There was a rock that knocked my senses To see hurled life stones Amidst wincing and weeping As materials for building in this storm II You were the ink that gathered my alphabets Even when my pages got wet With rains of my tears To gather for me a crowd of cheers III You are […]
At all times, in all places God is aboard my ship Through all challenges, in all pain A rock oversees my dock A storm can overthrow my form A rain can drain all my strength to strain Many a mile can feed me bile much like River Nile But at the bend to the end […]
Any comfortable visitor Who fails to thank the landlord Is worse than the worst of sneaking snakes “Otwereduampong! Ananafo mu Nana! Kokromoti a yensan wo ho mbɔ pɔ” I serve my thanksgiving in the plate of my being II You built these bones as builders use stones You laid these veins as plumbers lay […]
That path He made Has saved the day He used a spade But is still a way All thought it fade But it still did stay A thorn here and there But that is fair II That path neglected Did work to save Its line reflected And led to a safe cave Like the stone […]
We wallow Wallow in dirt like pigs Jumping, laughing, pleasuring Falling, crying, cursing Then we see His hands extended Calling like the good father He is For our attention to rise By the aid of His weight He cleanses Gives us His trust Will us to go onto our grounds to play Only to see […]
I hear the winds singing Drumming delighted leaves I hear the cockerels’ sounds Praising the master and waking all generations While caging others The “kramokok⊃” is crowing Calling on all to come and pray Now, what do I say? You are the mighty one You see, hear, feel and judge You are the merciful father […]
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