......disclaimer, lol

these poems were chosen randomly from my old poem book and they range between 2G4 and 2G6. although i wrote all of them, some were ordered by friends for their own reasons, usually concerning their relationships... the names were created and do not represent anyone living, dead or to be born,lol... most things u may read have not happened, did not happen or are not about to happen... just take them as pieces of word-art by me in those days, a long looong time ago(lol)... NB: in case u have problems posting a comment, pls select the anonymous profile but add ur sweet name to the comment ( n do well to check older posts too), thanks, enjoy... :)

....some more ol' stuff

WONDERFUL TONIGHT (16th January, 2006) 2:50pm

You look wonderful tonight

Standing here in the moonlight

Holding your hands lifts me to heights

and i'm elated by your smile, so bright

You look wonderful tonight

and i won't let you out of my sight

for you are such a delight

like a Princess, and i, your Knight

12th March,2006.... 3:32pm

If formal education is my right

and meant to teach me read and write

Why then is its demand a fight

that i face such a plight?

The schools are out of sight

and everyone else is quiet

But i'll fight for one with all my might

Though my mother has but a widow's mite

and i eat but a lowly diet

And when glory seem to be in sight

It is one verse i shall recite

Which is, 'Oh Everest, where is thy height?'

some more cute ol' oldies

TO ALL THE GIRLS (15th September,2005) 12:38pm

To all the girls i've loved before

From hilltops down to the shore

Across the countryside to the cities

And through all these years of my life

To all who loved me before i did

and those who gave me a hard time to find

To those who brightened my days with hugs and smiles

and all those who warmed my nights with whispers and kisses

To those i kept for a few days or weeks

and those who stayed around for months and years

I'm glad you all came along

You've taught me a new song

and i dedicate this song which i adore

To all the girls i've loved before

TO ALL THE BOYS (15th September,2005) 1:12pm

To all the boys i've loved before

To the hearts i broke and those i tore

Everything seemed to have happened so fast

But i still remember the words you said at first

To him who gave me my first kiss

and those who taught me how to love

To those who came with simple words

and those i loved because of wealth

To the strong shoulders i relied on

and the chests which gave me warmth at night

I'm grateful i was once your lover

I've learnt a new prayer

And i dedicate this prayer and more

To all the boys i've loved before

MISSING YOU V (25th September,2005) 9:20pm

Missing you is a painful thing

Your smiling face

Your curly lips

Your rosy cheeks

Your charming eyes

Your smooth hands

Your graceful gait

Your youthful innocence

Missin you is missing happiness

lil' notes of old

MISSING YOU IV (31st March,2005) 3:15pm

I felt it even before i turned to say goodbye

That's why i never looked in your eyes to see you cry

Hardly a night passes without me dreaming of you

and your soft kisses which wet like dew

I sing our song each night before i sleep

and kiss that beautiful picture you gave me to keep

Even when i'm in the company of many

deep down in my heart i feel lonely

That's why i never looked in your eyes to see you cry

I felt it even before i said goodbye

My peace, my joy, my love is you

All i'm missing is you

circa May, 2005... 7:15am

Beauty shines through ugly nights

Darkness vanishes leaving no trace

Beams stretch across many miles

and shadows scare us no more

A day of sorrow and days of joy

A better tomorrow, our fears destroy

My heart ponders softly over Amanda

She remains still, my heart's only wonder

Lovely mushrooms appeal more than roses

What does one eye see when the other closes?

HOW LONG? (28th April,2005) 10:17pm

You know the truth about us

We are passengers on a love bus

How can we be wrong then?

Come, let's blossom like roses in a garden

How long shall we wait

when we both know our fate?

