“Pa, panananana, panananana Panananana, panananana, pananananaaaaaaa” Softly, Play me that piano softly Putting passion in your fingers And softly Play me to sleep “Pa, panananana, panananana Panananana, panananana, pananananaaaaaaa” Doves hover to listen Nature keeps silent to listen The angels gather to listen And witness So softly, Play me the piano softly, Just play me […]
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Laws learn to lie Lie so low to live in loss Loss when left loose will lessen lives Lives needed to lead the led Laws limp when they see love Laws leap when they see the Lord Laws lie low when they see truth Laws, laws, laws, laws, laws Laws made by men who are […]
I So the old man saw The umbilical cord of the great being severed, Saw his first wobbly step Heard his first ridiculous word Saw his first fall And saw him learn his first lesson And so? II There are path-makers There are path-finders Whoever thought Jesus Christ Will be more important than John the […]
I The poor cries wolf And sees no wealth in health The rich sleeps not And hopes for peace like the poor II Two eyes Walking legs Working hands Ungrateful mouth III Every blessing deserves a praise Who helps an ingrate Who sees not the little things And nags as the wounded dog with flies […]
I Clip not my wings When I fly I sing Even if you can’t hear You’ll see me there II Break not my wings You know not what I can bring Just throw me high And help me fly III Ingrates abound But I blow grateful sounds Just give me a nudge And keep watch […]
I A lie needs a lie To help it go by Clean that hot lie And help it die down II A lie needs many lies To make it smile as it flies Uproot its deep roots To save it the many hoots III A lie ignites with lies To ruin many skies Quench the […]
I Frowning fits not the sky It makes the world so dry Please let there be a smiling sky So my time can go happily by II Darkness makes all things sly It makes all things go awry Let me take rest as it draws nigh So my wake  will be free of sigh III […]
I We all know but refuse to acknowledge It hides, calm like a lioness about to hunt, Giving its prey silence to encourage It to draw near for a catch so easily blunt When its growth goes far beyond its storage Its dreadful fumes will […]
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 […]
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 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 Singles Mingles Tickles Wrinkles When singles mingle they do shine Then tickles and wrinkles and whine II Footage Knowledge Cottage Village They get no footage nor knowledge And end up in village cottage Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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A SUN DAY
It’s Sunday Let the sun run my day I need  no proud cloud Which will call meddlesome thunder Which goes nowhere without its lightning wife To shake my world and make me a coward Though I fear the extreme heat of the sun I prefer that to drowning in cloud’s rain rage Let me get […]
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I WANT A SITTYDAY
Here we are In the day which sat Why can’t it sit to fit? Is the past its bait? What is its secret that it sits in the past? I asked and all it says is “ur” Annoying how day relieves it Cutting short my questions I want to sit now Why must I work, […]
In Cupid’s heat The drums of hearts beat As fluttering takes a seat And daydreams are filmed neat II In Cupid’s time Heartbeats chime And rhythms rhyme As equal voices mime III We were there There where there was care Care which was rare Rare until it turned to dare IV Now it is a […]
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SHADOWS
Shadows Merge in shadows unmatched Shadows which swallow shadows How can they be seen?  Lights Merge in lights unmatched Lights which swallow lights How can they be seen?  Agree And let our shadows give their marks Standing visibly in togetherness So we can each be seen  Agree And let our lights battle […]
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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MEDDLESOME HAIR
I wish none had hair Then all could share the rubrics of the fair Heads; Round Pointed Oblong Will battle And mamas will battle To showcase their handiworks From birth till cartilages turn bones Then beauty will be real art And long silkies, Beautiful bushes Short and long Whatever colour Will have no voice in […]
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REST IN SERVICE
Machines That’s what we are We work And work Some servicing with affluence Others with water Others with sand But like those with water and sand The affluent servers break down Maybe without mouths That’s their way of saying They need rest And a rest never hurts 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 […]
Think of me Me who sleeps Sleeps in filth Filth which reeks pain Pain which kills Kills innocent souls Souls which help Help in shaping this world World of chaos Chaos which makes way Way for more suffering Suffering of sadness Sadness which kills Kills the soul Soul which leads Leads to the spirit Spirit […]
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 […]
I I live to sin A not so proud of trademark As much as possible, please prompt me Lightning my path for me to  clearly see II There are the needs And there are the wants Please help my needs And be graceful with my wants III There are the lovers There are the loathers […]
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THE STARS GLOW
