But for the great joy in the Lord

My heart would have been stricken by

The sudden passing away of the great soul of a great legend

In the history of our dear mother Ghana

The cloudy morning beaconed the moody state of our state

Upon the breaking news of the death of this great poet and professor

Would he have been spared of his life if he

Had not been there to visit his beloved son

Or death would have still cast shadows on his fate

Hmm, life has always been mysterious as I have always said

In that, just at a blink of the eye your lots can become your loss

Awww, so neck-breaking and devastating it is

Why are the mighty men falling and which dungeon

Has opened its fury against these giants

Oh great treasure troves are unsealed and the misery of death revealed

Whiles we still battle with dearth and penury

Death and misery stands spiting on our mild faces

Hmm. “Onyame no ara na obekyere’’

Though I never met you in person

Neither did I know you that much

But your books and writings robed my mind with yours

And I have always marveled at your depth of wisdom

I so much admired you whiles you lived

And your sudden transition into glory has dazed me

It is said, whom the gods love die young

In your case, father Abraham has called you for a feast in Heaven

And that is what is keeping the heart of your darling family

And that of your great nation in a harmless state

‘For thou will keep in perfect peace whose mind is on you’

As the Prophet Isaiah declares, Rest peacefully in His armrest

And sooner than later we would break the same bread and drink from the same cup

When we had finally met together as a family once again in Heaven

Damirafa due, Prof.!!may your soul rest in peace.