Hold my hand, let's walk side by side

Let's show what our heart's can not hide

from old lil' scraps of paper

LOVE YOU BETTER (30th december, 2004) 9:57pm

Another year is gone

A new year is born

I've been waiting for too long

to sing to you this my song

It's about you and me

and it comes from deep within

That i'll love you better this year

So girl, have no fear

It's a promise from the heart

and nothing is going to tear us apart

LAST NIGHT ( 4th January, 2005) 2:07pm

Last night i had a chance

to hold a girl in my arms

Just to do a little dance

but it drifted into romance

She held me tight

I looked down into her eyes

and in her eyes were sparkles of light

This made me melt like ice

Last night i gave a girl my heart's only key

She smiled back and assured me

that in my arms is where she will always be

THE HIGH CALLING (28th february,2005) 10:32pm

Jehovah calls us from guilt and shame

From temporary pleasures, money and fame

He calls us by our names

That we may dissociate from worldly claims

He lifts us from our sins

With a promise of crowns of Kings

He calls our hearts unto wisdom

That we may inherit His Kingdom

He calls the lost sheep back to the fold

and leads them back unto the street of gold

To salvation and eternal life,He has the only key

This and many more He gives for free

Some of my ol' ol' old Poems

Fading Love (30th November, 2004) 9:10

Darling, you were too hard to find
But now, thoughts of losing you fill my mind

It was mysterious how our love begun and
very starnge how it has to end

i wonder how my tears will dry
if this love of ours should die




MISSIN You III (28th December, 2004) 9:45am

All i think about is you
in my heart, my mind is you
Did you have to leave me lonely?
girl, in my heart you were the only
Remember the special times we shared
in the sofa, then unto the bed
Come back to me my lady
am shedding tears already


BEAUTIFUL ZION (28th December,2004) 6:22pm

We are but pilgrims here on earth
We start this journey at birth
Sometimes we stumble and fall
and when we are too weak to rise, we crawl
For there is a light upon the mountain
and Holy angels thereupon chanting
For a glorious day is coming soon
Illuminated with glory, there will be no need for sun or moon
And that day from Judah will come the Lion
Who will sit upon the throne to rule beautiful Zion
Then the Saints will come marching
with the rest of creation delightfully watching
they will all be before His Majesty
and He shall feed the hungry and water the thirsty

young scribe continues...

Thank God i found you (28th october,2004) 4:20pm

Thank God i found you

you made me begin life anew

and narrowed the horizon of my heart's view

i never knew love could be so near

i have wandered far away for a loving dear

till you stepped in to remove my every fear

Love at first sight (20th november,2004) 4:08pm

Yesterday was the first time i saw her

she had beautiful ebony-black hair

the sky was also bright and clear

an inner force urged me to dare

ask her to be my dear

to become one , our lives to share

i said i would cherish and care

and that she wasn't going to shed a tear

at first she stood silent with a funny stare

then she looked up in the air

then she came closer and wispered in my hear

"thats a brilliant idea!,

i think we can make a pair.'

Missing You II (24th november,2004) 7:05am

every night i pray

and count the stars as i lay

i count all the lonely days

and try to remeber your face

wanting you in my dream

as a fish in a stream

hoping that wherever you may be

you'll also be thinking about me

a young scribe's notes

these are my 'foundation' poems, those i wrote from my young heart some years ago, starting at mfantsipim, influenced and encouraged by friends like adrian, foster, continued irregularly till finally my 'inspiration' left and i stopped writing in my second year at legon(reasons best known to me).....mhh
when i recently read my 'old' poems i wasnt very much impressed and i laughed out loud at myself, i found out that many of them were childish and also reminiscing some of the reasons why i wrote them, very funny...
i've decided not to edit my 'old' poems so you could enjoy some thoughts of a previously innocent heart....
.......................................................enjoy...........................................


BEST MOM (0ctober 2003)

to me mom you're the best of all
one of a kind who stands so tall
not even circumstances could befall
the love you have for me above all

even though i've not returned your genuine love
you still care as gentle as a dove
what on earth can suffice for your love
day in day out i know your reward's above


BUTTERFLY(8thdecember,2003)12:00pm,just before next paper(mock)

everyday as a butterfly
is what i wish i could try
sucking sweetness from beautifull vessels
and forgetting about all of life's wrestles

there goes summer, here winter comes
who but i knows best where to find camps
darting daringly wherever i will stray
knowing well that as a butterfly everyday's my day


TELL THE PREACHERMAN (16th february, 2004) ...8:48pm

tell the preacher man to stop preaching
his listeners are deaf and dumb
for they hear and do not practise
and their lips speak nothing but guile
their hands are guilty of blood and their feet tread the path of injustice
they need to be healed of their deaf and dumbness
before they can hear him
they are offenders and pretenders
full of blunders
tell the preacherman to stop preaching


