Thursday, 26 September 2013

THE PIGS HAVE MUDDIED OUR WATER(Tribute to the late Prof. Kofi Awoonor)


THE PIGS HAVE MUDDIED OUR WATER
Ouch..! Ajei..! What…! Like seriously…?
Those were the shocking reactions
Our peaceful ear drums woke up to that black day
Saturday, September 21st
A certain disoriented & psychologically malnutrioned Al-shabab
Have tragically severed the roots
From the stem of our mighty baobab tree
Our swift-flowing river of academia & diplomacy
Has been muddied by the shameless boots pigs
Lamentations & dirges have hijacked
Our azonto tunes & dance steps
The heartless builders have cut down our shady tree
And planted a huge senseless cathedral of doom
Professor Kofi Awoonor!
Proud grandson of Togbe Sri & Togbe Adeladza
Your priceless works & diplomatic legacies
Lay naked before our very eyes & hearts
Like a dog in Bolgatanga market
Your contribution to academia
Can only be compared to the sea of sand
On the Sahara, Arabian, Atacama, Gobi & Kalahari deserts combined
You were a one-man-in-thousand
Now, you are a thousand-men-in-one
Our tear glands are not resourced enough
To supply our traumatized eyes with enough tears to express our sorrow
Our tongues are not long enough
To wail & sufficiently utter our heartfelt grief
You left your mother, Ghana in peace
But your sister, Kenya brought you back in pieces
No matter how deep your mortal body is buried in the earth
Your great works shall continue to grow
Like the magical beans stalk in ‘Jack & the beans stalk’
You fought a good fight
Now it’s time to take a bow from the stage of life
Rest beyond the river, Prof
Rest peaceably in the bosom of the Maker
Be at home in the household of Moses & Father Abraham
Rest in perfect peace!
For you will never walk alone!!!

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