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jabuu
Member since December 19, 2007
Member for 18 years, 5 months
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The Craft of Motherhood
A blooming flower by nature’s design
A budding rose from an adorned shoot
The fertile ground of my life.
You housed me till that day
On that bed of pains and screams
Then I arrived.
Your bosom housed me like a nest
Your voice soothing as a singing bird
Lullaby me to sleep.
Like a nomad on a desert
You never abandoned me
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To the gaping mouth of the wilderness.
When the scorching wind of life blew
From the barren heights of the deserts,
You were the oasis that quenched my thirst.
I bathed in the sweet juice
Of your thickset fruity bosom
Like morning dew drench plants.
I was a tree from the forest
And with your craft you shaped me
Like the cake of the baker.
Hardship spat on your face for my sake.
You survived hunger to supply my needs,
To say the least, my school fees.
Like a rainbow in the sky
You are the colour of my dreams
Keeping me from rain of destruction.
Though I walk a freeman,
I wear the relics of your hassle
Which have adorned me with a tassel
Of dignity, love and respect.
jabuu’s timeline
- December 2022
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18 SunAnniversary
15 years of membership
- December 2017
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18 MonAnniversary
10 years of membership
- December 2012
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18 TueAnniversary
5 years of membership
- May 2010
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- March 2010
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29 Mon
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19 Fri
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13 SatReceived a critique
on Morning Shall Come from @lyz
"Well written as always. You have an insight of more than what is around you, it is what you cant see. Hope being a part of that. Love to you and yours. XX" -
09 Tue
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04 ThuReceived a critique
on Virgin Liberty from @adjei agyei-baah
"When a poem is nice It is wise To read it twice 'cos one cannot suffice And twice Will get you hypnotize This is poem of yours has been my all time favorite and I am greatly moved by the line: "The many that fell in the…" - October 2009
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15 ThuHighest posting month
October 2009 — 8 poems
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05 MonFirst critique offered
on "Birds of a feather (part 1-3)" by @Ink Dragon
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02 FriFirst publication
serenade
- December 2008
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18 ThuAnniversary
One year of membership
- December 2007
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18 TueJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 654 days later.
About Me
Location: Africa/Ghana/Kumasi, GHA
Favorite Poets
Oswald Mtshali
John Donne
Lord Byron
Recent Work
The Craft of Motherhood
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My Broken Rib
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Morning Shall Come
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Snow in The Tropics
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To Lady Monroe
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Cockroaches in My Cupboard
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Go Ask God Why
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Disgruntled Pharisees
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Of Steel and Diamond
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The Relics of My Woes
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