Every knot has its untying threadIn the same way, every puzzle has its announcing cluesWhich when followed…unveils its hidden answerThat is why Inspector Zuga failed his investigationAnd Inspector Akplah passed and was promoted IIDavec and Dekil lived in HohoeIn a big house which welcomed no guestsMany called it the No-Go-AreaAll their meetings and parties…were held […]
Once upon a timeTwo Bush fowls feasted on the farm of a wolfThey did so for yearsVanishing during ploughing and plantingAnd resurfacing during fruitionThe wolf laid many trapsBut none caught eitherFor they were so smart IIThese bush fowls deprived wolfOf many harvests of happinessAnd caused her many nights of tears…with dreamless sleepsNeed I mention the […]
I shot my mirror for showing a horror …in my corridor today Now I miss the beautiful side of me it reported …and carry the stains on me needing cleaning II I threw my machete deep into a river out of anger After it missed some shrubs and thorns …in a desert I’d found myself […]
I was going to buy kako When I heard him shout “PRAKO!” Held by four struggling policemen His strength surpasing the uniformed men Abena nkɔnkɔnsa I get tipsy on nsa and nkɔnkɔnsa So I stood rooted Hoping to see the matter’s roots uprooted And so I watched as he fumed pointing at a boy …who […]
There On the threshold of my fate Lie the perfect gait Calculated steps Fitted shoes And keys to answers to puzzles tricky And ready to block in lock I know And rush not For I am too special to run II None knew Agya Ananse In its fragile and slimy state Could be the star […]
At the mercy of the sentient being Whose breath was like mono gas With an elephantine emotion Which jumped like a servant at his command I croaked like a choked frog In his hidden gutters Gutters which obeyed their master In soundproofing, aiding and abetting the crime of pain II Daylight now flood the candle […]
“Kwadjo, nobody loves me. Why don’t they love me? This is my 17th relationship. And they all leave me before even asking me to the altar.” Shiela squeaked amidst the flowing tears. “Am I that ugly? Am I that stupid? Do I love foolishly? Are there things I do that make me unlikeable? Kwadjo please […]
Kisses in grave heat Tends to all high passions beat No good comfort here II Kisses in cold breeze Blend with passions and honour; Blessings if you like III Why fall to timing When best songs do the rhyming? Good times rightly bless IV I need to be there Under wings of timely time To […]
I Jealous threads Threading paths unbeknownst To a new visitor Needing some services? You need time Patience and endurance II A wrong cut of one May end the lives of three A wrong aggressive pull May sharpen a thread to cut Hurting the puller in great anger So you need time Patience, observation and endurance […]
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 […]
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