Ken wrote the following haikus for a recent English assignment. We thought they gave a good picture of life in Ghana, so we asked him if we could share them with you. As I post this, the roosters in the neighborhood are going nuts! The photo is Ken in 2005.
Power Out
Our microwave won’t start up.
It is power out.
Morning
As the sunlight fills the house.
Rat
Coming out at night,
The rat skitters through the roof;
It eats all our food.
Me
No attention span,
I start daydreaming in class.
I get in trouble.
Akokɔhene
(Chicken King)
The royal cock crows.
His fiery crown stands up as
He struts proudly by.
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