I Shiny sun, Gentle rayed moon, Twinkling stars, All shine to light II None competes For another’s space Because they know Their precious places III The sun has a tempo That it controls itself, While the moon appears; Little by little until It stands in the middle of the sky Accompanied by the little stars […]
Kwaku, if we go back To the beginning of time And I pick my great sack And follow as you pluck And I pick them fruits Until I can no longer hold the sack And you help me home With a big smile Wouldn’t love feel original? […]
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APOPLEXISMS
I Scared disappointments Stuttering through minds Seeping down like wine Book some appointments And stop the drippings II Limping lonely loathings Threading in pure hearts Poisoning with every step and moaning Stay and be dissolved into happy pacts Instead of killing III Heavy metal of revenge Stop melting into a sharp […]
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PRIDE OF THE WORLD
I cannot wish to be anything else And no one can force me to Mentality drives beings to their wish lands Femininity is superiority Elegance of beauty coupled with rooms and locks of Mankind holds me, I have an intelligence which makes me phenomenal, A power to […]
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NOT NEGLIGIBLE (TANKA)
I Free flowing urine In storing tanks of seen beings Really give pleasure It’s little drops of urine Which burn and cause eyes to tear II One would think they are Insignificant, but no They are those who cause burning Sensations, they do. Burning sensations known for Its inter-external tears (This poem talks about the […]
I See dashing dresses On very wet mattresses Soaked from owner’s sweat II She leaves consciousness And becomes oblivious of Her treasure’s tear III We wear nakedness When we descend underground Why this greedy stress? IV No human, none, can Fill a bed let alone room To talk of a house V Realization! Dawn on […]
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FOWLS OF JESUS (HAIKU)
I In the olden days According to the Bible, Most great fowls were killed II Some of them were fried Some brutally beheaded Some painfully stoned III No fowl sought for self But now some fowls are stealing And claiming Godship IV Some are killing beings Wanting to really be seen Materialistics! V If fowls […]
I Natural alarms are blowing Kokrokookoooooooooooo II They’re blowing in waking Kokrokookoooooooooooo III Who but God has set it? Kokrokookooooooooo IV Please wake up and heed it Kokrokookoooooooooooo V It’s yet another time for lessons Kokrokookoooooooooooooooo VI You know we’re like boarder students Kokrokookoooooooooooooooooooo VII A falling here, A rising here Then we come back […]
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SEPARATED SWANS
I Swans separating soo soon One on a continent of fire One on a continent of snow With minds merging together And standing at their root border II Bodies lie on separate lands Worrying sick about their wandering minds Each asking where his and her mind has gone Because their bodies have been left like […]
I Pure pipers pipe like pros Pouring parts to prompting plans Piecing parts to pack peace Preparing parts for painted pants II When the prompting parts pour Piping pipes become too poor And the prompters become a bore III When the peace part pours Piping pipes become too poor And peaceful peace become a bore […]
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MY COCOON (THE PICTORIAL)
Dark tend and me in curtained to […]
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PACKAGE THE UNPACKAGED
I love packaging But humans hate packages Humans keep un-packaging Hating their own packages So they show their presents Which make many resent Their presents Why hate packaging? Why hate the packaged Who live in their packages? Why love the presents Who love to live outside packages? Package the un-packaged And stop un-packaging the packaged […]
I Light is a rare visitor Money is a haunter Hunger is the landowner And pain is the comfy seat Of Ghana, my Ghana II A Cedi today, Ten Cedis tomorrow A promise today, A hiding tomorrow Demonstration in succession Courts and orders There’s no Christmas for Ghana Not for Ghana, my Ghana III Delicious […]
We are leaves Because I know the world is a gigantic tree No wonder it is free To live for long Watching as leaves come and go Without raising a hand to catch any’s fall And if any of us fall on its branch, It does nothing to seize rotting. To think we beautify it […]
I Jealous threads Threading paths unbeknownst To a new visitor Needing some services? You need time Patience and endurance II A wrong cut of one May end the lives of three A wrong aggressive pull May sharpen a thread to cut Hurting the puller in great anger So you need time Patience, observation and endurance […]
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HUMAN TIME PREJUDICE
I Under the hold of loneliness Thoughts confess As time stops or moves backwards II Under the hold of bad health Pain in severity profess As time stops or moves backwards III Under the the warm hold of fulfilment Happiness profess As time moves quickly forward IV In truth, Time is fair It moves at […]
I When dogs bark at night And owls hoot in support And thunders shout in fright Worry infested thoughts explain “This is pure witchraft How can this be? Dogs are barking Owls are hooting Thunders are striking They’re surely out to get me” Interpretations about with mood II Let there be peace Let there be […]
