Once upon a timeLizard was Alligator’s right wing manHe was known as the best friend any animal could have…due to its unflinching support towards AlligatorLizard pushed alligator through many competitionsHis support even helped Alligator…to beat Crocodile in the warrior battleSurprising every animal in the jungle IIAlligator became the undeafeated champion of the jungleSo much so, […]
Our lives are our wealthWe spend in seconds,…minutes…hours…days…months…and years as our life’s real currenciesThe biggest currency is a yearSo be sure to buy something worthwhile…every year of your life IIYou can buy materialistic thingsBut those are not wealth to lastBuy goodness to sell impactBuy greatness to sell examplesBuy happiness to sell laughterBuy content to sell […]
Animtia nnyɛ ɛsom aduroNa asomfo anom de wɔn kotodwe…ananti ɔyiaw mmosia so dabiaaAnimtia wɔ hɔ yi, ɛtesɛ nsuo…sɛ ɛtae apɔnkyerɛni aNe mene mu kwan bubu te sɛ Jɛriko Afasuo no…ma nsu gurunyee no dani nsu fi…gye wuɔ bɛgu awuranom nan aseNti dwene san dwene bio…ansa w’abu wo yɔnko animtia B.Nnipa odwan betumi adani apɔnkye…sɛ animtia […]
Tension can be as sharp as a swordCutting deep into emotions…suspending heart on a tip of a cliff…overlooking dreadful monsters ready to consumeTension drills the hardest IITensionTension can kill cowards more times…than can be counted…with fear and anxietiesWhispering demonic thoughts…promising to squash shame…if smartly orchestratedTension drills the hardest IIITensionTension can stop timeAnd all body parts…leaving […]
Give good memories in your walk through lifeFor memories are the currencies…which buy remembrance and kill extinctionScary memories die to turn scary ghostsTo haunt an ongoing fairy-taleBurning a resting soul to wake…and bake in an oven of hatredGood memories sing lullabies of praiseFan souls to laise with peaceIn dreams where constant fantasies turn realitiesTill the […]
With whines…and “whens”Asking who…will winWith wild thoughts…in wrecks“I’m Erica” dangles in the sky of anxiety…with civil wars as its hell…and calm as its heavenWill it fall or climb?Asɛm sɛbɛ parcelled in future time IIAs a dog barks thinking itself a lionAnd a hawk-like-eagle swoons for a mandate catchAs chaos chases in Covid times…and crimes soar […]
If a word hosts rubbish and filthAnd has itself infused in 1, 2, 3, 4 with every syllable it hostsIn an after after arrangementThen meaning calls your effort to beIn this here puzzle which seeks you to make…perfect sense IIb thoughtf Id wash theg childc soa knockedfWithv disrresojpectnmb andf disvhoxsnourewq andm curesesdf’ lotbHowd didn Im […]
Once upon a timePig was the fairest animal in the jungleIts pink skin shone through the cloudsAnd its huge mouth dazzled many IIDue to its beautyPig lived a powered lifeNone could speak directly to him…lest he spat on themNone could look directly in his eyes…unless the fellow hungered for slapsPig turn himself into the king…whose […]
Once upon a timeThere lived a successful horse in an impoverished jungleHorse was a farmer whose sweats…had watered his farms for yearsHe tired not in tilling, ploughing and plantingAnd complained not in weeding, protecting and harvesting his cropsHis success drew many animals to himHe was the most praised and loved animal…in many jungles IIMany animals […]
Just as flies are clapped off soresAnd cats as smoked off fishesJust as chickens are shooed off needed grainsAnd lies are killed off headsFan eyes of my foes off meFor I am no octopus with multiple hearts IIMy smiles seem to be their bileMy laughter, their slaughterMy warmth seems to dig their woesMy relaxation, their […]
Once upon a timeA porter carried a pot of blamesWhich bullied her with crimes…she had not committedThe pot could be heard in its announcements…at the East even from the West“It is because of you I beat my child to a pulpIf it hadn’t been for you, I’ll be richYou made me yearn to dominate my […]
A.M’awe nkyewiɛ, adi akawAdi dɛ, asom ɔyiawM’ato m’adwenmu, akɔm ɔhawƐnso abrabɔ mu nsɛmsɛm gu so bɔ me huEnti onua…yɛ ahwɛyie B.Atiyie ɛnyɛ ahantan safoaN’ankampɛsɛ akɔyɛ tumi akonguaAtiyie ɛnyɛ ohuro ataadeɛN’akampɛsɛ akɔyɛ atrimuoden mpaboaƐnnɛ tumi akongua tumi dani nankwaaseni nkuguo pono ɔkyena biEnti onua…yɛ ahwɛyie D.Mmerɛ takra nnyɛ ɔbaakofo deaNa ɔde kukukuku afoforo akukuduro…adane awuduroAkum ahiafoɔEnti […]
