I saw a juicy fruit On a very huge tree One said to have fruitful seeds Making “kwaa-brefre” stand at ease II Its smell, so potent Its colour so attractive A youthful and ripe look I stretch but can’t fetch Its tree holds it so high Why? III Thorns are hired to it protect Leaves […]
Flapping wings In anger slings Break down Even in centre town Let’s forget it all With beers and cheers II The naughty spider Hides as a hurtful rider Must we chase and chase and chase? Let’s forget it all With beers and cheers III Dogs fancy their backing Licking their lovings Scaring their foes Let’s […]
All in slumber By the crow of cocks Wake and line by your street Especially those with itchy ears Busy mouths And gossip eyes Abena Gyantra I will be seen passing II After working my pants into tatters Messing my hair into dreads And working my waist into a cripple That should add to your […]
Heed peace’s call And stand tall Or fall Look what just fell in your court The option ball So don’t be dull Gather all In the thinking hall And strengthen peace’s wall II From the days the cock crowed On the Ghana throne To these times of the umbrella We have kept it strong No […]
Tongue When you taste the sweet Savour the taste And dance to its beat Like a queen who has conquered in war II Tongue When you taste the sweet With bitter pinches Hold your reins Like a great warrior at war And follow the trot-rhythms Of your cherished horse III Tongue When you taste the […]
Life is no race So go at your own pace What do you chase What you in time face All you have to embrace Is with none laced So move by grace At your own pace Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2016
Clicks with flicks On lawn at dawn Born anger seems torn Like a cool dress turned rag II The waving-swooning-moon The sympathetic gazes of the tickly-giggly-stars The tired-dozing night birds Who are fighting sleep to catch this climax Make me wish for wings III Like a cozy teddy bear I have hugged you a million […]
Ex gratia has met its militia Its gun is lowered in front of Mahama Although few mouths are opened in awe The master, for once, aims to be fair Will we see a parliamentary demonstration? Ha ha ha haaaa, ho ho No one is penalized for wearing “kuntunkuni” to a funeral ground But wearing white to […]
Like different worlds put together The head can battle the heart The stomach can battle abdomen Legs can battle thighs Ears can battle ears Nose can battle mouth Human is war Human is war assembled So when the heart says no to waking up, Let the head, like the king, rule Even on a food […]
I Trees on rocks I know you fear no sand pest And you are famous Because you are unique But don’t be complacent II Trees on rocks Don’t act immortal Remember there are strong winds Which can break you in twos If it can’t uproot you III Trees on rocks Complacency is burst bile in […]
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 […]
Hopeful ears help fearful eyes To pick on lies And strip truth naked To dress the lies To present them to mind Banishing glaring truth Into the evil forest of future regrets Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
When they turn goats They don’t see their own productions When they turn goats They hit all notes, no matter how high  II When they turn goats They sniff like no other And pounce before looking At the strong or defeated target  III When they turn goats They  swim in tricks Noticing they […]
We Working like horses Can rise like mountains To look down on the flowing rivers Of poverty II We Together like bees Can be highly equipped To battle alien soldiers Of corruption III When wires of confusion Develop fingers of wickedness As fingers of indifference sit on Other walls in folding We, can break free […]
When the fool Who is a tool Loses her cool The wise turns bull II When the stool Which is so cool Loses its strength Sitters know their length III Life of hardships Open wide eyes on the ship Even light whips Show in years without skip Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2015
Love has many definitions. It has been described by many as beautiful, surreal, while others think ill of it. If love were a human being, many are those who would have fought because of him or her. Whereas some would have wanted to keep it, others would have wanted to maim or lynch it. It […]
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