Boadu thought hard about his actions and inactions contributing to the tension in the palace. He started drinking heavily but could not vent on Nyamekye no matter how much he gulped down. It was as though even his reflexes were well aware of her stature now. In his stupor, he thought he had dreamt of […]
Rains made sure to visit at least twice in a week. The weather was fair, with the sun having a great understanding with rains, causing the air to be what the people of Apemso loved. In a world where war and conquering gave more power than anything else; the conquered bringing food stuffs to the […]
Apemso laid like the regal kingdom it was, beautiful to outsiders, haunting to weak kingdoms, served by kingdoms it had conquered. Many village folks outside Apemso thronged to the capital city in search of greener pastures, leaving their hometowns to the aged, few drunkards and children. It was only during festivals that travellers went back […]
“I now know this for a fact: A lady with a sword is worse than anything to fear on earth. Imagine a man hungry but afraid to visit the tree with the best fruits because the tree happens to be heavily guarded. Ama you are a dangerous woman” Kumnipa whispered afraid someone would hear. He […]
New leaf had been planted in the Apemso Kingship. Foes of the King were fast gathering and looking for ways to oust him out. Their sole line of changing minds of elders was “Do you want another man to take over our land?” For over a decade, they had always operated in secrecy, planning on […]
Wherever plam nut falls, is considered its rotting place. Kumnipa was careful in the Apemso Palace. Everyone accorded him respect but he still felt like a stranger. Anytime he saw Boadu, a lump of hatred choked his neck veins. What was more annoying was the fact that he was everywhere the princess was. He tried […]
Apemso palace sat in all its royalty. It was the only wooden structure in the whole Akan Kingdom. Made up of a cluster of storey buildings constructed by some foreigners Ohene Asaa’s father brought getting to the end of his ruling, Apemso Ahenfie was the heaven on the Akan earth. It had sixteen rooms to […]
The palace of Gyae Saa was the biggest mansion in the whole empire. With its vast compound, thick mud fence wall and over twenty bedrooms of magnified clay storey building, three open huts, it stood out from whichever part of the empire one stood. In the night, the thatch torches made it even more beautiful. […]
Many factors contributed to winning the battle of warriors where a princess’ hand was concerned. Favour from the gods, favour of the royal family, skills in wrestling, favour of the weather (some fought better in harsh conditions) and emotions involved. All the Men among the MEN fell one way or the other with bruises and […]
Tickles followed giggles, smiles followed even the dumbest of jokes. Beautiful flowers were murdered through forceful plucking to be gifted for swoons. Edible ripe fruits fed Nyamekye and Boadu until the sky begun to frown, telling them there was a house and people they needed to go back to. Ama was worried and had combed […]
Hands seized both girls and swung them on a rope across trees. Ama wanted to fight it off but a sixth sense asked her to wait for an outcome. Three minutes later, they were on a vast grassland with a visible settlement. Ama held Nyamekye, lowered her into the sharp grasses and with a sliding […]
Ohene Asaa begged his daughter to at least take one guard with her and settled on the guard being female and not showing in any way that she was a guard. Ama Adjeibea Okore was the perfect female guard for the mission and Ohene Asaa made sure he put her under more training for a […]
“You will have a baby. A baby who will wash your sorrows and polish the pride of the queen and the ego of the king. The only clause for bliss, is to be sure to grant all the wishes of the child no matter how difficult. The day you fail to grant a wish is […]
There is a reason beauty was given to most flowers Along with their fragile nature and protective thorns There is a reason they are nectared to feed many beaks and winged livers Amidst the storms, rains and suns And through their bruises, beheading and rots I wish the creator spells it out II There sure […]
“Case number 566/7 The state vrs Akosua Twumasi.” The clerk called out. Many people started hurling abuses at her until the clerk shouted “Order in Court!” as the gavel of the judge pounded loudly on his desk. I just looked at the weak and feeble woman in handcuffs who was being pushed into the witness […]
Necky looked at King Gyaas, puzzled. He could not understand how he thought and could not say no to his request. It is particularly because I am a father that giving you my young proves to be difficult. How on earth do I gift you my child just to save yours? There is a […]
