Journey Without End and Other Poems

LADÉ WOSORNU

Description

The poems in this book are, thematically, grouped into five sets. The first set of three poems, labelled "Libation," are basically a prayer and they set the stage for what follows. The poems in Part 2, subtitled "On Wings of Song (The Muse and I)," are mostly love poems which express sentiments with which many readers will be able to identify. The subtitle of the poems in Part 3 is "Home Affairs." These poems describe the anxieties, the hopes and the fears that many of us have experienced at various times in our lives. These normal human experiences are expressed so vividly and with such poignancy that the reader is left feeling that the poet has indeed spoken for him. Part 4, "Embers and Rubies of Life," contains the largest number of poems, and they are mostly philosophical reflections on the meaning and significance of life's experiences. The last set of poems in Part 5, "Transformations," contains the poem that gives the title to the book.

Sujets

• Ghana

Informations

• Publié par: Woeli Dekutsey
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789988851095
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Journey Without End and Other Poems

LADÉ WOSORNU

WOELI PUBLISHING SERVICES ACCRA 2012

Published by Woeli Publishing Services P. O. Box NT 601 Accra New Town Ghana Tel:[phone] Emal:[e-mail]  [e-mail] Website:www.woelipublishing.com First Edition, 1997 Second Edition, 2012 © Ladé Wosornu, 1997 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ISBN 978-9988-8510-9-5 Cover Design by Senanu Dovoh Typeset at Woeli Publishing Services Printed by Qualitype Printing Press.

Forewordvii

Part 1LIBATION

Contents

Wishing 1 The Forceîelds of Grace2 Afîrmed 4

Part 2ON WINGS OF SONG (THE MUSE AND I)

Joy of a Different Order 7 Chemistry 8 Brief Encounter 9 A Daring-Do in Pink City 10 A Re-Discovery 12 You Need Not Know 14 The Oracle & the Fire Dance 15 The Solo Dancer 17 The Stony Seed 18 Soul Moments 19 The Inner Whip 20 Trying Times 21 Twilight’s Mystique 22

Part 3HOME AFFAIRS

Facing Home 25 Deadheat 26 Developing Country 31 The Street 32 The Driftwood’s Song 33 Two Songs from Home 35 The Sacriîcial Lamb 37 Standard Seven 39 The Boundary Lines 41 The Prize 43 The Ancient Keeper 44

Unînished Business 45 Povertometer 46

Part 4EMBERS AND RUBIES OF LIFE

Alloys 51 Baited Hooks 52 Birth of Seasons 53 A Face in a Stream 54 A Homecoming that Never Was 55 The Hunting Party 56 Joy No Longer 58 Knave’s Mistake 59 Make Me Know 60 The Master Brewer 61 Curtains 62 Priests of Neo-Aztecs 63 Ode to the Sleeping Hibiscus 64 An Ode to Silence 66 Pride and Humility 69 Raider of the Treasure Trove 70 Rainbow 71 Reclaim the Essence 72 Reserved Seats 73 Shades of Glory Here 74 The Vexatious Tart 75 Weighty Issues 76 Tokens 78 Gift Most Divine 79 Waiting 80 What Am I Dying For 81 The Temptress 82 Omens 83 False Alarm 84 No Guarantees 85 With Your Boots Still On 86 The Tempered Steel Within 88 The Wiper 90 The Losers 91 Making Leomonade 92 The Final Liberation 93

Part 5TRANSFORMATIONS

Journey Without End 97 Darkness and Light 104 Colours of Ease 108 Contrasts 109 Dawnwatch 111 The Distant Train 112 Energy on Tap 113 Good Aloft 11 The Healing Contagium115 Men of Peace 116 Mindwatch 119 Seek the Beam 120 Silent Revelations 121 Synaesthsia 122 The Void 123

Foreword

Barely two years after the publication of his îrst collection of poems, Eté — A Woman of Africa & Other Poems,Ladé Wosornu now îrmly establishes himself as a poet of repute with this second collection. The poems in this book are, thematically, grouped into îve sets. The îrst set of three poems, labeled “Libation,” are basically a prayer, and they set the stage, as it were, for what follows. The poems in Part 2, subtitled “On Wings of Song (The Muse and I),” are mostly love poems which express sentiments that many readers will be able to identify with. The subtitle of the poems in Part 3 is “Home Affairs.” These poems describe the anxieties, the hopes and the fears that many of us have experienced at various times in our lives. These normal human experiences are expressed so vividly and with such poignancy that the reader is left feeling that the poet has in deed spoken for him. Part 4, “Embers and Rubies of Life,” contains the largest number of poems, and they are mostly philosophical reections on the meaning and signiîcance of life’s experiences. The last set of poems in Part 5, “Transformations,” contains the poem that gives the title to the book. These poems expound deeply religious and spiritual experience. I highly recommend this collection of poems to all readers, for I am sure everybody will înd, in the variety of experiences covered in them, a lot that they can identify with and enjoy reading. The reader will also discover in the rich imagery used in these poems, Ladé Wosornu the world-traveller, the keen observer of nature, the medical doctor and the deeply religious person. Those who have had the privilege of readingEté — A Woman of Africa & Other Poemswill înd in this collection, the truth in the very îrst line of the third poem “Afîrmed,” that indeed “Yesterday’s joy (has been re-enacted).

ABENA DOLPHYNE Professor, Liguistics Department, University of Ghana

Part 1 Libation