At the wake of a new dawnWhere darkness replaces the new mornThose under its sky know…the foe they must kowtowOthers might act cats to hugOthers might act dogs to nagThey all get tired with timeWith notions of you being a whiner all the timeBut hang in there IIIt is only the skin wearing clothes with […]
They told me Nightingales sing like angelsSo are the best to listen to…when my spirit is low IbThey told me owls are the worst of themThey bring abominationsAnd are taboos spelt in bold lettersOnes I must kill and burn at a sightTo save my luck from draining IcThey told me doves are the saintsTheir presence […]
He saw me as an easy gameOne he could tame…with a lame excuse for fameThat easy and unassuming “dame”“Major domo” didn’t know my alter ego’s name IIHe chose his weapon thinking it great…alcohol to kill my senses…to turn me into an animal to mateIf only his eyes could see through my history’s lensesHe would’ve jumped […]
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A new day is like a new babyUndeserving of troubled pastEven if tears of yesteryears act shadyIt will be crass to latch and lust…for the new baby IIIn the same way it’ll be unfairTo share with it a past worryIf a hurt does claim its pairIt must settle for a sincere sorryFor it will be […]
When the stage gets highAnd the camera light blindsI hope modesty still finds…me to stay, not to bid goodbyeFor life dragged me through the gutters for a reasonTo know many a seasonAnd work in the clothes of fairnessTo create an atmosphere to harness…hope in the strugglingAnd to sustain love in the heart of the strangled […]
Once upon a timeA full feathered star cock decided to have a neck shaveSome of its contemporaries thought it stupidOthers thought it fashionableIt did have the neck shave…using the sharpest scissors at the Chicken Barber’s ShopAfter that…shaving necks became fashion in Chicken Land IIMany talked about the neck shaved chickensSome said they looked better…with their […]
Ɛnɛ mu dɛ bɛtumi ayɛ ɔkyena mu nyonoEnti onua…sɛ wo de ɔdɔ mu ndadoa beram w’akomapono akyiDe akoma foforɔ sie mu aBɔ mɔdene hwɛ sɛ ne mpuma ano da hɔNa sɛ akoma no fa akuma dwedwa wo mu a…w’atumi anya baabi ahiri n’atoEfirisɛ ɛnɛ ɔdɔ betumi ayɛ ɔkyenabi tan B.Ɔdɔ wiemu nnyɛ anigye nkoa oƆdɔ […]
Life’s hurdles can heckle like a gangster…I knowStorms of life can break bodies…to scatter spirits and beat souls to a pulp…I knowFears can stare into eyes to blind…confuse and infuse dangerous thoughts…I know all thatBut even in the face of life’s tsunamisLive to cross to victory IIJust like the sight of a tired walking river…at […]
In this web of varied destructionsWhere death comes from internal and external instructionsAnd chaos constitutes the media’s attractionsAs blames and counterblames act hate bricks in many Afri-taunt constructionsI look back at the Gods on duty…through all the nights of robbery…reign and rule of colonialismAnd boldly state their blame IbNefariousIndignitiesGunningEsteemed,Resourced andImpactingAfricans IIThe Gods are to blameFor […]
In this heat of memoriesWhere many a past monsters now model sorriesI look up to the future unknownAnd look back at the hurts I still mournBefore looking into the eyes of regretsI see the burning fretsAnd forget the foeSo I’m thinking of letting go IICarrying hurts are burdens set to stifle my growth…I knowA hating […]
If the mind climbs…from the feet of a mountainOnly to reach the apex of realizationThen from the feet…climb to the head of this puzzleTo know the right stanza numberingI…Future near the inOthers of that andHappiness their devour toSelves of monsters no nurture soWe’re how are weInner and outer its on tattooed shame with one notSmiles […]
In a beautiful journey…with a grateful heartHappiness is a vehicleLove is its steeringGrowth is the roadFulfillment is its seatI’m on a great journey IIThe sky is pregnant with promises of greatnessThe land applauds with pleas to feed change…in exchange for peace…and harmony to protect itselfEvery bit is a noted additionI’m on a great journey IIIWords […]