King Gyaas commanded his soldiers to fire at Watcher. The soldiers obeyed with passion, scattering Watcher like dried leaf grinded into dust. Ntat shivered and barely managed to cage her cry of disgust and disappointment. We must live in harmony indeed! She thought. We are all together as one indeed! Her thoughts made her weep […]
We will be streaming the book launch tomorrow live on YouTube. Please bookmark the link Not just a book launch…it’s a family gathering. and https://t.co/9WQawOH Nana Awere Damoah’s Sebitically Speaking to me, is an ice breaker if ice is sluggishness and breaking is salvation. The book takes us into a journey of advice through satires […]
I know mouths of my land are like machine guns Digging bullets of the past Putting them in golden throat guns Soiling voices meant for firing monsters And firing through Gunning for hardworkers And yelling into international microphones Their unfortunate past Seeking sucking sympathies While real works stare our faces Like infants needing their parents’ […]
Boring lecture drags Like a pained hungry cripple Singing lullabies For eyes weary and so wild Using snores as instruments II Industrious students Work in listening pretence Careful in quietude Ignoramuses text, play Some necks risking breakages III Why boring beings teach Beats my imagination Trashes learning zeal. Blankets of gagging, come here! Gag this […]
Like a pillar of freedom Wings are let down As she climbs onto wings of a dominant For care to bite into ecstasy As the cake of pleasure melt into her body Burning fatigue Shapening her soul And completing her spirit II By giving out all power Freedom of responsibility flees, she thinks Bearing chariots […]
Fire and ice Sun and rain Bubbly meets gentility And we are midway II We have a life for fire A life for ice A life for the sun And a life for the rain Combined, we live in fairness IV Too much is poison Too little is none Enough is godly You and I […]
God’s hands fold Fighting with innocent lives Knowing they have a hold Blackmailing into cancellation of their oath in the archives They show their wolfish side And care not about their sheepy presentation Lives they swore to protect to maturity Now rush through the colander of death But their hands are still folded II They […]
In a home prepared so well It takes no seer to tell There’ll not be a sound of bell To alarm chaotic cell There’ll be no mouth to sell News of how anyone fell And no voice will ever yell To create scenes of gossip gel CHORUS So clear the bushes And cut the hushes […]
Education Sensible, powerful Intimidating, irritating, enlightening Knowledge, openness, critical, analytical Socialising, questioning, answering Timeless, honour Learning Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Thank you Yoshiko for nominating me for this challenge.
Players play like porters use clay Forming, watering, playing and wasting Eventually messing up everywhere Like kids in dangerous games Sometimes harming themselves Sometimes shaming themselves Most times incurring the wrath of their carers All in their initiation of fun II Lovers are like roses They open wounds and show Admitting they will take all […]
Going in grand style? Smiling to make me wild? Please be patient And listen to what you’ll be missing II If you are my sky You successor will be my heaven Yes, my everlasting heaven Making him your boss Can you carry that cross? III If I give you pleasure I would certainly take him […]
Higher education is being sought for in Ghana and although I know that is commendable, I must say some institutions are losing focus where fees are concerned. Given that they are autonomous bodies, one would think that some institutions will look at their surroundings before billing students to encourage them to pursue their dreams but […]
With stolen thoughts I sleep with these two tiny legs Like a nice gift cramped into a package With giant sinful thoughts *** I lay here Naked in the eyes of Satan Satan who is a charlatan And never forgives *** He promises to give me a lonely thrashing With cool hot cold heat I […]
Our guest post is a fine gentleman, a hard worker and an award-winning author. He is a Reading Ambassador, a former host of radio show on Books and Reading. He is a believer of purchasing made in Ghana products and dresses to fit all occasions. He is a Ghanaian patriot and non-other than Sylvanus Bedzrah. […]
I am dazed I still feel amazed You turn me this crazed Why can’t your thoughts ever faze? II I am now an onion With many a companion Layers of layers, a group in Zion I think I fear nothing like a lion III Auntie Akosua said to be careful That filth in bottles like […]
Ha ha, hehehehe, hmmm “Akosua is a ‘kosua’ A ‘kosua’ which needs a holder A holder with veins feared by the earth But she fears palms” *** Really? *** Oh elders like shelvers! Elders with clippers! Elders with machete tongues! ‘Odomankoma Ahunu Abobirim’ is a generous God So generous as to make Akosua legs, hands, […]
