Looking at your young days
Funny memories flash back
I would have loved to be there
And feast my eyes on thy youthful grace
An apple eve, daddy was not wrong
To have taken a humble bite
A black beauty of contours and design
Who could make the poet words fall out of line
But now taking a second look at your face
Tells a different story of worry
Has time become the thief of your former self?
No! I stubbornly did it
My rebellious acts called for screams
Causing veins to stand up in vain
A gaze at your forehead furrows
Tells a story of worry that knew no apology
But your forgiveness came
Even when not sought
Your fallen breast registers my sleeplessness
Your humbled frame registers my restlessness
So who then say Time did brush away your beauty?
I did!
Because I was glued to you better than he was
Hence:
Take my humble praise
Sweet precious mama
“No mother no home”
“No woman no comfort”
You are a mother like no other
For you deserve an everlasting salute
That must walk over a hoot and a boot!
Biography:
Adjei Agyei-Baah is a 32-year old Ghanaian living in Ghana. He holds a MBAe in Strategic Management and Business Consulting from KNUST School of Business, Ghana. He is an adjunct lecturer University College of Management Stidies (UCOMS), Kumasi.
Some of Adjei's poems have been published on numerous websites, including his personal blog, kwakubaa.blogspot.com. He accidentally discovered his talent of writing when, while undertaking research work on children’s rhymes, he was asked by his supervisor create some poems of his own poems. Adjei is married and blessed with a baby boy.
Five Questions with Adjei Agyei-Baah:1. What do you plan on doing on Mother’s Day to celebrate?
I intend to give my mother a special treat at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi. Last year’s Mothers Day had been horrible and heart-rending. TV 3 had chosen my entry as a winner in a contest for their Mother's Day 2009 program: "Mother with a Purpose". Because of this she was invited to be interviewed on the show. The sad part of the story was that she came home with no prize and no interview granted her; a reason I think was best known to the organizers of the event. So I want take this opportunity to make amends.
2. Will you show this poem to your mother? If you did, what do you think her reaction would be?
I will definitely do that, but I will have to translate it into our local dialect for her to appreciate it better. I think she will definitely laugh and give me the biggest hug that I could ever dream of and say in her mind: “Nutty boy, you always find a way of paying for stubbornness; I thank God for bringing you into my life”.
3. What's your message to all the Moms out there other than your own on their special day?
They are the blessed centers of the universe... without them everything else ceases to exist! No mother, no home, no woman, no comfort. They deserve and everlasting salute that must walk over a hoot and a boot.
4. You're crafting yourself into OGOV's "occasional poet". What upcoming holidays do you hope to write about next?
I intend to write on Ghana’s Independence Day and also Pan-African Day which are too far way, at least to give room for others to get published too.
5. Are there any new things happening in your writing life, or in your life in general, that you think our readers might be interested in?
I am currently editing and rewriting my old works to get published by Author House, US.
Contact Adjei:kwakubaa(at)yahoo.com
Let the stars lose their grip and fall
Let the sun suspend its light
And make the moon angry and moody
Just to bring lovers’ walk to a sudden halt
Let the rainbow refuse to give its colours
And my love for you will remain unshaken
Let the rain refuse to quench the desert’s thirst
Let the ocean refuse to wave and kiss the shore
Let the strong winds forever continue
To keep the flowers in tremble
And my love for you will remain unshaken
Let the skies tumble
Let Sicily’s Etna spit its fire
Let icebergs melt to overflow the sea
Let meteorites send shivers
Down the world’s spine
And my love for you will remain unshaken
Let butterflies starve flowers of their kiss
Let the harmattan continue to suck grasses pale
Let the land and the river struggle over eldership
Let computers continue to rule the world
My love for you remains unshaken.
Biography:Adjei Agyei-Baah is a 31-year old Ghanaian living in Ghana. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Strategic Management and Consultancy Service from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Business, Kumasi. He is an adjunct lecturer in Management Studies.
Some of Adjei's poems have been published in www.modernghana.com and www.kpokplomaja.com. He accidentally discovered his talent of writing when undertaking a research work on children’s rhymes and was asked by his supervisor create his own poems after selecting already existing rhymes from foreign poets. Some of his award winning poems include Mother Is Supreme (Luv FM Mothers’ Day Poetry Promo, 2008) and Similes of Love (Hello FM Valentine's Day Poetry Competition, 2009).
Five Questions with Adjei Agyei-Baah:1. Was this poem written for someone in particular? And are you lucky enough to be able to spend Valentine's Day with them?
Yes, this poem was written for my fiancee Benedicta, whi is now my dearest wife. In our relationship she once posed a question as to what could bring our relationship to an end, and I decided to respond with this piece. I am fortunate to be sharing this occasion with her, but the sad thing is that we will not be able to go out since her condition now will not permit that. I don't meant that she is sick but just heavy - I think you know what I mean. It will be a moment of reflection on our sweet old days - the good things that have happened and those that are yet to come, not forgetting those who have impacted on our lives.
2. This is your second "occasional" poem on the site. What do you think of as the "shelf life" of your poems? By that I mean, are you hoping more for your poems to be timeless (to speak to future generations), or for them to have a strong impact here and now, at the moment that you share them with others? Obviously, it would be wonderful if a poem could do both, but if you had to choose one, what would it be?
I have always gone in for poems that would be timeless to make me live when I am dead and besides stay to inspire the generation to come, so that they will not only enjoy it but take lessons from it. I also wish to make them feel that they can write and leave their mark for generations to come, and to use it to express themselves whenever they are in love or want to show love to someone.
3. You mentioned in your last profile that you were about to start a poetry recitation competition for students. Could you give us an update on that project?
We are half way through the project as the audition in the various schools have been done. What is left is waiting on the sponsors who promised us some packages for the students, which they are yet to deliver.
4. What does Valentine's Day mean to you and why is it worth celebrating?
Valentine’s Day to me is a day of showing much love to friends, family, lovers and not forgetting the needy. It is worth celebrating because it gives me and my church the opportunity to gives to the orphanages and organize party for the children there and also to spend time with our friends, family and especially with the one we went to spend the rest of our life with.
5. Do you have a Valentine's Day message for all the lonely hearts out there?
There are seasons for everything, time to be lonely hearted and time to have someone to love and care for you, but the most important thing is to love yourself more and there is a God that loves you much much more than you can imagine.
Contact Adjei:kwakubaa(at)yahoo.com
