of the ancestor that sits Unseen Yet felt In between worlds. The sage crumbles Turning black the smoke rising Cleansing Glow of ash…
I We all know but refuse to acknowledge It hides, calm like a lioness about to hunt, Giving its prey silence to encourage It to draw near for a catch so easily blunt When its growth goes far beyond its storage Its dreadful fumes will […]
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IT’LL BE ALRIGHT
When your heart is deep in doubt As your blessings start to sprout Harbour no shattering murderous fear Shed no humiliating blinding tear Push through even if you look queer And all faces tend to annoyingly sneer For darkness gets bored without light Especially […]
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A SORE STATE (MONORHYME)
I think of now and before I know not what is in store I see not the work of law I see crimes brought to the fore And see children refuse their chore I aim to know its prompt core Living such life I abhor For real justice, I swore But my voice always mops […]
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CHERISH THE INK
Ink links give thinking links When ink sinks, thinking sinks at eyes’ brink Then the world will stink Because blue might be mistaken for pink And no ink will be there for thinkers to link For novices to know and know the stench of deceit Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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SUFFERING FOR NOTHING (HAIKU)
I It roams in some parts Of Liberia, Sierra Leone, And Guinea, scary! II It has not spread wings To other fifty countries Yes we are that many III Shun not the largest Using ebola as bait For it hunts for all IV Instead of shunning Why don’t we find a stronger Force to fight […]
I Whereas hatred boldly stands Where chaos reigns It hides in the realms of love II Whereas sadness is king In the town of tears It is a thief in the city of happiness III Pain will always stalk peace And never want to be seen Until it conquers IV Such is life We must […]
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WAKERS’ ADVICE AND FEAR
When the birds do wake And the bakers’ bake Travel for advertisement sake And the hoes touch rakes As the mud does un-cake In the countryside The cockerels take The bells of nature and blow for all; Kokrokoookoooooooooooo! It’s morning Be up and about wearing the right attitudes Amazing how the latter part Of its […]
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Go With the Flow
Great harmony.
I If there comes a messiah Or a future disciple of God Would we ever know or believe enough To acknowledge that life from the start? II No! I don’t think so Not in a billion years Those whose times produce them Will laugh and jeer Make mockery and sneer At the words of another […]
We In  the arms of armoured earth Protective of us Fight with race Fight with gender Fight with geography Fight with ethnicity And fight for what we can’t forever own II When we Crossing over into soil Take nothing but our beings Our skin being butchered by moth Our bones being powdered by age and […]
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REJECTS’ SUCCESS
Even rejects’ success hurts Not witchcraft, pure humanity Not wanting and aiming to keep somehow Is pure humanity They have a name for it: Selfishness But honesty of these feelings Spell maturity And that maturity brings respect Respect for the self And blessings for the future So feel all you want But love the growth […]
I They see a lonesome  me That’s what they see If only they knew what is They would know I’m one of the clouds not the earth II Too bad, they have no eyes To see that I dine And wine on the moon With the most handsome creatures My mind can make up III […]
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SAGERS’ LEFTOVERS
Bee-keepers mostly Attract the wrath of bees Flies do chase Who open sores keep Just as nectar attracts butterflies and birds So does mud in heat attract pigs If you have no money, Call no piper For scents call its intended And repel its enemies These happenings of old Will not change in zillion years […]
Sky beings live As we live Clouds travel Respecting the stars and moon As fiery animals move farther To get out of the reach of humans There are the tensions Those tensions which get resolved Perhaps, the clouds fear the sun Perhaps, the moon fear the clouds Perhaps, it’s the other way But they live […]
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GAIN IN PATIENCE
I The earth Swallows to give II Seeds rot For life III Chameleons blend For safety IV Rocks break To build V In all, just hold tight Your pain is meant for great gain Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I I saw no clouds I heard no thunder It was just the sun So where from this rain? II Intruding rain What do you seek to gain? Just as you came Please leave unnoticed III My things need drying My world needs brightening My feet hate muddying In this present standing Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]
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DARING QUESTIONS
I Why did Christ need a place In a woman to appear And not that of a man? II Why was there no female among His disciples When He passed through The gates of femininity? III What at all did He do For women Aside tearing the veil of division? IV I’m sure he saw […]
I How pretty The budding smile Of the new born beautiful flower Which feels the air And sees the sun, Tastes the rain And hears the humming of thunder II Oh how beautiful It sways in youth As all do look Her way more than once Dazers gaze for long As it dances to show […]
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IN SLEEP’S HEAVEN
Soft light Beautiful whispers of the air All flowers smile Beckoning as trees and shrubs drum and dance While beautiful birds provide soothing music Angels with wings receive you in their embrace Giving you a heavenly massage You are taken on a tour to God’s parliament Where thoughts of pain are nil Smiles implant themselves […]
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PLEASE HAVE MERCY
(This poem is dedicated to all women in all corners of the world who are being mistreated by men who think they are their properties. It also goes to women sold by their own families. I pray with you because I know it can never be easy living and being used like an object. Forced […]
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BALD TREE (HAIKU)
I The bald lonely tree Gets no sympathy from birds Even when it is in pain II Birds chirp in dancing Flying here and hopping there No weather bother III The tree sits under Be it hotness or coldness No deliverance IV Who sees its hot tears? Who knows its coldness and fears? Who can […]
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A STEPPING STONE
A stepping stone Is not a landing A stepping stone Is to aid a jumping So jump Complacency here Will cause a deadly fall Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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Well, from one who resides in the fire. Young emir writes on the worrying Boko Haram.
I Why? Why will we work too hard to get cars, Ignore walking Thinking we sit in comfort Think of our being And pay to be told Our prescription is walking? II Why? Why will we throw away nature, Taste every alien meal Ignoring what it’s made of Drink every alien drinkable Think of our […]
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A BOAT LIKE A STOAT
I On its boat We aim to gloat Forgetting when we fall we’ll bloat No matter the nature of our coat II There are many to note But we, on its beauty dote Basking in our ability to float Until its vices make us emote III We then think of what advanced travellers wrote And […]
I If you know not the taker Please give me your ears Listen and listen through And see its feet II Like sleep It takes to control Like wood It climbs till it’s bored III Like God It darkens in sleep Like God It lightens in sleep IV No shoes No eye can see, no […]
I Singles Mingles Tickles Wrinkles When singles mingle they do shine Then tickles and wrinkles and whine II Footage Knowledge Cottage Village They get no footage nor knowledge And end up in village cottage Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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ACROSTIC JOKE
I That you led to the wrong path Has no bearing on a future Even if you led too deep II Joke all you want Over and over again Kangaroo hops but never tires as the one who watches Even this will pass III Implanting lessons Sure works wonders IV On these lessons Nothing fearsome […]
I Please God Don’t be bored I am the rag Which dirt tags But I need your mercy II Dear Lord Please be not bored I will go your pace To see your face So give me your mercy III Oh Lord Spare me your sword And let it work to protect me I know […]
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A SUN DAY
It’s Sunday Let the sun run my day I need  no proud cloud Which will call meddlesome thunder Which goes nowhere without its lightning wife To shake my world and make me a coward Though I fear the extreme heat of the sun I prefer that to drowning in cloud’s rain rage Let me get […]
I I came as a pen A pen given by my hen My hen who kept me in her den Her den to help me be among men II Such an interesting pen I am I am a pen which writes to fill To fill but never gets filled Gets filled or deplete for extinction […]
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