They charm us to sleep, With cheers and happiness, The crooked lines of disappointments Have been straightened to glow, A rise A fall A rise Another rise And a conquering Three is to one Here the Black Stars glow Charming us into the night Into happiness Pride And sound sleep Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014 […]
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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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 We exist And resist To desist Fighting death II We cry And try To lie To live III But a voice Who has choice Shuts our noise Into quietude IV So know You’ll blow In this show Of life, so truly love Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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 Hold Don’t fold Don’t fold Those arms II Heat I want your heat Your heartbeat On your chest III Yearn Just yearn And learn For me IV Give I’ll give This me To you Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Quinton quickly quaffs his quaff Hitting his head in hurried hurt Mother mummers Father frowns Sisters sit in sadness II Why would he worry their world Drinking drunk to destruction? Like a leech who lives to last in his last Quinton quickly quaffs his quaff III Bleeding  and bursting beneath the burn Quinton quickly quaffs […]
I need a ladder On cloud’s palace To see the weather And count the malice I need some goggles In the air To judge our struggles And make it fair No need for one to suffer Not fair for one to enjoy If we all suffer fair We will work like a […]
I Once a boy from Africa saw A white boy from America He asked “hey boy why are you coy?” The white boy said “I’m from America” II He couldn’t play because of heat And felt so bad because of food He ate leaves and […]
I was born a pear And was cut in two Now that I need my pair, My pair is missing, and I want to sue II Where is my pear? My pair of pear! I need my pair I’m not ready to share III I need that pair To help protect my seed Now it’s […]
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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PAIN OF SHAME (FLORRETE)
I You can say she had no night sleep Her hungry stomach all night weep So she rushes to get the train Watches not, runs, and falls in a ditch clearly deep II She thinks of the job appointment Sees herself in disappointment Who is her guardian angel now? His or her job is a […]
The bright shinning stars Playing sweet songs on your sky Tell tales of undying love My heart will travel To your chest to merge as one And travel to the unknown Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I How I love my soobolo Sitting chilled sweetly This fresh drink from Africa Cools the heart nicely II Leaves generous with colour When it meets waters Sugar and ginger powder ‘Wisa’, its perfecters! Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I The chicks scurry off Trying to hide from the hawks Their wings cannot fly Their weak chirping are not heard They see the shade of hawk frames II Their mothers weep loud To their fathers who sigh loud They try to set traps The specific trap breaks fight Whose must be the potent one? […]
Snakes Beautiful, smooth zigzagging, hissing, slithering Friendly, watchful, smart, fearful chatting, hurting, poisoning Swift, elegant Serpents Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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THINK RIGHT (NAANI)
Negative thoughts If not fought Become rocks Which block successes’ docks Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
In this sanctuary I wish to last a century Blowing hot goodness In this sanctuary I wish we form a country To share right kindness In this sanctuary I’m looking for luxury In love’s sanctity Help me breath this out To let all hearts heal […]
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 […]
(Today is a day set aside to educate people on the need to treat mental patients with love and care, so I understand, this is my bit of contribution.) Electrical circuits touch in rooms Electrifying in high pain Until pain gives way to thoughts unburdened In […]
For a hole to hide its finger When nobody is watching It shuns its precious little wingers And goes hunting in a sunny scorching It knows it is in danger But thinks of the warm little hole It dreams of the finger in a manger And desires […]
Who preaches to the preacher When he needs preaching? Who motivates the motivator When he needs motivation Who tends to the only doctor When he is chronically ill? Who will hold the hands Of the holder? I stretch my hands As I close my eyes Picturing God And asking who gods […]
Wriggle, tickle and giggle You are probably just a fickle Who will your object tickle Until it gets you sickle’ Wriggle, tickle and giggle You can be a diddle You’ll get the tag of a money fiddle And will control them to at your steps jiggle […]
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CHILDISH DREAMS
One day I’ll climb the stage And be on the front page I’ll talk like the best sage And break free from this cage This cage of a lost sage Whose work is no advantage Cries and flies in this cage Which has no definite stage […]
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LITTER IS BITTER
Litter is bitter When it catches You in a sitter Litter is bitter When food turns bile In the fitter Litter is bitter You sitter Don’t litter A bag here Rubbish there A can here Some leaves here Then we turn litter Which […]
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