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SERVING TIME (HAIKU)
I Beautiful feathers Dazzling the world in beauty Die like the uglies II They can fly like planes Dive in the sky like fishes: Still die like uglies II They can bless the sky With melodies so soothing: They die like uglies III The order won’t change They will die like the uglies No matter […]
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MY PRIVATE PLACE
The dust from the feet of the sun Has hardly settled in the sky of man Yet cricket voices are loud like newly borns Sounding and sounding like loud horns II Fireflies are showing their hidden lights Once again showing shrubs, they can shine so bright Owls and bats rejoice and sing songs of joy […]
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ADDICTIVE FAMATISM
I With a bow so low Who can flow and show Her prowess in the go To give defeat a blow? II And if it were nigh and high Who can fly to the sky And be so fly to be by To strengthen the wings of the shy? II Please cry You’re free to […]
I When you always chase the Ivys You sail through unscathed Lovey-taunty Sackey-laughy Well, that was because Poison Ivy Was preparing II You bathed in their streams Faking heavens in their dreams Powdering on their tears Shaking their grounds to intensify their fears Well, that was because Poison Ivy Was preparing III Funny how you […]
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VISIONS OF FAME
Some Osofo Moko is born I know he took a soundful horn And divulged his visions loud and clear That Ghana will be wiped smooth and clear From the football plate and be placed in its rear For sins in Brazil which made God swear To hold the grudge But his words will now be […]
I Sighs Side Is sin’s head II Tear’s Side Is revenges’s heart III Hate’s Side Is murder’s sword Shinning to be taken Pledging to submit And hiding its abandonment to eyes IV Care’s Use Works magic I’ve been there Trust that care works magic with hate Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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CECILIA AZUMAH
She stands tall No matter life’s push She drives a family And drives a career Yet, she never falters That is the super woman II No matter societal stance, Her smile brightens like the sun No crampy days can take that away No fear can try replacing her countenance I’ll call her my name sake […]
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FABULOUS FIENDS
Flowery flowers Frown from fear Fuming fiercely from feisty friends Finely forcing for futile flow Formidable forces faboulous fright form Faking futures free from fear Only to finally let them fall Poor, poor flowery flowers Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 (This poem means beautiful ladies try to ward of fake suitors sometimes by frowning only […]
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TRANSITIONAL DILEMMA
At this junction of dilemma I know pain lurks I know happiness is craning its neck Behind the thorns of challenges And the stream of tears Awaits to be crossed Coupled with the fear of roars of animals I know scary birds will hoot in their tattered comfort nests But I’ll take the journey of […]
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THE PRESENT
I At present Life is the present And not sustenance II At present, money in the pocket Is like a plug in a socket But even without light, humans lived III We smell our desire’ And have not what they require To help us acquire IV But still, life is a present Because we’re able […]
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A PRESIDENTIAL RULER
I Mouth; The only stone quarry Of the body Which cannot be legs But can travel faster II Its proceeds Linger longer on minds Than the proceeds of legs It is a pestle-mortar combination Which can burn and crash a nation And can help stop a chaotic situation III Mouth: Its odour cannot hurt Than […]
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GRASS
Grass; Always stepped on But just one rainfall Is its other life It never gives up so far as the rains come in Now I’ve found me a new role model Every now and then I’ll be like grass And rise again Wasting no chance Defying all weathers I’ll be that one Who will rise […]
No matter the anger Of the waves It goes not beyond its surroundings Without a push from the winds So the winds must have a say In its calm So listen to the voice of reason Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Hardly a day goes by That abysmal suffering fails to make beings sigh But you work and work Uniting families And fixing cracks in the lives of children And those who need it most A smile is your payment Laughter is your per diem A hug is your motivation But God above sees it all […]
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PLAIN TRUTH
I Here on planet earth How cows will live, feed and grow fat Are the thoughts of some II Here on planet earth There’s no potable water For some dying beings III On this planet earth Electricity can make Many run in sight IV On this planet earth Common malaria kills beings Who can help […]
(I need to say that FGM is a sin against humanity. It is a cliché, I know, but I had to say that anyway. We must know that not only does it break the confidence of women, it also breaks their souls. Please, if you are in a society where it is practised, educate the […]
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STATIC TAUNTER
