Poem of the Week – The Hurricane (Kimbunga)

 

A hurricane once arrived,
In this town of Siyu
Not only for this person nor for that,
It was chaos
It uprooted the baobabs,
But left the palm trees
The hearts were troubled.

Poem of the Week – Touched by An Angel

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Poem of the Week – The Warrior’s Homecoming

 

He is coming, he is coming,
Treading along on camel blanket in triumph.
Yes, stranger, we are bestirring ourselves.
Agyei the warrior is drunk,
The green mamba with fearful eyes.

Poem of the Week – Lag Ja Gale (Embrace Me)

 

Embrace me because this beautiful night may or may not come again in our lifetime

Embrace me because this beautiful night may or may not come again in our lifetime
May be in this life time we may or may not meet each other again
Embrace me because this beautiful night may or may not come again in our lifetime
May be in this life time we may or may not meet each other again
Embrace me

Poem of the Week – Hymn of Kassiani

O Lord God, the woman who had fallen into many sins,
Having perceived Thy divinity
Received the rank of ointment-bearer,
Offering Thee spices before Thy burial

Poem of the Week – Changgan Memories

 

When first my hair began to cover my forehead,
I picked and played with flowers before the gate.
You came riding on a bamboo horse,
And circled the walkway, playing with green plums.

Poem of the Week – Satta Massagana

 

There is a land, far, far away
Where there’s no night, there’s only day
Look into the book of life and you will see
That there is a land, far, far away
That there is a land, far, far away

Poem of the Week – Auld Lang Syne

 

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!

Poem of the Week – Untitled

 

Bridegroom, dear to my heart,
Goodly is your beauty, honeysweet,
Lion, dear to my heart,
Goodly is your beauty, honeysweet.

Poem of the Week – The Lights at Carney’s Point

 

O white little lights at Carney’s Point,
You shine so clear o’er the Delaware;
When the moon rides high in the silver sky,
Then you gleam, white gems on the Delaware.
Diamond circlet on a full white throat,
You laugh your rays on a questioning boat;
Is it peace you dream in your flashing gleam,
O’er the quiet flow of the Delaware?