AMANDA (16th february,2004)...12:10am

in my young heart
i had a feeling we had something in common
and that you were goin to fill my heart's empty column
so with this in mind i promised to hold on
till the day we mature in heart

you, beautiful like the potter's most adored vessel
your voice like sweet fragrance soothes ears
calm, humble and wise throughout your years
to be mine one day was my dream and i had no fears
i never knew i would be writing such an epistle

for you left on the 20th 0f december
to join the hosts above
just before i could tell you of my love
thus i may drink and eat but my heart will starve
till it also rests in everlasting slumber

oh Amanda, my heart yearns for yours
send the sparrow to bring it quickly
or the eagle to bring it securely
perhaps the wind to bring it swiftly
come tonight Amanda, i leave ajar all doors



ASEDA (THANKS) , 16th march,2004....9:38pm

with a thankful heart i come o Lord
and a contrite heart with praise
cymbals and harps join in aloud
to laud You o Ancient of days

for today is my birthday
and nothing at all seems to bore
flowers are blossoming amidst fresh hay
generous God, Your holy name we adore!


MY BIRTHDAY (16th march,2004) 9:23pm,@prep

on this day Your blessing grant
unto all creatures, the lion and the ant
bless her who bore the pains
with prosperous years and everything she sows, rains.
to those who welcomed me with smiles
let their names ever be in Your heavenly files
to me the mysteries of this day reveal
that i may never lose my zeal
but for Brutus, Julius Caesar would have had another touch
of the charm and beauty of a 16th of march

GOODBYE (16th april,2004)...6:17pm

memories of you is what am taking away
memories sweeter than milk and honey
what am leaving with you is God's guidance
to keep you solely for me even in my absence
all this while you've been a blessing to me
and i pray that's what you'll always be
its really hard to say goodbye now
i don't know whether to stand or bow
this goodbye comes from the mouth not the heart
i leave my heart with you even as we part
kep it well
like an eggshell


THERE'S LOVE IN THE WIND (4th may,2004)...9:10pm,@prep

as usual you're on my mind
your memory still as fresh as dew

so i hum to the silent wind
to carry my sweet words of love to you

if you listen carefully you'll hear
listen dear


THATS A BROTHER (10th may,2004)..8:55pm, @prep as usual

the one who smiles back at your frown
and gives you a hand when you're down

he discourages you from planning evil
but encourages your good to another level

you miss him when he's not around
and in yor thoughts his memory abounds

he's no other
than a brother


TO CHRISTLIKE BROTHER(2nd june,2004)started during siesta,ended during prep... 8:23pm

Dear Christ-like brother,
you are one of the few i admire in this school
as for me am always reminded that am a big fool
i very much would like to be like you
in all i say and do
but you seem so far away
like the sun which shines during the day
...as usual i woke this morning to meet your absence
you are goin to pray, you say- in God's presence
i met you at breaktime and you passed by
so quickly, not even pausing to say hi
getting a little of your time is not easy
when by chance i get you to preach to me as a christian peer
all you always tell me is;'the kingdom of God is near'
it is like telling the trees
the harmattan will dry their leaves
does it matter to you at all
that others will also want to enter heaven's hall?

-C-wannaabe

FROM CHRIST-LIKE BROTHER(2nd june,2004)..8:50pm

Dear C-wannabe,

thanks a lot for your note

i was really touched by all that you wrote

but as you may know,this world is not our home

we are strangers here no matter where we roam

God brought us here for a purpose

and has chrged us to live by the Holy Spirit's impulse.

men must also help fellow men i hope you know

and wherever God sends you can't say no

'he who makes the pathway,

does not know when it is crooked' they say

the word of God also makes us understand

that there is no one perfect under the sun

we may all be guilty in some instances come therefore, let's settle our differences

let us walk hand in hand;

no man is an island

may God bless and keep you

in all you say and do

...Christ-like bro.

THE HEART'S DIARY (7th sept.,20040..6:55pm)

that was a moment of gold

that evening was starry and cold

and we were both fifteen years old

that evening possessed enough love breeze

when we lied beneath the nim trees

tight in each other's arms and wished it will never cease

your smile was enchanting

your eyes like a chinese lantern

your body touched mine with eager wanting

that moment will forever be in memory

even as we celebrate our first wedding anniversary

it shall forever remain in my heart's diary

.....................THIS IS IT!!!

this is for all the stuff
we write on pieces of paper
both smooth and rough

which seldom lasts
and receives little or no praise
or critique from others
so we're in a kind of maze

for the 'insufficient' words
which express our love,joy, pain
grief,ideas and many others
experienced day,night,sun,rain

so the world will read
and appreciate us
in a way so frank yet varied