Sonnet: An ode to my lady

She’s so pretty

And her face always is beaming

She’s a true beauty

One who’ll send all men dreaming

Her laugh is so sick

And one will want to giggle

As though tickled

At the sound of a voice so sweet, yet not thick

She’s really my angel

One sent directly from above

Her head she holds high like the tower of Babel

And in this battle of life she wants to survive

She’s an epitome of a perfect lady

And I am proud to call her my baby

(c) 2010 Owiredu Albert Kofi

Tribute to a dad

for my pal who lost his dad and anyone and everyone who’s known the loss of a father

It’s you

Who held me

 As I learned to walk

It’s your name

I mentioned next after ‘mama’

I learned to talk

It’s you

Had I looked up to

For approval and disapproval

Papa, In your arms

Had I found comfort

In your eyes

Had I seen love

In your words

Had I heard encouragement

In your anger

Had I learnt the right

In your scolding

Had I avoided evil

Even in your pain, papa

Had I felt real ache

Papa, with you

Had I felt loved

With you

Had I felt protected and secure

With you

Had I felt cared for

With you, papa

Had I felt real proud

Papa, my dear papa

Without you mow

I feel so empty

Without you now

I feel so odd and helpless

Without you now

I feel I can’t move on

Yet I feel this burning flame

One to strive

And make you real proud

But one thing I do know

And is so for sure

We’ll meet someday soon

On that day of calling

And I’d recount to you

In your absence all happenings

And we’ll be together

And inseparable

Farewell papa.

Shattered hopes

It feels like just the day before

When all witnessed his birth

Family and friends couldn’t help

But express their joy

From a beautiful baby

He grew into a wonderful boy

He began to crawl

And he hoped to walk

Just like everyone did

That was his first hope

It was achieved

He walked finally

Then he began making sounds

They were no known language

Yet they were heart-soothing

His second hope

To learn to speak

Was achieved too

Then he began sailing through life

His loved ones grew continuously proud of me

His hopes were all fulfilled

Except his ultimate one

To live to be great

It was to be achieved in a few years time

Then death embraces coldly this happy soul

And all fulfilled hopes made powerless

With all those yet to be achieved shattered

Of course many will cry

The many hearts will be broken

I do cry and

My heart is already broken

The loss of a beautiful soul

And the shattering of hopes

(c) 2010 Owiredu Albert Kofi

Loving you

Sometimes I only but wish

That I can tell you how I really feel

How much I really do care

Without ever having second thoughts

At times I want to look you

So directly in the eye

And read deep into your soul

To see how much you cherish me

Not that I ever doubt your love

Or ever your trust

But I get shaken at times

Losing you to another

Whenever we walk together

And make sweet conversations

I feel like I am alone with you

The rest of the world being practically dead

Each time I hold your hands

You don’t know how I feel

Otherwise you’d easily understand

Why I never want to let go

Always when I long to hold you tight

And smell your fragrance like for ever

I only ache so badly

I feel could die

At all times I feel so intoxicated

By your undying unfeigned love

The reason being so simple

That I really love you

(c)2010 Owiredu Albert Kofi

Heart Breaker I

picture courtesy: theused.net

That very night
The moon was bright
And my first kiss with her was hard
And it did not feel any bad

That cool evening
I promised a love for ever lasting
Had said to her beautiful things
An assurance her heart will never be broken in pieces

Now I have to leave
And there she lies in a pool of tears
And it's so hard to believe
Coming to life her many fears

I am simply no good a man or lover
One to ever trust with a heart
'Cause I won't do any better
Than to leave that heart bruised and hurt

(c)2010 Owiredu Albert.

Heart Breaker II

source:wordseye.com

Probably under a spell
I have been cast
But then I can really tell
My present from my past

In the past, I had loved genuinely
I never wanted anyone to cry
Believe me I speak sincerely
Now, my anthem has become saying goodbyes

I pray I'm able to alter my future
So I'm able to follow my love promises
'Cause breaking hearts of fragile creatures
Is one I want to keep out of my records

It's so hard to make change
But I swear I'd learn to love
This is going to be my life's new page
One so clean and white as the dove.

(c)2010 by Owiredu Albert

Heart Breaker III

source:fineartamerica.com

Now everything's getting clear

Yes!I started to hurt others

When one whom to me was dear

Took my heart and shattered it to pieces




Hell truly I loved her

The heavens, for her i even did hold

Yet she didn't show enough care

When she left me feeling so cold



Sure I failed to forget how I was treated

It felt like to her I meant nothing

I wouldn't have cared if I was even henpecked

'Cause she was my all and everything



Now that I know I am this way

Because of my first ever heartbreak

Should I cause others the same pain?Nay!

Change I sure must make!



(c)2010 Owiredu Albert.