In the endThrough the bendTruth will out…to fight your bout IIIf you fendTo lend a mendWins will shoutTo stand you out IIIBecause life has eyesAnd sees your triesLove is an artAnd draws your heart IVNothing is left to chanceIn enhancing your danceIn the end, through all bendsHeavens make all amends VSo live rightAnd burn brightIn […]
Once upon a timeWaterAirStoneAnd trees were siblings in a higher realmThe creator gave them equal powers…over humansAnd asked them to protect and safeguard humanity IIThey worked side by side without complaintsScheduling duties to normalize their responsibilitiesUntil normalcy generated into a burden IIIOne dayAir suddenly accused his siblings…of doing less than he does for humanityThrowing tantrums […]
ƆpanyinƆpanyin a ɔpam nyin…san de nyin dane kɛntɛn butu mmɔfra B.ƆpanyinƆpanyin a wɔ de kyɛ nam…de tena ase ma nsa hyɛ damirifa mu…mma mmɔfra yɛ adwuma din D.ƆpanyinƆpanyin a ɔkasa ma obi nka biNso ne nsa ne ne nan nka sedua…hwɛ ma no fɔ E.ƆpanyinƆpayin a odi dodoɔ anim…pre som te sɛ bosom…gye nsa…gu ne […]
IaI will wrap you…yes, you leadersIn this parcel as LandAnd respectfully tell a satiric tale…hoping the mirrors of reflection…show you to youTo help right a path going wrongSo regrets can live in books…without using us as it’s guinea pigs IbOnce upon a timeRain was the best friend of landThey dined togetherAnd did everything together IILand […]
If you all connive to bar a doorBy stomping and hitting on its beautiful floorKnowing that is your one and only wayFrom life’s clay to your decayThen like the God of languages…create a word to suit your thoughts IIThe girl is mother of the biblical manWhose womb is the only barrier to cross extinctionSo if […]
I see your smilesLike bright suns sitting happily in dark cloudsSo I pause to look III see your laughterLike a happy go lucky heart…dancing amidst mourningSo I sit to stare IIIIn this slums where many a beauties…lie dead under the underarms of povertyWhat will be the price of your laughter…talk less your smiles?In this dark […]
BreastsThe crest of womanhoodThe nest of childhoodThe rest of manhoodThe best of feeding bottles! IIBreastsGod’s manna on women!Love’s manner of affection!Beauty’s honour of confessions!Passion’s lollipop! IIIBreasts!They walk their talksAnd talk their walks!They stock their rocks!And rock their stocks! IVThat’s why like enginesThey need their constant checkups…to stay fitThat’s why like free birds…they need their time […]
From Accra to BotwanaIs four stopsWhere Congo, Daresalem, and Ethiopia…lie respectively betweenIf France, Guyana, Haiti, Ireland and JakartaFollow in descending orderAnd each beginner is your key in exacting codes…in an all round A to J and A successivelyIf A is 1 and J is 10 with a chronology of alphabets and numbers in betweenIn 4, […]
Adjovi loved her wealthEven better than her healthShe was like a kangaroo in many a big shopping mall…hoping from hall to hallBuying many a things never to be usedAnd many a few to be used and abusedHer parents never checked her spendingAnd so she grew up as an extravagant lady…loving her spendingShe was the boss […]
This is the bottomWhere today’s hustle is the bridge to uncertainties IIThis is the bottomWhere Corona is naught but a sickness of the higher ups –A tertiary livingWhere none thinks of a possible chit…to reach its secondaryTalk less of its University So hands touch bodies to call for salesMouths call loudly caring not about their […]
Amankwah Abrokoto was a fine manWhose man thing knew every pleasure hole…under all skirts in Djokoto Province He earned this bragging rights before turning thirtyAnd made it a point to be the lifelong champion…of the waist game in the whole of Djokoto IIEvery woman in Djokoto knew he wields a long gunAnd his shots garnered […]
Afrafrantɔ ho fɛ ntumi ndane no ɔkɔreɛMpo adɔfoɔ nisuo ntumi ndane afɔreɛ…mma no ntu nkɔsi ewiem abakɔnmuEnhwiren nkɔrimu aaa na ɔbɛfiifii…atu mu dɛEnti gyae afrafrantɔ ahoɔfɛ akyiri di…na fa w’ahoɔden yɛn ɔkɔreɛ B.Ɔkɔreɛ wɔ daakye aniwaƆnsan nso nni ntaban mu anihaN’ahoɔden aboɔden tu firi nɛ yi kosi daakye a…enniboɔ, efirisɛ sika biara ntumi nfa ne […]
I know a tree with fruits…mostly get the attention of the wingful, legful and even crawlersBut can we for a moment think of the plants…destined to be treesPlants destined to replace the fruitful trees of today? IIThere are many of such plantsDying in their numbersDue to the shielding of the sky…by the big branched trees […]
