New Dawn

Kyeremah

‎Smile on me,

‎the Sun is awakening.

‎Yesterday and today left no crumbs

‎We begin from there.

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‎I won't tell you how to live

‎But be happy,

‎be happy

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‎One step at a time

‎Love, eat and pray

‎Give thanks and make merry.

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‎Today will be gone

‎So will you, someday

‎But what will matter

‎Is that you lived well.

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‎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.

Mentioned in this episode:

Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only

Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.

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