BY J E SOLOMON I once chanced upon a guy named Jerry He offered me juice made from Cherry I told him I only drank juice from Cranberry And seldom would I drink one from Strawberry He then wanted to know why Sounding more like a nosy guy I pretended to …
BY J E SOLOMON I wonder how some people think Someone invited me to his home And without saying ‘you’re welcome’ Or asking me what I’ll like to drink As we do culturally as Africans Like Nigerians and Moroccans Even after becoming Americans This dude just started a conversation On a …
BY J E SOLOMON Life always presents us with opportunities for growth, sometimes with lessons that can be very painful. I had a maternal cousin I loved dearly. We were born just a day apart but didn’t grow up in the same place. As grown-ups, we only met at funerals, …
BY J E SOLOMON I didn’t feel like writing today But as usual, there’s something Inside of me I will like to say Perhaps not too interesting First, the weather is nice today I wish it’ll be nice tomorrow too And that’ll be Wednesday When I’ll have some work …
BY J E SOLOMON They call it courtesy call I call it discourtesy call They’re so annoying And so worrying Sometimes they make me freak out In anger and would make me shout The “Sh**” word unintentionally But that’s all just verbally No banging on or, kicking of a table …
BY J E SOLOMON Neither a hater Nor a curser be All Scriptures decree For so loves the Creator Neither an idiot Nor a criminal be For out of thee Life wants a good lot Neither a cheat Nor a liar be Else your life will be Miserable …
BY J E SOLOMON When it comes to menu My first choice is ‘Nkrah Dorkunu’ Or its cousin, ‘Fante Dorkunu’ For my second choice I would go with rice Preferably brown rice I don’t fancy ‘Fufu’ for menu Except with ‘Nmey Wonu’ And maybe, ‘Nkra-kra Wonu’ As …
BY J E SOLOMON I love words I fell in love with words From the day I started To learn and write English Come and Came; Begin and Began It was fun and I loved it I love words Especially rhyming words They fascinate me a lot Like Conferred …
BY J E SOLOMON This is certainly not right. It’s a big mistake and it has come to be accepted. I’m neither a guardian of the Queen’s English Language, nor an authority in English Language. Regardless, I can tell if a simple grammar usage or punctuation is wrong. Over the past year, …