The
Blessings of God
The manifold blessings of God are seen
Through your own efforts, in acquiring knowledge,
Which may give you bread to eat;
And wisdom, which may protect you and your
bread.
J.
A. ZEWU
The Horn
blower
I saw him
On a graceful ‘Ahobaa’ Day;
His muscles bulged out,
He exhibited bravery and patriotism
By blowing the tunes of graceful songs
To awaken his ancestral gods
To dance to his melodious tunes.
His cloth was well rolled into his armpits.
He carefully positioned the horn on his
lips
His hands supported the musical horn,
From which came the tuneful songs
That summoned his ancestral gods
To dance with frenzy.
The hornblower spoke to his ancestral gods,
He spoke to them in his musical language,
He told them to gather and enjoy
themselves,
He told them to sing and dance
For there was a day for joy called “Ahobaa”.
The hornblower summoned his ancestral gods,
He did it in his musical language,
He told them to wake up and not sleep,
He told them to make the barren fruitful,
He told them to bring long life and
prosperity,
He asked them to brandish their deadly
swords,
And strike dead any intruder in the
kingdom.
ISAAC
SHAKESPEARE ANSAH OHENE BOTCHEY
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