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New Dawn by Benedicta Kyeremaa Addai
Episode 2461st January 2026 • One Poem Only • Maggie Devers
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New Dawn

Kyeremah

‎Smile on me,
‎the Sun is awakening.
‎Yesterday and today left no crumbs
‎We begin from there.
‎I won't tell you how to live
‎But be happy,
‎be happy
‎One step at a time
‎Love, eat and pray
‎Give thanks and make merry.
‎Today will be gone
‎So will you, someday
‎But what will matter
‎Is that you lived well.
‎So be happy,
‎be happy.

More from Kyeremah ↓

  • @Kyere_mah on Instagram
  • She was published in the anthology, Ancestors, answer me, a compilation of shortlisted poems entered into the 2025 New Voices Poetry Contest Curated by Creative Project Ghana. The New Voices Contest was born from a desire to give poetic voices in Ghana a platform to celebrate the richness of Ghanaian expression, language and imagination. A copy of the anthology can be found at the website of New Voices Poetry Contest or Creative Ghana Project on Instagram.

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