POETIC DELIGHT BY FAREED AGYAKWAH-GHANA

 

1-Expectation 

Know people, test them

In the dawn of loving.

When hearts are walls in expectation,

Disappointment bounces 

Back to sender.

Vans on a highway,

And their high-headed drivers;

They'll apply your heart

In lieu of the brake if you let them-

Break free from the speed of ego.

Know people, love them

With truest heart forever.

Salivate at nothing from below,

And you'll live long fairly

To receive from above.

See sun beyond blockade

Where men erect walls,

Or create sun where the sky fails-

By striking the match stick,

Like magic out of the blue.

Know people, test them

In the dawn of loving.

Know people, love them,

Expecting just nothing;

And you'll be happy all-ways.

2-Our Peace and Security

When the key to law is in the paws 

Of politically favored few,

Power pongs of illicit arms.

The misuse of missiles is a menace

To our peace and security.

When the key qualification 

For political position 

Seems to be the skill to slur,

Crooks are hired to cook the path 

To our peace and security.

3-A Minute of Silence

    (Dedicated to World Poetry Day)

A minute of silence for borders that break us,

For lines drawn in dust, yet carved in our minds.

We are one people, beneath different flags,

One big world, yet torn into fragments.

A minute of silence for tongues that tremble,

Speaking of peace with lips sealed by war.

Nations like neighbors, yet strangers in spirit,

Cathedrals pulled down before they are built.

A minute of silence for the children of famine,

For rivers that run, yet quench no thirst.

For fields of gold that feed no mouths,

For the feast of hunger—so full, so empty.

A minute of silence for hands that hold weapons,

When they were made to build and embrace.

For the oxymoron of war and wisdom,

For power that crumbles, yet claims to stand tall.

But silence alone cannot heal our wounds—

Let voices rise like rivers in rain,

Let peace be the anthem of all our nations,

Let unity be the language we speak.

A minute of silence, but a lifetime of action,

For we are one people, in one big world.

God bless the moon, God bless the earth,

God bless you, and God bless me.

Fareed Agyakwah is a Ghanaian poet, author, artist, illustrator and literary scholar known for his contributions to contemporary African poetry and literature. His works often explore themes of peace, humanity, and the African experience. 

Agyakwah’s literary excellence has earned him several international accolades. His work continues to inspire readers globally.