At the sound of an ambulanceMany a fears dance…in horrid guessesPainting pictures of gory messes IIAt the sound of an ambulanceMany a pitiable stories sprout in many a chanceTelling tales of families at war with deathHolding guns of prayers hoping to unearth…death in order to shoot and saveIf only human eyes were unblinded to death! […]
Once upon a time, A king met his subjects under the biggest tree…in his villageSome subjects started coughing like choking goats to signal doubt…of his rulingThe king in angerShouted that whoever coughs…even if it is he himself…must be beheaded immediately IIHe spoke loudly through his linguistBarking ordersShouting commandsUntil his throat itchedHe then felt it coming…the […]
If an alphabet is the shadow of its previousAnd an ending is the beginning of its allThen many a shadows are together to find their true selves…in your hand IB hpttjq tjqt gspn uif ujqt pg jttvftBoe xpslt mjle b xjme opwfmjtu up bee ujttvftUp uif xspoh boe ps sjhiuUp fydjuf ps dbvtf puifst gsjhiu […]
Every body has a key to their heartsSome hearts are opened through sympathySome hearts are opened by kindnessSome hearts are opened through crueltySome hearts are opened with moneySome hearts are opened through companionshipSome hearts are opened through travelingSome hearts are opened through jealousySome hearts are opened with mentorshipSome hearts are opened by just a smileSome […]
Sometimes…a smile shines brightly to cover a furySo be in no hurryTo hug and relax at any smile IISometimes…a smile holds bullets for a murderBlinding the intended for to calm in order…for its effectiveness to be perfect IIISometimes…a smile is a bombPreparing you for a tombWhile scratching your pate like a relieving comb IVSometimes…a smile […]
There are people who can blow air into gossipAnd turn them into a balloon fishTo poison a community’s mind against you IIThere are people who can craft newsTo suit your every boneHorror as your headgearCunning as your clothesSelfishness as your shoesUncouth as your underwearWickedness as your wrist watchAnd danger as your draft IIIBut there are […]
TeethBite your tongue offAnd call your lungs…to lick your gums when they itch IIEyelashesTravel into eyesAnd call for fingers…to protect your spot when it hurts IIINoseEject your hairAnd expect dust…to stay off your nostrils in a whirlwind IVEvery bad anomaly…has a priceSo live the price…if you’ve guts to live your badLife lives on punishments and […]
Adwuma pa ne nea etua wo ka…ɛbu wo tiboa bim…ɛsan tɔ aduane hyɛ w’afuruSɛ ɛbɛ pram wo fi o, Sɛ ɛbɛ fii tirimuhweefoɔ si ama wɔn asere wo o, Ɛnnyɛ wo ho mframa…nankampɛsɛ akɔma wo humeeEnti pɛ adwuma pa bi yɛ IINsa a ɛnyɛ adwuma frɛ ntitiyɛNtitiyɛ frɛ ekuroEkuro frɛ nwansenaNwansena frɛ nsansa nso tumi […]
Just as cocks never fail to crow at dawnAbena-Kwabena’s presence was always accompanied by ridiculeAnd fingers were happy to be seen pointingAs deafening rumours talked loudly…through heels of pleasureWhy?Because Abena-Kwabena was the oldest spinster in AmankroOne who men have thrown their tin atNever ever to be proposed to IIHer dresses were criticised as oddHer hair […]
We want to climbBy keeping many a rotten limbsWe want to soarBut carnivorous lions…deceit…corruption…greed…family connections….sluggishness…politrickingKeep tearing off our wingsHow do we climb to the peak of development? IIWe must learnLearn it takes burying our rot…to grow our newWe must learnLearn it takes shedding off our skin…to dry the new to smoothensWe must learnLearn it takes […]
Lock no one in the cave of pityFor it puts clothes of low self confidence…and shoes of vulnerability on them IILock no one in the prison of hateFor it’ll make you their prison wardenBabysitting them and wasting your emotionsForcing life demotions on you IIILock no one in the abyss of utter gratefulnessFor it will lock […]
A demon staked a 7, 5, 4, 8, 2, 9, 3, 10, 1, 6…with ten numbersAnd staked 7, 5, 4, 8, 2, 9, 3, 1, 6…with nine numbersHe went on to stake 7, 5, 4, 8, 2, 3, 1, 6…with eight numbersAnd proceeded to stake 7, 5, 4, 2, 3, 1, 6…with seven numbersGod approved […]
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