I Mirror, mirror on the wall, Are you hearing my call? You seem to be mimicking me Like you always do II I smile And you show me my smile I frown And you show me my frown I cry And you show me my tears I keep quiet And you show that to me […]
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CHASTITY OF LIFE
Life! Life! Life! What pride could you boast of If you were a woman? How many men would you have dated? Would you have cared about something called virginity? Would you have prided In bathing with tears of men? Would you have claimed the highest beauty? I guess you could Why won’t you? All eyes […]
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SUCCESSIVE BREVETTE WITH A TWIST
I Snails C r a w l Slow II They H a v e Goals III They D o n’ t t r y To fly IV Snails C r a w l To dreams V They D o n’ t Whine VI They don’t L a z e About VII You! […]
I Sounds bouncing from realms of chaos Magnified by mouth of the cruel Shake ground II Heads powerful to shut them out Sit panicking in clothes of fear Just look III As the jerkings become intense They fold themselves into cocoon Of blame IV Poor weaklings […]
I If I’m given another life, I’ll never choose to be human Falling in and out of love is tempting But there is too much sadness and cruelty II If I’m given another life I will never choose to be fish For there are so many predators in the sea And few safety caves III […]
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PADDLE PROMPTLY
I Paddle past pain’s path Prune poverty Pride peace Pun pace Like pure pastors II Pestles pound Pound pauses Potholes panel, Pass proudly Like pure pastors III Pure pastors Pride in pain Pests are poorly pawned Please put pain past Paddle promptly I plead Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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SOUND SLEEP
As this sleepy world abound I pray you all your goodies found So you can sleep safe and sound As sweet angels protect around. II Walk on a beautiful heavenly ground In your dreams as you make your round Live in beauty, laughter and be free And wake with a beautiful spirit for all to […]
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THROUGH IT ALL
Though darkness may fall On this road that is so dull I will fear no impending fall And will heed no fearful call I will walk ahead even feetless Will crawl ahead even kneeless And will dry my tears even in fears The sun can heat me all it wants The rain can spank me […]
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A CONUNDRUM UNDRUMMED
This trouble; Of water aiming to be stone, Of stone aiming to be waves, Of birds aiming to be fishes, Of fishes aiming to be birds, Of air aiming to be thunder, Of Thunder aiming to be darkness, Of darkness aiming to be light, Of light aiming to be human, Is like an conundrum without […]
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REPETITIVE SOULS
I Crawling for walking Walking for jumping Jumping for walking Walking for crawling II Undecipherable sounds for words Loud words for whispers Whispers for silence III Beauty for rots Strength for weakness Life Is Repetitive souls in different bodies Circulating in and out Of the earth and beings respectively In a globe that spins Amoafowaa […]
When it stretched and stretched There were complains upon complains Why one unattractive plant Could occupy important space Beats the imagination of all But time shut all mouths As it stored in its huge body Vitamins A, B and C With potassium Stifling fats, potassium and sodium And also hoarding 91% of water Such a […]
It is one Before two Not two Before one A jump may do Huge jumps may be disastrous So from one to three, Perhaps One to ten A fall which can be devastating Learn Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I Air rose from the sea Stretched on the shore And proceeded to town II It visited the trees Greeted the shrubs And fanned beings III Even animals were fanned All were satisfied And hailed air IV It was branded important Then its job became a cliché Complacency set in on earth V They neglected […]
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IN MOTION
I Step, step, step , step Rep, rep, rep, rep You, you, you, you For our vehicle moves Moves, moves II It will not stop No it will not stop Some may fall, While hopping down Some may be crushed But it won’t stop III So, Step, step, step , step Rep, rep, rep, rep […]
I A bundle of sticks A bundle of brooms, both dried Battled each other II They were to compete Both showing togetherness By never breaking III Sticks laughed very hard At their small competitors Brooms looked but said naught IV Muscles were called in They picked the bundle of brooms They couldn’t break them V […]
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A TORTOISE STEP
I The face of darkness Comes like a thief, yes, slowly The face of bright light Shows with patience in delight That is when dawn cries II Nothing must be forced Like the tortoise, I will crawl With my every step I know I’m nearer to base Lugubrious walks are walks too III When the […]
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HUMANLY ANGEL
I I searched for fins With my mind’s eye Because she lives So far away But I found none So she is no mermaid II I searched for wings with my mind’s eye Because she lives So far away But I found none So she is no angel III How she catches my every fall […]
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