Gabriel T. Saah Calamity Poems
- 1. When Calamity Rains
The cloud never holds the bolts of lightning against her subordinate,
Never inquire what's wrong with the Earth,
But when the storm comes and the lights go off ,
When the sun shines and dry the lands into desert,
... - 2. The Palm Wine Tapper
He is like the boy that chased Mary when her oranges just began curling up above her ribs,
After getting even with her, he evacuated her premises and took away her juices,
Leaving her with unwanted pregnancy,
He chases each tree in the swamp that's ripe like the mangoes that fall in April,
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