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 […]
Category: LIFE
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Gravels Roots Sand Stones Roots Worms Water Makes the earth One out And there’s chaos So are the lives we live Let all heads and hearts be one For our living perfection Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Loving the warmth Hating its burns Loving the cold Hating its freeze Loving the air Hating fierce winds Loving the sea Hating tsunamis Loving the land Fearing earthquakes Loving to live Hating to die We always, always want more Way more than there really is So satisfaction exists only in name Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) […]
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LAND OF MY DREAMS
I’m in bed But not in bed I’m in the bed of thoughts Lying on the blanket of fear And wrapped with the cloth of future loss All working with darkness of nightmares To throw me into a bottomless pit of failure II Why do I walk in sleep? Why do I run in sleep? […]
Simmering stew stands smiling Sending sweet scents Scents sent as swords to silence stomachs Stomachs scattered by scanty scoops of cereals Scudding surreptitiously in outstanding signals Sealing sadness like sexy serpents to unsuspecting stomachs Stomachs seriously searching for strength to save Searching seriously for a savior who comes with scents Silly scoundrel! You simmering […]
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PET TURNED HAUNTER
His pet Turned into his haunter Haunting him at his vulnerable best Turning his laughter into fright His pet Who was a cat Turned into a lioness And showed its hunger to him Now he yearns not for it He yearns for it to die And it yearns to make a meal out […]
If seas, like blanket, fold And trees are tied in a bundle And plants hold hands in shrubbing Where will humans be? If the land, like cloth folds And the sky shatters into pieces And darkness assumes its original position Where will humans be? Bubbles, that’s what we are Beings are bubbles bubbling […]
Life An endless baton Of no marked winners Love Undecipherable Holds hearts like its toys Death Ghostly thief uncaught Master of its art We Live and love and die The baton forever continues Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia
In perfect’s perfection Lies hidden flawless flaws In the safest safety Lies the hidden danger In the loudest laughter Lies the saddest sorrow In the deep widest sea Lie loud crying rivers They cover them well Making sure they’re tight And will never fall Only the knowing survives This cold […]
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SOUND JUDGEMENT
Destroyers destroy Criers cry Thinkers think Fools fool Gluttons eat Gossips gossip Nothing so strange about this Your judgement Will see you to your destination Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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BONSU EEEEEEEE
Bonsu eeeeeeee Please bring the huge drum Akosua wants to drown herself in tears Because her pig has left her to marry some dirt I need her tears to fill the drum So I can help her bathe when she heeds to the call of fatigue There are so many neat animals Animals aiming to […]
I That spine Is not a swine Treat it fine And it’ll do you fine II Sitting and bending Lying, twisting and not exercising Being in one sitting Feeling it hurting without caring III Just know one thing It does no flings Once it is hurt beyond repairs Its breakage is your breakage, yes, you have […]
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BREAK NO SORRY BREAKERS (HAIKU)
I The same safe canoe Which gently took you to sea Can also drown you II The pot caretaker Can also be pot breaker A famous saying III So what? She broke pots Know she gave the tendering hand And realize that much IV We are fallible She may be greatly at fault But you […]
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BE IN TIME
Hear the world’s bell chime And the world’s air rhyme See many a crime With payment of no dime See the world as lime And do goodness mime Now know your prime Then you can use your time In time Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I We crave for confusion Why do I say so? The white craves blackness The black craves whiteness And so we complain to the air See the white talking in creole Or is it in blackness? And see many claiming superiority Probably because of lack of self confidence of their existence Now see the blacks […]
Crashers of nuts Who crash not their seeds Water pourers Who break not the pots Hear this sound From a clever mind If you crash the nuts Do crash their seeds If you pour the water Do crash the pots Leaving these tells of tales Of your dumbness of dumbness If you can’t crash their […]
Bang! Bang! Chang! Chang! Kunklong! Kunklong! Splash! Splash! Swish What is there? Water hold drums Food hold bowls Ground sits on the sofa While the table sits crossed legged on the television What is going on? “Things fall apart The centre cannot hold” A look through the windows Humans have developed wings and are flying […]
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WHEN THE NEEDED FAIL
I When words fail the poet And drummers’ hands are severed When songstresses’ voice fail And the teachers lose their memories Problems walk on countless feet II When hunters lose their swiftness and tools And cooks lose their hands and taste-buds And masters become servants And soldiers lose their strength Problems walk on countless feet […]
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STANDING ON THE FEET OF FLOATING
Sinking deep in the stormy sea Alone in the vast, no stick to see I clutch at my fist To gain a seat I see my legs on floating feet Left, right, up and down My eyes can see Only the waters of the sea Yelling of pain Noise of chaos Frightening roars As war […]
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DON’T MESS WITH FOCUS
Dreadful dreams Stir horror’s nest Real they seem Unreal they seem The pot of thoughts Is stirred by fear The heat of reality Boils and cooks Thoughts wander far from legs Danger dens are far from seen Now dreadful dreams do nothing Dreadful thoughts kill the soul Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 (MY THOUGHTS: Thoughts […]
I I am a wall gecko A harmless wall gecko Whose life is seen Even on screens II I am no chameleon I can’t be a chameleon Whose body mirrors Its foes and friends III With wriggles to hide Have pity on me I don’t aim to hurt Or kill a being IV I’m in […]
