Professor Kofi Awoonor! Poem by Edward Kofi Louis

Professor Kofi Awoonor!
Born in Ghana;
On the 13th of March 1953.

Spot, pot!
Like the fish of the ocean;
But, you died in the hands of the fishermen's net.

Professor Kofi Awoonor!
Died in a terrorist attack;
In Nairobi, Kenya.

Professor Kofi Awoonor!
Born in Ghana;
But, died in Kenya.

Life!
From Gold Coast to Ghana;
Like the 'House by the Sea'.

Thinking, writing, storytelling;
With the muse of the rivers in the forest and,
Of the singing birds of the trees.

Dicovery, rediscovery!
With the muse of poetry;
but, Professor Kofi Awoonor was among those killed.

The terrorist attack! !
In Kenya;
On the 21st of September 2013.


The terrorist attack! !
By 'Al-Shabaab' at Westgate Shopping Mall;
In Nairobi, Kenya.

Muse!
With this day of his blood;
As he was shot and killed by the terrorist.

Life!
A great son of Ghana is lost;
Like the 'Breath of the Earth'.

Poetry!
With culture and literature;
And now, we do mourn for Professor Kofi Awoonor.