Like the sun which rises to fallLike the moon which shines to dimLike the water which solidifies to thawLike the winds which grow wild with fury to calmLike the waters with waves which recedeLike the ships which sail to dockLike the birds which fly to perchLike the clouds which form to rainLike engines which work […]
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THE VANITY OF POWER
Once upon a timeIn a jungle filled with crimeAgya Ananse decided to play a prank on othersBy promising and eventually seriously pledging to fly in feathers…in the coming year IIHe said so with no fearAnd taunted others who had no moneySaying he was boss because money was sweeter than honeyAnd had many birds killed for […]
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TO MAKE YOU FALL
Beautiful lips Red, like a rose kissed snow Beautiful nose Straight like the line of a perfect artist Cheeks so shaped In place, like that of a perfect carver Chin so devine Inviting, like the whispers of dawn Neck so long Straight and bearable, like that of an “akuaba” Eyes so intense Like Odomankoma’s seas […]
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EARTH DELICACIES
The hands which frets The eyes which call for want The head which battles the heart The tongue which yearns to taste The legs which move and complain of pain The ears which draw attention and hurt The nose which smells good and bad alike Other organs we always wish to satisfy Are all cooking […]
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FOR THE EARTH
Whatever you see Comes with a fee But the hand that pushes into the earth Takes no fee You can turn You can burn You can sit, spit and kill You are bound to be slaughtered like the hen So much for good living When a fall causes land seeping Let’s open our […]
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IT IS VANITY UPON VANITY
What do we want? What are we doing? Why are we aiding time When we need our souls to race time? It is vanity upon vanity Crying in seclusion Shattering our own hearts Into million pieces Under the teary eyes of dumb ceilings, It is vanity upon vanity Quickly putting together our hearts […]
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