I Do not be so scared Come closer, closer to this flower Look keenly, very keenly and touch the safest part And I’ll adorn you with forever happiness II I do have thorns I do have scary, frightening looking thorns Thorns which sit on my skin to protect And not to harm, so keenly look […]
I The child in me Peeps to see The adult I am And helps me see What I’m missing II I’d like to play around And make all the healthy sounds I’d like to throw tantrums And sit on the filthy ground… Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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TORN AND BRUISED
She sat on her heart Like an oldly used torn mat And tried to be pretty II Hurt like angry waves Broke out of her heart’s locked gate Flooding her sad world III The sweet birds watching Her beauty, flew far away Watching and curious IV Why would she lie thus? Pretending to have new […]
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SCROLL TO THE END
I * * * * * Am crawling * * * * Walking * * * * Crying * * Playing * * * Running * * Jumping Growing * Falling and rising * * Rising and falling * I’m not perturbed I know it will pass Because this is life Mum C
I I had a dream A dream with God as Chair Humans screamed their disgust Plants and trees screamed their pain Animals screamed life’s unfairness The earth kept mute II Every stakeholder Looked in earth’s direction And so earth had no choice but to give a speech “I suffer, I give and I take And […]
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AN UNFAIR LIFE (TANKA)
I The rain took its time And came to run the sun out Now the sun so waits To run its rival, rain, out But rain’s storms give nasty shouts II Rain has many guards Who always seek to defend Poor sun without guard He peeks, scared, rushes to hide Waiting until bad rain leaves […]
I am pepper A red hot pepper I can nausea repair And can food prepare II I am not dumb So do not into me bump Make me no water To wash your dirty fingers III If I’m treated with respect I’ll never you suspect And my fire will be hidden From your harm and […]
I The average bird bemoans its small size Envying the ducks and chickens The duck quacks in anger: II “Shut up and enjoy your physique You’re able to dodge most danger And you can see the world in hanging What of us whose flying dangle? And are easily caught in silvers?” III The chicken nods […]
Light is opening its heavy gate Body guard darkness and its late dawn Open slowly as jealous dawn cries Ready light sits in its highest throne Waiting to its subjects lead As they move about and seek to feed It leads kindly its precious […]
I Give Receive Be relieved And believe In its healing A smile II Please Release Or appease All you’ve displease Break all bad decrees Lose the hurt III Love Sweet love Pure love Great love Immense love Cost nothing Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I God must really be bored And must be carrying a sword A sword whose pain we can’t afford The feared haunting ebola sword! II God must really be bored Having many weapons to hoard He brought AIDS in His own accord And now brings an ebola sword III God must really be bored Why […]
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THE POOR LAMB (SONNET)
The lamb follows its master with respect Knowing not its fate, but obeying right The rope on its neck, pulls tightly, no suspect Until it sees the abattoir’s faint light It watches as the butcher sharpens knives Watches as the-hungry-for-meat-child sweeps And watches as celebrants give hi-fives Still it, like a good servant, keeps its […]
Closed Petals Open hands To embrace the Sun II Dawn Shifts for Sun’s brightness And jealously Weeps III Fear makes the Cricket hide In the dark to Cry IV All Living Have their goals For their steps, mine; Peace Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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STRIVING (ETHEREE)
Striving from the stone quarry, amidst heat Amidst hunger, kneeling at pain’s feet And thinking of poor younger ones I run marathons, sold my soul Kissed dirty feet and dined With pigs who like the Wicked, snorted Retorted Kicked me Hard II I still struggle so much to wriggle free But it seems Satan needs […]
The beautiful crab Had tons of friends And shirked rehab Which was the advice from all ends II Her head’s beauty surpassed all All living things left their hearts for her She was the goddess who made all fall Until she took in drinks to her body unfair III She, trusting her friends, slept In […]
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AMOASTAS (JUST ME)
I Beaming billows Writhing willows Crying crevices Shedding services II Sinful streams Selling screams Freeing foes Littering lows III I walk And I talk I shock And I rock IV I swing And I sing Hate me I’m still me Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
LIFE Sublime Contorted II Wires of recklessness Tangling and tearing breaths I fret at its thoughts always III Help me through in laughter not pain Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Bubbly blooming and winding winds Catching caressing in mean massages Causing cravings, love and life Standing sitting no patience nor peace Storms stand in dense dungeons Waving win flash in flowing flaws Reigning regrets, wishes don’t win. Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 (This poem is for those who intend to kill themselves, it is […]
I I need a light to help me shine Without a whine And gift me right When I’m in sight II I need a knife to carve and mould And clear and hold To make me bold And not me sold III I need that smile to bright my day And help me say I […]
Snakes Beautiful, smooth zigzagging, hissing, slithering Friendly, watchful, smart, fearful chatting, hurting, poisoning Swift, elegant Serpents Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Oh ye bats Hold on to thy bats Hitting the air To trouble stir Please bats Put down your bats Your meat is sweet But now hides deceit We have no thought Of you being caught Your delicacy is in the […]
Laughter as infectious as ebola, must stand and be made to rule our poor land today Because teeth of decay plague the mouth of the earth sending loud painful sounds all over the land Laughter which stands supreme and can bring tongue, teeth and […]
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