Like stars on earth we are, writes celebrated Ghanaian poet, Michael Somuah in this poem. Enjoy!

LIKE STARS ON EARTH

We carve the thoughts of our minds

We weave the prints of our traditions

We drum the unspoken desires of our heart to the wind

We mould the art of lost times into music of life

We paint shades of colors and make it dearer to the eyes

We splash the horizons of the four corners of the Earth,

 to the voices of tomorrow

We braid the countless thread of our hair,

 into coils of wearable styles

 

We write Shakespeare

We paint Leonardo da Vinci

We play Ludwig Van Beethoven

We drum Kofi Ghanaba

We speak Atukwei Okai, Kofi Awoornor and Anyidoho

We cloak in Kente

We adorn Ananse Bonwire

We carve Charles Hall

We illustrate and image Mosaic

We stylist Trevor Sorbie

We are the art

 

We are the language

We are entertainment

And together,

‘We are the world of indiscoverable brands,

Of creativity’

Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah (kmsogh@gmail.com)

About Author

Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah is an award winning writer and an Author from Ghana. International Congresses and festivals have included his poetry presentations and has traveled widely to Greece, USA, Canada, South Africa, India, Holland, Paris-France, Italy, to read and perform his poetry. Some of his awards include the National Youth Achiever's Award in Literature where he was honored by His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama, the Kostis Palamas Poetry Prize winner in Greece, World Empowered Youth Poet and World Cultural Ambassadorial Award at the University of British Colombia in Canada among others.

He has performed on several platforms including the Mayor of Vancouver's office during ExplorAsian Heritage month in Canada. He has been invited to participate in this year’s World Poetry Congress by the United Poets Laureate International in the beautiful City of California in November.