In light of the current crisis, a friend has been able to put together courses that’ll help parents homeschool their wards. All you need is a Whatsup app and you can join to learn. I thought to share to ease the burden of chaos on parents. And the good news is that it is free. […]
I dream of food Like earth craves rain And the sky does give In its own time II I dream of school Like vehicle crave fuel The owner does fill At the proper time III I dream of shelter And like the tortoise The earth gods give Until pubics harden IV I’m left to learn […]
I may be nothing Nothing worth something To have touched hearts of the future To openly declare II I hate being a plantain tree Peeling off my leaves while growing others But I love that most peeled, Climb for the heavens After falling off me III A thought of a goner And this heart flutters […]
Clear screens Pious hearts Heavenly minds Who calls shinning angels snakes? Must be the blind in spirit II Crying souls, With debris in filthy holes, Curse senders Curse hurters Curse mouths whose words did hurt Only doomed souls hate innocent hearts III Theirs is the kingdom of heaven; Those who know no sins Theirs are […]
Waists with wastes Waists so waste Waists with no brains Wait! II If you know You’re spewing waste There’s no need To spew the wastes Let alone give life to the wastes And turn around to give them pain III It’s your gain If it’s waste It should be your pain; The pain of your […]
I hope On the dilemmic three pathway I hope Feeling the pangs and the goosebumps I hope To walk with legs of victory II I pray With limbs of tiredness I pray Even as time smiles in its race I pray To get strong wings like eagles III Hold me As I hold the sails […]
When orphans are slapped In the confines of protection By “saints without, monsters within”, Whose eyes can penetrate for knowledge? II When little orphans Who know no difference between the words Pray and play are made to fast For two weeks, which blessed Satan can go to their rescue? III All they feel is hunger […]
Children Like clear waters They love from pure great hearts And give surrealistic gold vibes Angels Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
She saw him In the light of innocence And loved him For she housed him nine moon travels But time showed his flaws Earth conquered his will And society came to see “Ei! What is this? It could be an ancestral curse! It could be the result of her prostitution! It could be the curse […]
I need to go to school So I can lace my shoe In this muddy pool Where knowledge is the rule II I need to go to school So I can be a tool And seize being life’s bull For it to ride me dry III I need to go to school To flaunt my […]
He created the womb Who intended the tomb He created the foetus Who nursed breast-milk So mouths of suckling Must do the suckling The creator knows The power of noses Please give to the Child who Needs It Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
When mama acts mad My mates make fun of me Asking why my mama is mad II When mama acts mad She kisses me in school And ruffles my hair III When mama acts mad She speaks in no language “dibadibamy babybobobo” And shakes her head From side to side IV When mama acts mad […]
Kwame pees and peeps His pleasures turns to sweat His mama’s cane awaits His papa’s stare would scare His friends’ taunts would hurt What must Kwame do? What? What must Kwame do? II School is a bore Shoes give him sore All subjects are core Each thing is a bore But some kids ask for […]
I am a tadpole A tadpole made to be a frog My safe place is a cave in some safe river But I thread where sharks and cat fishes hunt Just to feed My pole can’t swim far But what can I do? I came from somewhere I know I came from somewhere Yet it […]
I Know this, in times past Kwaku Ananse, Ghana Taught children the right II His taunts, jeers, cunning Mostly nearly made him a Frankenstein Monster III Yet he lived on in Fresh new episodes brewing Trickeries and mischiefs IV Children loved him? Yes. Children loathed and feared his taunts Yet waited for more V Yes, […]
“Kokrokooooooo Ade akye oooo” The static bell of the cock in wake I ask: Are motherless children happy? Did they sleep well? Have they no fears? Fears of impending danger, Hunger, Thirst, Loneliness, Ridicule Forced labour? Are there many thinking of them? Are there many wanting to wipe their fears? Are there many to give […]
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. IV […]
I Lightnings strike and bright Thunders of stomachs rumble Drought mouths fight the breeze As their eyes rain cats and dogs Hunger gnaws at their in-beings II Weakness is their king A look; all it takes to know But none seems to see Those who see, follow strict rules Hunger must bite lazy hands III […]
Mama’s space Is occupied by air Mama’s hug Is always done by the tree Mama’s voice Is lost in the wind So in my many nightmares I have no voice to call mama Because when the trees and the air Run there, their scare will stop my heartbeat. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]
The cradle cries From the cold of loneliness As the infant cringes in the darkness Of the past What could’ve now been a blessing Ended up being a past catastrophe Which you pushed with the help Of rakes of harsh drugs Now you call on God After abandoning the gourd Of the gods […]
Sow a seed In an infant It’ll grow to feed You and your nation Just plant a seed like an ant And it’ll grow like an elephant To wow the world, Your world We can starve for a day Our stomachs will have nothing to say But smiles will accompany many infant mouths […]
They swam in competition for the eggs And won their race Just hoping for some pecks So they bore all the cramping and escaped from sicknesses’ chase Only to come to the shore To realize they boarded the wrong vehicles Now what? No matter the many walks one will take You see some […]
Under the dark dark sky With fireflies as our light, We cared only about our hearts’ rhythms And shunned the noisy mosquitoes Hunger tried but failed in its bid for our separation Money tried but failed woefully And aimless tongues tried all they could but ended up Hiding under the skirts of their mouths […]
We are children With clean big slates And long white chalks We will write, write and write Until we get life right We will see it all And will heed when there’s a call We will rise when we fall. We have play in store As we will have work in store An important […]
Charley Pee Come and pee Don’t you pee On your hot pants Cos your mum Will never find it fun Do the right thing And be free Don’t cry out Don’t you pout Just sit here And learn to grow Cos your blessings Will fall in that way Good, good children Love to learn […]
You ask me if I’m shy
For me to mention this, I’m shy
For me to see this, I cry
And for this to happen I ask why?
When the wind blows It is alright I’ll shield its blows And hope for sunlight When the sun shows It is alright I’ll enjoy its mild flows And hide from its fright When the rain falls It is alright I’ll only walk tall Until I reach a shaded light When it is […]
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