Oh Ghana

Our nation is very old
   the land of cocoa and gold
Here is found peace
   that never will cease

Great nation at birth foretold
    by the oracle of old
Half a century passed
    she's still at low class
Africa's hope she was meant to be
    but now what do we see?
Nkrumah's Ghana
     borrowing, begging for  manna
Aaaah! The beggar-borrower's bread
      is never sufficient, Granny said
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Goulden Avatar
February 5, 2017 at 7:55 PM
I love the connection with history in this poem, a reminder of the pride Ghanaians can feel in the story of their country - which I just visited for the first time and was intrigued by the stories I heard
Arthur Avatar
October 9, 2014 at 5:57 PM
great one great one ....oNE in a million. That's what you are.keep it up..
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