Once upon a time, aboa NtatiaMinistered its faith to mmoatiaAnd asked him to believe in the god of WaterAs it can wash all creation off the surface of the earthMmoatia told Ntatia to change its belief and believe in the god of WindAs it can blow all living things to their deathGyata who was listening […]
“Prempeh My pastor says paganism is prison of soul Its profit is pain Its purpose is pitiable And its pleasure is a plague So you must convert or lose me” Mercy Opoku says without lifting her eyes to meet his II Conflicted, Prempeh prepares to meet her pastor on a rainy day He sits in […]
As I sit under this shade In a pit dug by this spade Needing a chit to be a shade Will my bit in this here be made? II Let’s say I quit thinking it charade And I fit into fate’s forbade Will a hit bite in a decade And tit a tat for my […]
You have been like a shadow Haunting in my follow Daunting in my sorrowful hollow Uncaring even in my Jonah-like-swallow Call me shallow But I still can’t you follow II I can’t tell whether you’re farther or a father I can’t tell whether you’re a monster or a mother I don’t know what you feed, […]
I have been following your mythical silhouette to find its owner Living like a leaf carried by air in the sky of uncertainty Anger mixes frustration and disdain As something seems like anything All in the can of nothing But then again Nothing is the mother of all things Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © Jan. 10, […]
When I am prompted by tired limbs And my heart succumbs to pain’s whims Like a lost puppy my fate slims As fear in my doubtful seas swims Oh how the happy world of mine dims But I am always lifted by your beautiful hymns II I know I have a king above all kings […]
When the sun suddenly quivers And the sky frightens with shivers When thunder sounds an intrusion All sky beings in hopelessness shake Calling for vain help as they break Bowing to fear in confusion We, like brooms, must come together Nudging faith a pleading further We might laugh loud after we wake Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia […]
I The bald lonely tree Gets no sympathy from birds Even when it is in pain II Birds chirp in dancing Flying here and hopping there No weather bother III The tree sits under Be it hotness or coldness No deliverance IV Who sees its hot tears? Who knows its coldness and fears? Who can […]
Are storms raging and cursing your life Browbeating you to hide in fear? Breathe the breath and have good thoughts The sun is coming to clear the sky. Are mouths convening to plan your coup? Looking on with no clue as to what to do? Breathe good breath and have good thoughts Hope is […]
I will stand I will stand like a peacock In times of trials I will stand I will stand tall like a peacock In times of hurt I will stand I will stand like a peacock In times of shame I will stand i will stand like a peacock […]
Tired limbs As life’s mountains climb Roaring voices Penetrating through the dark hollows of the brains with diverse choices How does one choose the right And make life bright? And why does faith sits in the unseen hole Shivering not to be whole For my touch when need be? Is faith a she or a […]
Sometimes, many bad things happen to us and we ask God why. If we happen to sit down and analyse the problem without sympathizing with ourselves, we will see the blessing no matter how faint it may seem. Fear is something no one wishes to encounter, but ask me what I think about it and […]
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