Short Kofi Poems

His parents, 
killed.
the whole town
grieved,
but
the whole time
he,
kept his face dry.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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Penny was one of many,
Counted on daily to fall.
Tails up and head down.
Grounded, hardly lost.
Never found.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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Liquid red cloaks the Bible.
Each page soaks up less and less.
But it drips beautifully
from the cross to the loose leaf.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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Shimmering chandeliers
Sway,
Ever,
So,
Slightly

As spirits
Twirl,
Swoop,
And
Glide

Rhythmically,
In tune.

Dancing,
To no
Music.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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E-arly
D-ay
W-ith
A-pparent
R-ay
D-oes

K-iss
O-bscurity
F-arewell
I-n

L-ight
O-utside
U-sing
I-lluminate
S-un

Topic: Poet (Edward Kofi Louis) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Fields of words
Each figuring-out these loud prints
Letters that means each word
Words that speak
Speech of Life
Will cooked Poems
Like a pot of tasty Soup
For all
PoetrySoup

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Child paths to Man
Our infant steps mirrors the manly strolls
Toddling memories brought to bear
Some smooth, others tumbling
Cry but get back to act
To be a Man
Kids smile to see you walk and run
To be a Dad

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Fly to Hell

Freedom, is in the sky.
Land-dwellers, gazing eyes.

Your envy, proved evil.

Take away my wings
Or sever my feet, but

How dare you cage me?

Ethereal regression.
Life, now grounded.

Lucifer, I’m home, sadly.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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Suspended in the unconscious,
Our dreams float apart.

Now our feet rarely touch,
Fingers separated,
Bodies turned away.

Sheets sheltering vulnerability,
Pillows turn to slate.

Insomniacs nightmare
As slowly,
We drift,
Further,
Away.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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If these fields I see
are ones of my heart.
Then, I say is true.

If the truth I hold
is the one you know.
Then, I say is real.

If reality brings you
to me as mine.
Then, I say is love.

If love is you,
true are these fields.
Then, I say you are real.

You are my heart.

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Hell was burning brightly on that lovely day.
Lightning storm thoughts and clear skies.
Lied with his smile and spoke the truth with his eyes.
Lungs in a vice
Heat stroking in the snow
Heart turned to ice.
On that lovely day, 
she destroyed something beautiful. 

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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We woke up
with nothing
No yellow shine

We wake up
with enough
Precious dust

Day after
in its abundance
but no Waking up

Not by will
rather Time caught up 
with us
The only precious shine in 
sight
the Sun as we ascend

Keep sight on the Sun not 
its shine

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Brilliance is the thoughts
So I search deep
Poise and Style
Classic with Flee
For floating words to page
A Master piece

Fragrance to scent
From distance beyond the lands
On the bosom of beauties
Soothing lyrics of truth
A Master piece

A write, I search
To purely enchant
A Master piece

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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When words cannot 
comfort
Cannot say enough to 
express self
Totally drowned deep

What do you do?
Had the situation been 
good it excites,
if not it tortures

What do you do?
A cry can best tell
But to itching ears, no 
meaning

What do you do?
Can best do nothing
Empty

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Delivery seems tensed as one cries for relieve
There I am
There I am
Down a loin I know not of
They mistaken my pain as joy likewise its reversal
An innocent being gasps for life
There he lies in abundance
Blessed or cursed
A choice in life to be taken
Hope you endure
For this game has started. 

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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On and off so it was
Though unknown, I see
A turn to bend, too fast I crush
Wind in
Wind out
Help beckons like a dream
Too soon am out
Though unknown, I see
To them my heart is glad
Be it unto them as they did unto me
Wind in
Wind out
He watched down on me
Concern filled to relieve
So it was to skid-off

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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The Sea of blood
Glows pink when the sun hits.
Suns rise and more die,
The liquid of life is pungent.

Midday the Gods fall,
stars plunging.
Angels float, then drown,
white wings bleeding.

Dogmas submerge
as dusk hits.
High tide is lovely.
Devils emerge
wingless.
These sunsets are heavenly.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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The Sea of blood
Glows pink when the sun hits.
Suns rise and more die,
The liquid of life is pungent.

Midday the Gods fall,
stars plunging.
Angels float, then drown,
white wings bleeding.

Dogmas submerge
as dusk hits.
High tide is lovely.
Devils emerge
wingless.
These sunsets are heavenly.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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Mandela, Power
Madiba, Freedom
Words He stood and lived for.

Mandela, Peace
Madiba, Justice
Words He seeked and pursued.

Mandela, Tolerance
Madiba, Hope
Words He exhibited and gave.

Mandela, Truth
Madiba, Unity
Words He speeches and embraced.

Brightening His universe in completing
His dream,
Mandela the Mandala

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Where You stand
You beam greenly bright unto the skies

Where You stand
You bow upon withering fields

Where You stand
Shades the scorch and down-pour

Where You stand
Is Hope from beneath and above

Beneath You stand over the fields
Above You stand unto the skies 

Where You stand
Is your gift of Life 

Be Grateful
As a Tree on withering fields

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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This is no poem
A write of words
Words of life
I seek no meaning
My thoughts I share

This is no poem
You read these words
Words of light
You seek meaning
My thoughts I share

This is no poem
This pen flow words
Phrases add to sense
There lies
My thoughts, I share

This is no poem
This sheet it bears
Life it lights
So I share this
This is my poem

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Not quitting
Just a stop to turn right
Please don’t get staked with indecision
Little or no wasted time makes you a winner
Losers at point, quit
Confusion and Blurring is, but
Conviction and Beaming directs
Take a breath with a stop
For the right-turn, not
Death with a quit
Am at Crossroads
Parting ways to destination, ‘Dream’
Here I come from,
the Crossroads

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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I rise High the Flag
High for all to see
Sounds of flap for all ear
Blowing winds to all souls

This Flag I hold
Held high for Mankind
Here, the rod it bears
There, the hight it reaches

Rising the Flag
Weaves of Joy sparts the heart
Rising the Flag
Rising it all
Sight, Mind and Heart
All up for the wind
All up for humanity

Beneath the Raising Flag
I stand alone

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Foggy haze blocked his mind,
Only she could see through it,
The beauty that was within.

He chose self-destruction.
Drowning in an alternate reality,
He began to love hate.

But when flesh met her flesh,
He felt the beauty within.

He began to love hate.

But around Her, 
All he knows is love.

Destiny blocks his mind
And all he can see is
Her.

-Stephen Kofi Opare Obeng...

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As the sun rise
See you bowing your head
As though there is no faith to stand
A grib on hope vanishes with each taken breath
So we mourn in heart and mind
Endlessly we fight to rise
May this peace be unto our soul
When gone with unseen soles

Hope that day comes
With estacy in flight
When relished fantasies turn to be
In me it drums
And deep within I hear
The echos of days.

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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