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. :)
In teenage river Swimming in the pool of innocence Passion’s impressions Was for her, perfection and happiness In teenage love’s shiver Basking in hopes of ever afters Pampering and queen-ship Was her dream and fantasy She reached the steps of Cupid And thought perfect celebrations Were […]
Originally posted on Nana A Damoah:
3 October 2014 Second stage of roofing (removal of old roofing sheets over 3 classrooms and re-roofing with sheets) done. So ALL 6 classrooms and Headmaster’s office have been roofed! Hurray! Concrete works on foundation in progress. We are purchasing 10 bags of cement this weekend to progress. Once…
Atia looked at Babatunde who seem drunk and can’t believe his ears. “So a corpse you kept sat down when the funeral workers touched her, and because of this you think you have seen it all? Baba, you really must be drunk. That you live […]
I am a child of stone I am from the great stone Which was refuge to my generations gone What was a weapon turned shelter For my forefathers And later became my mothers and fathers I am from the stone which protects And tells enemies “go and die” […]
Rains of tears fall From the sky upon pain’s call I stand in my tainted hall Watching it flood through the dirtiest gutter mall No matter its intensity And the strength of its publicity The trash it needs out of its way Finds places to sway […]
Sing through the swing Develop an eagles wing And beat the problem king What will this trick bring? A mighty hopeful spring Which will provide you a cling And help your through all small a ring Gearing you to pull all your strings A trickling tree […]
Patriotism is a good trait. Loving my land Ghana.
I’ve walked I’ve walked through the desert in a sea Like a lost game Knowing not the refuge hut Knowing my end was near But ended up at its bank Being caressed by the sea breeze I’ve stopped I’ve stopped in the middle of a busy road […]
Any time I fly past the rich I see a good picture of the poor But the funny thing is The rich only sadness pours What is it they need? The rich cries like a proud peacock And the poor laughs and cries any time he […]
I smell mud I see the chicks following the hens As the cocks are on guard I see the goats being naughty The sheep eating gently I see the trees dancing nicely With the breeze and shrubs singing melodiously I see the farmers tools Walking on […]
I stand in the midst of two deadly ditches Holding on to tiny tattered stitches Wanting to close my eyes but needing the eyes Hating to say goodbye but compelled as every second eyes I stand in the middle of this antagonistic wind Being blown here, […]
Embrace the air And enjoy their caresses They have so much to give Though they have no bodies They can fan you to cool And sing you to sleep They can give and give Without taking anything in return Close your eyes For as long as you like […]
How quick clocks tick How meek the weak seeks How grand the brand of the land It must be fate, it must be fate How sorry the tears of Worry How sappy that wealth is happy How moody the shoddy of the dead pocket It […]
In this place In this time It is a story time Around my territory Some ears are corked Enjoying my honey Flowing into them Wanting the thickest to feel the surge And it shows The hush hushes The eye eyers The unhearable mumblings are its evidence It is a past Made into a good story […]
Every one thinks him mad Like a story told from days of old The tellers believe it And so does the told So the mad thinks the sane mad And the sane thinks himself mad In the presence of the mad. Who has the eyes to see? The dunce dances As the mad […]
Examination malpractices seem like a naughty visitors who hves come to stay in Ghana. I say in Ghana because I only know about the terrain in which I live. It is easy to see students idling about simply because they think “Manna will fall” when it is time for their final exams. As a teacher, […]
In days of old Ghana was rich in gold So rich that she needed no gold to be sold And stood in riches of timber, and untapped oil In days of old The body of Ghana knew no cold Her people did her mould Taking only what was needed and preserving the rest […]
This is a poem I’ll forever treasure. I wrote it together with a very good father, being one who always wondered about my real father who I never got the chance to meet, I took a tour with Nana Awere Damoah into his thoughts in the grave. What a beautiful poem we came up with, […]
With every breathe we must bow Never asking how We are life endowe’ I am not a cow You are not a cow With breathe, you’re superior to the cow As we speak There are those at their problem’s peak Being sacked from their resting sticks For work to commence There are also […]
When I opened our book I loved the look And begged my lovely cook Just to be your cook And add the recipes in the cook book But my pen has run out Yours does not tally with this book No need to pout Nor shout This is all it took I’m closing this […]
When I seem lost In the arms of this world I seek shelter in the arms of my worse Nothing seems worse As many have their footsteps marked No matter the pain, I’ll not falter So clothe me in love If you have any And give me shelter For what you see […]
In the light Of this fight We find the sight In an insight And lose our might Like a kite We fascinate in light In God’s sight As our colour bright No matter our height But there is our night Which brings our plight And turns all things right On this site Into […]
Full yearning for this can Possess all who run Caring not about the rain or sun Being each for the air, a fan The running run into the running And I stand my ground Moving not, the competition blessing me with laughter And shushing the sound of pain Indifferent audience watch Some shrugging […]
I am truly innocent He is truly innocent She is truly innocent They are truly innocent The only criminal Is life and time Why can’t we arrest them With the law? Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
He wrapped his feelings Under the clothes of marriage But it has now outgrown the clothes And is rebelling Tearing them apiece Now he crawls to the one Who feels squishy about his plight Yet would never want him back Sometimes acting pompous Sometimes acting queer But all in one feeling miserable If […]
I see the heart talking Knowing not where it is going Wanting to touch but shrieking Wanting to be seen but hiding I see the soul weeping Feeling the heat of wronging Feeling the sorrow of dejecting Nursing the feeling of hurting I hear the humming of the poor Who goes through many […]
She creeps to the shelter of the law From the pain at the shore Of fishermen who bore They promised justice and she waited Only for her fisherman to come in his glory Painting a sight of her trait so gory And get the law mellowing under his charms So creeping in And creeping out […]
