Goodbye poem for my office mate

Ms. Oduro,

A prayer for you as you leave this land…for where your dreams have taken you…

May each day meet you as enthusiastic and as determined as you have always been…

May your challenges only propel you higher

May love envelope you always…

May your service to your Maker and His Church continue unabated

May Wilson fall in love with you anew..

May your elder sisters learn from you daily…

May your parents rejoice in their daughter…

May your school rejoice to have you as a student…

May the USA, the land of opportunity, find in you a worthy citizen for the years to come…

May you shine always…Nyame Ne Hene

Angela Azumah Alu

FOR ESTHER-24/10/07

I missed you while you were away

There was no one to feel comfortable with

No one to be teased by

Waiflike, orphanlike, I wandered

Wishing you were here

I wondered what it would be like

If you never were

And I thanked God for you

I wondered….

There was no one to laugh with,

No one who’d understand

Exactly what I meant

No one to tell my latest

Discoveries

Even, no one to be teased by

I was lonely

But then I remembered your smile

I remembered our talks and discussions,

Dreams and worries

And I was glad

My heart smiled, however

Faintly and the sun shone again

In missing you, I learnt too

I saw the future and I

Tried to be brave

I tried to stand on my own

And I realized once again

That no matter what

Our friends are never far from us

Wherever they are

They are always in our hearts.

The little old house

House no 187/N3/C2, I love with all of my heart

My earliest memories I trace there

My family there ensconced,

Protected from the vagaries of life

The little old house, with its comforts,

With its quirks and foibles

Through all of life

I find my face widening with a smile

When close I approach my home

Remembering that therein

All whom I love will be found

Though I go long and far

Yet I know within home

My heart always will be

forever

My dad 11/8/12 (at choir practice)

My dad,

Man of few words,

Formator of many,

Husband, father,

Orphaned now,

Uncle and so many

Other things to so many

My dad,

Man of few words,

Sent from above for my family

Provider, shelter, guide,

Disciplinarian,

 Creating order

My dad,

Man of few words,

Exemplary by his life,

Excellent work ethic,

Intellectual and practical,

Poetic and prosaic

My dad,

Man of few words,

Teaching me all I need to know,

Forming and moulding me

Into the woman God created

Me to be

My dad, man of few words,

Who loves me unconditionally,

Who sets the standard,

My dad,

On whose shoulders I stand

To reach further than he ever went

My dad,

Who’s all that and more

My gift from God

Thank you

Angela Azumah Alu

25/8/12 Emmanuel Salifu-priestly ordination

A journey to the priesthood

That has only just begun

Fulfilling a dream placed in a heart,

Begetting other dreams; given by God

The anointing to be all that your

Were made to be

The oil, not to come and go but

Your for all your life,

To fulfill every dream and every desire

There placed by the Father himself

To turn the hearts of his children back to him

A prayer goes out for you that

Every grace needed will be so

Provided and continually overflow

 That everyday the anointing

Will be just as fresh as today!

Angela Azumah Alu

For Zuviel -16/9/12

Zuviel, the independent minded who goes his own way and not where the crowd leads and cares not that no one follows

Zuviel, who obeys only his own conscience

Zuviel, who can sometimes take contrariness to a new level

Zuviel, who has been my friend since I joined the choir and an excellent one at that. :D

Zuviel, the realist, who listens to me and teases me

Zuviel, who gives Otchere mini heart attacks at choir practice

Zuviel, who is inordinately attached to his phone

Zuviel, who as tenor singers go is great and is a natural

Zuviel, of the loud voice and the unconventional nature

Zuviel, of the intelligence, wit, frankness and sarcasm who is always himself!

 Angela Azumah Alu

David

Just wanted to say thank you for all you’ve been and are…

A wonderful friend and a great inspiration,

A great listener,

An encourager

A friend,

A mentor,

And a fellow chewer J

Honestly, your upbeat attitude really reminds me to be grateful,

Your love for finance challenges me to work harder,

And your passion for all you do is really amazing!

Pray God sees us through so we can look back at this time as one when He held us all in His arms

Hope I can one day pass the favour on to another…

God bless you

Of course, it isn’t bad at all that you love classical music and play the guitar (wink)

Angela Azumah Alu

5/3/13

12:33a.m.

for Gifty

A note to my office mate at CBBSD

A prayer for a special young lady who teaches by very life and example

Her love for God, work ethic, determination, professional ambition and single minded devotion are simply amazing. They keep her going against all the odds…. And provide inner recesses of strength when there’s nothing left to hold on to.

Thanks! You’re one in a million!

Proud to Know Ms. Gifty Agyekumwaa Oduro

May God always enfold you in His love and keep you as the apple of His eye.

Angela Azumah Alu 5/3/13