He’ll come today With his magic rod And his all white robe To take you to shop For life Peace Love Happiness And all that is fair All you need to do, I’m told, Is to throw out the filth Of worry Of pain and shame And look forward to glory In your sleep None […]
Those tears from veins Zaps the life out of the womb Squeeze the blood from the heart Shrink the womb and make it squeak Those are tears from a Mother for her infant II Those tears without brakes Break the brakes and kill hope straight, Cover the sky to block its light Like doom, rain […]
Originally posted on Nana A Damoah:
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Bread broken unequal brings baits Beckoning hatred, brewing feuds Beasts in brains when awoken roar Burning blind poor innocent beings Before bears break and beasts do bounce Break breads equally to straighten Bended breaks and let the peace be Brothers and sisters share great bonds […]
River Lies serene On its right mat Free of thoughts II Wind Hovers frantically For nothing Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
I Sky soars in angry weather Rain pour ‘gry to shudder II Let the earth lie in wait To wet and shy not late Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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 […]
Dark              tend           and           me        in     curtained          to […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Beautiful!
Originally posted on Poesy plus Polemics:
Dutch Book of Hours Excerpt Illustration from library.rit.edu yesterdays piled so high birds can’t reach them and why should they try such poor nesting on withered gray clay earthen tablets dull cracks limn dull words marred depressions bear negative images pressed from illuminant erudite language of life written long…
Caring crest on crescent curse Check and cure at no cost Climb cries causing copied crochets Celestials curse the whole caboodle If I could cure playing a cello I would play and play If I could cure staging a cabaret I would stage it like a sage Dear crescent curse Living as human crosses Please cure […]
I “Cars are nothing Money is nothing Living is nothing Let love flow” Braggarts bragging below beings’ bend II “I’ll give you stars Do you want the moon? Maybe you need the sun I could charm darkness for you” Braggarts bragging below beings’ bend III Braggarts are brats Who live in fake dreams They love […]
Originally posted on kofilarbi:
When I took this picture it was on the eve of the national political elections to elect a leader of government and his able lawmakers parliamentarians. They were supposed to make policies for this country in various regards. I captioned the photo vote wisely to get her a library to study…
Thank you Mr. Ojanpera. This piece relieved so much emotions, And I am glad it worked out right.
The sickness, her life craves The preacher promises a god which saves So her mother leaves her in his care At night he gets his share He, like the preacher he claims, For her beads, to pray, aims, Gets possessed and damages her more Gaining more pleasure and leaving her sore His nightly prayers continue […]
Four days more(November 13) Â to get the download on smashword for $4.99. Here is the link:Â http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/474341. My dream is to empower girls to greater height, help me reach more by every purchase. Blessings.
The heat is on So the cold which won Is entirely gone Now sweats brew On the loving ice Which was so nice When it lied in the arms of cold What can be done? Get a cooler Or risk evaporation And be left like a shell Completely empty Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
Thank you all for the support you’ve given me so far. For every like, view and comment has contributed to this publication. On November 13, it will be ready on smashword to be bought for four dollars ninety nine cents ($4.99). Please support me in this venture I am undertaking to help as many girls […]
Originally posted on Nana A Damoah:
Apagya Project completed. Roofed, foundation repaired, floors of classrooms redone and entire building (both internal and external) painted. We will hand it over officially on Saturday 8 November. Bless you for all the support. NAD (on behalf of Planning Team)
Originally posted on gracelarbi:
There is a saying that ‘if a fish will begin to rot it starts from the head’ right? And what happens when a human being begins to rot? Oh did you think I was referring to a death body? ….Oh no!!! A living, walking, breathing, eating, drinking human! Well, she was…
Originally posted on Peace, Love and Patchouli:
Somewhere Out there in the past Fires burn Lighting the sky In a soft glow Of warmth Light filtered between The silence of the heart Of the ancestor that sits Unseen Yet felt In between worlds. The sage crumbles Turning black the smoke rising Cleansing Glow of ash…
Ink links give thinking links When ink sinks, thinking sinks at eyes’ brink Then the world will stink Because blue might be mistaken for pink And no ink will be there for thinkers to link For novices to know and know the stench of deceit Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
When the birds do wake And the bakers’ bake Travel for advertisement sake And the hoes touch rakes As the mud does un-cake In the countryside The cockerels take The bells of nature and blow for all; Kokrokoookoooooooooooo! It’s morning Be up and about wearing the right attitudes Amazing how the latter part Of its […]
Great harmony.