Gone are the days When Ghanaian children feared ‘kakai’ Now only villagers, coastal children and children with naturalistic parents get to bath in natural waters What was a swimming pool then? An anachronistic thought II Now, ‘mpotompoto’ and ‘coco’ Are for the villagers and children with grand mothers Ei! With the lac lac lac in […]
Abotsi is crying lion In the free mount Zion When all heads Know lions don’t live in Zion Afua, so what do we do to help him? II If we do ignore He will make shyness snore And will feel love’s bore And can’t come to the fore But what do we do when […]
Stretching and stretching But neck is no ladder Failure branding eyes failures in halls Halls where hands are itchy to write But heads have nothing but shame of naught II Sweats are rains falling in pants Breaths cannot take the horror of pants Time is modelling so thoughts scream “please take of its heels” A […]
In this era When there is a war of gender Which seeks for us to surrender Who are those calling for cheap smiles to be rendered To climb societal ladders? II Who is acting like a chameleon? Changing spots in gender reflections And using ambitious temples as cheap brothels For gains? This is insane! […]
Laughter Stealing, sharing, chopping Stinking Frights, fights, flights Catching Blaming, catching, crying Politicking Praying, playing, freeing Like a tale All those bails God does see It will never go without a punishing fee So flee and defend the caught Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Standing erect In a personality which deflects Akwasi Tentene With a language “menpene” Poses and rages In a brain all Akosua Kumas deem unsage II He doesn’t know What causes the blow But when Akwasi rises, He knows no no Oh sickness is foul Oh difference is pain Oh perfection is vain Oh Akwasi Tentene, […]
Yay to the hay Nay to explain When ministers crawl Under Satan’s bench, Yay to the hay Nay to explain II When accountants bolt As accountings hide Yay to the hay Nay to explain We do the do But sit to be fooled III It’s yay to the hay Nay to explain Who made the […]
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 […]
African tales have tails of morals refrains of chorals and sometimes show hearts of abhorals II African tales hold wise mails, show hurting fails, clarify heavenly bails III African tales can cause wails, narrate heroic hails and their wounding nails IV African tales are now like its porridges; dilutings severe, erasing its sweetners making its […]
Men They are poles Poles with six and a half holes; Two in mid face Two; the windows of the head One close to the chinny end One on the rear And a little queer one with urea and bullets II Men Hoarding magnets on their eyes They see and their eyes call for touch […]
We are fire And your desire You make us tire Pushing us into situations dire Yet we are still the fire Which goodness require A few pushed may desire To burn some blues But we’re still the fire Which breeds warmth in this empire II Know we are the world Know, we build the world […]
Mama Ghana, Are you turning in your grave? Are we all doomed for the grave? Have we doom, on your grave, engraved? Don’t be bitter, we’re all not litter II Mama Ghana, Be a little content We hold onto our peace like fishermen and their paddles Although our ship is in the middle of the […]
Fall into my arms And let’s recite the Psalms The Psalms which draw And brings passionate beauty to the fore The Psalms which tickles And has a fragrance which sizzles When morning breezes wash their faces As the sun approaches watching its paces The gates of its arms will be opened Like red roses open […]
When legs lift the balls At all ambitious goals’ calls Nets cry, touched by balls II As a section falls Another does climb joy’s walls Worshipping the balls III Goal, goal, goal; the calls Where we will head are the malls We are the stand-talls IV All those with the galls Just because you took […]
And the Dr. said to calm They would never do her harm But on whose ticket was she there? School fees of needers? Feeders of hunger? And the pressure tend to be up She didn’t want to be there Dr. flips; “You can’t tell me what to do” Her anger, the patient’s anger Araba knew […]
Who gave it breath? To eat and live And act like the wolf Which eats beings without fangs? II Who gave it eyes To see all colours To judge and harm Souls of beings with no known knives? III Who wore it clothes To make it perfect To taunt all beings Who’re being flogged by […]
“I need to rap No one should tap I’m not on laps When impressed, just give some claps II I’m now a bird I’m not on a bed So why are your eyes red When I’m building my shed? III Let me live like an eagle And soar like an eagle No need to act […]
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