It would be a cliché if I say love embodies jealousy and that the nature of provocation determines its severity but I’ll say it anyway. The woman is different from the man physically but emotionally. I know we have most of the same features including jealousy. A man can drown himself in sorrow when he […]
On Saturday, 20th September 2014, Portia Dery organised a programme to inculcate reading and writing into the youngsters of today. The programme was dubbed “A Fun Day for Reading and Writing”. It took place at the Northern Regional Library in the Tamale Metropolis and was well patronized. In Africa, many know the safest place to […]
The tree stands in glamour Attracting birds Attracting bees Attracting monkeys Attracting snakes Attracting eyes And singing hymns None cares About the fallen leaves Which was high above And has served its time They step on them, hailing the new And ignoring their pain Although their work is not done Like an unwanted […]
Reminisces, Reminisces of the pieces pieced Reminisces of the pieces smiling Reminisces of the pieces holding Reminisces of the pieces leaving their hands Reminisces of the pieces falling Reminisces of the pieces shattering Reminisces of destruction What was the most beautiful? Reminisces here, reminisces there Reminisces like a series of movies Reminisces, reminisces Reminisces everywhere […]
His fitting nomenclature for her was Bitch She felt his pocket It was to her satisfaction so she accepted Knowing too well she’ll end in a ditch Embarrassing garnish on cakes of parties Was her All night usage after possession of medicinal potency And she was the target of unbothered sorries In minutes of contact […]
A hot red dress Elegant red shoes With red lipstick Let it incite good passion And not brutality A white clothe Beautiful white shoes With white handkerchief Let it be for the victory of love Not for the victory of war Wear a face like a good signboard Giving all information needed Then our last […]
Your presence Is of essence You friend and foe You can come And go Your friend and foe I know you bless Whip and caress You friend and foe You uplift And drive success You friend and foe So I await Your daily lessons You friend and foe Friends come Friends go But I’ll forever […]
Maa Abena walks in disappointment After seeing her world of indifference “The earth is for Mr. Government Litter it! The money is for MR. Government Embezzle it! This chit is for Mr. Government Steal it!” She thinks not and feels not Until she hears the chorus of the young “…And make our ration hate and […]
Sweet kisses His heart sadly misses He has gone with her to blisses Shunning fears of crying disses And ignoring snorts of many hisses And oh, he went round sharing uncountable pisses Least suspecting she had a talon in her fur A talon which was itching to hunt him for her So smooth were her […]
We sang a chorus A chorus which was porous A chorus which was not amorous And none found monotonous Was a chorus of a chorus But our Wall of Jericho fell not Some after yearning for saliva Fought for a revival But some said the chorus only worked In the town of the Bible So […]
If only we had many eyes To look into the mirrors of all beings We’ll see the flaws in our own And be infatuated by many While sympathising with others And smacking others out of their reveries If only we could live in the sky of one another With penetrable eyes through everything, We’d be […]
It is a fair day Darkness frowns but bows As light walks in She gives an infectious smile The sick heals The troubled feels relieved The hungry feels satisfied The angered feels calm Her teeth has charm The curve of her mouth spells hope Be massaged by her presence Life conquereth it all, No matter […]
Who said life is a race? Let him this being face Who said I must run Like a ram? Let him face the hot sun Who said the walker does not sweat? Let him walk for long and fret Only death can conquer life Only life can conquer death Death like a ruthless soldier takes […]
On this vast sea We travel to see Each in our time Dancing to our own rhyme Like flocks of sheep Who the unknown keep We sail Some fall in, some wail Some stand tall Some stall But none lasts to see The end of this sea I am glad at my pace In this […]
We wore the clothes Of the skin And came as kins Of the grown If that is nothing Then I know not what is! We took upon the mantle Of growth Murdering plants Killing trees Seizing air and hardening bones If that is nothing then I know not what is! Achievements of replacement Of furniture […]
Shivers travel fast in my streams Quivers hold fast my joints One leg forced into a hole of fright The other stands here shivering with hope Perhaps there will be a leap in miracle Or there’ll be an end to a suffering Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 Thanks to those who read my posts. If […]
The rude visitations of the rains Touch my sanes What becomes of Those with unsheltered homes? What happens to Those with no mother’s arms? Who tends to Those with no towels of comfort, Who feeds Those who live from hand to mouth? I weep watching their plight in my mind Cooped […]
As the many land With golden spoons And the many land With silver spoons With others landing With a bronze spoon How can you sit there watching While I land with no spoon? As the many reject The many clothes in boos And the many reject The many shoes With the many loving […]
Eyes Attraction Daydreaming Giggles Goose pimples Smiles Trust Belongingness Companionship Fast heartbeats Hugs Kisses Time pauses Everything beautiful A boarder, then Hurt Pain Mistrust Withdrawal Enmity Disappointments Regrets I realised too late Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2014
These winds Of horror, Marry none Marry no thoughts of: Pain Shame Aggressiveness Cheating Murder Loneliness Lying Back-biting Frustration Stress And sicknesses Just marry thoughts Which will make you you. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
On this shore I sit My tears being The water source Reminiscing the pace Of my steps from the womb On this shore I stop At the time You crossed my path And try to meander Past your gaze to no avail On this shore I fight To resist your gift And to […]
Inhibiting filthy aggressions Show when our interests tempts An order came For a continental meeting For world peace All reps were in seat Battling for their own to rule the world A voice A louder voice The loudest voice Chaos, no voice was heard Until a money bone fell in their midst The trusting pushers […]
Once in the land of the wild God staged a judgement in the mild He called king lion Who sought to sing to enter Zion But sang the song of the murderous The crowd cheered in happiness Their terrorist has been fairly judged by His Holiness They sang and praised God’s name was raised […]
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