Bee-keepers mostly Attract the wrath of bees Flies do chase Who open sores keep Just as nectar attracts butterflies and birds So does mud in heat attract pigs If you have no money, Call no piper For scents call its intended And repel its enemies These happenings of old Will not change in zillion years […]
A stepping stone Is not a landing A stepping stone Is to aid a jumping So jump Complacency here Will cause a deadly fall Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014
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Well, from one who resides in the fire. Young emir writes on the worrying Boko Haram.
I That you led to the wrong path Has no bearing on a future Even if you led too deep II Joke all you want Over and over again Kangaroo hops but never tires as the one who watches Even this will pass III Implanting lessons Sure works wonders IV On these lessons Nothing fearsome […]
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 […]
Except for a few language scratches (I’m sure sincere errors) it came out so right. Thanks to Teresa Gwilliam. Check it out here: http://www.joomag.com/magazine/indie-scribe-magazine-november-2014/0631893001414428218
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A blessing working with Mr. Jonathan Ojanpera. Although my head is throbbing, I just have to reblog this before I go on my break. Thank you Lisa, thank you Mr. Ojanpera.
Originally posted on WritersDream9:
The Tao Thanks dollarphotoclub. Namaste The God in me sees the God in you Namaste You are of great importance and value Namaste What you feel matters to me truly Namaste What you say I listen to fully Namaste I really care about your life Namaste I wish for you times…
Take me there To the big bowl where dead, crashed and boiled millet river lie With dead roasted ground-nuts tied in heated rubbers as its trees And debris of dead squeezed sugar cane rest in smaller bowls Ready to be extinct in the waters of koko I, like the others, want to taste their sorry […]
I am so humbled that I was given a chance to be known outside poetry. Thank you very much Mrs. Lisa Ojanpera on her blog underground energy.
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 Her birth blood from the gutters scream For her to all the filth redeem Her blood can’t stand likes with her dream And can no longer stand their scream II She can’t be called rich as such In her wardrobe designer is much All her looks have a Midas touch And authenticity dwells in […]
Can you see? See what Ofori did Did you know he also stole? Stole meat and ate on a lid? II You might not also know Know that he urinated Urinated on the-wall The wall of the church highly rated II He also killed the-cat The-cat which saved his life once Once when he laid […]
I The air we breathe now Helps in life endow I ask how our breathes do fail When air runs around And plays life’s good sound Again how do our breathes fail? II Beings crave immortal Yet are like portal What’s the secret of living? Bodies in awe grow Blood in streams do flow Yet […]
Seas sell shores, Shores with sores Sauntering seas Sell static shores Stops by sides, seeping, Struggling with steeps Silly shores lie still In solemn solidarity As seas sing in satisfaction Sell me out And I’m sold I’m no shore I see you’re no sea […]
Originally posted on Nana A Damoah:
3 October 2014 Second stage of roofing (removal of old roofing sheets over 3 classrooms and re-roofing with sheets) done. So ALL 6 classrooms and Headmaster’s office have been roofed! Hurray! Concrete works on foundation in progress. We are purchasing 10 bags of cement this weekend to progress. Once…
Sing through the swing Develop an eagles wing And beat the problem king What will this trick bring? A mighty hopeful spring Which will provide you a cling And help your through all small a ring Gearing you to pull all your strings A trickling tree […]
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