I shall be gazing into those

gems of glory,

those eyes of passion

that exceed luminary trust,

I shall be reading this optical

smiling diary of faith, from time to time

I shall see its glamour,

and wonder how the oceans

in them interwove and foretold

the story of your power,

from time to time

With you, I see splendour,

so do I become, a walking summer

in the winter,

a laughing winter in the summer,

and a magnificent spring in the autumn,

as my heart sees you

Forever I shall be lost in that face,

cast my worries out to sea,

all sadness shall be extinct

and my chest shall no longer be

heavy from regret,

my eyes shall bloom with exhilaration,

as I see the exact shape of my heart,

sitting right before me

Day by day, I shall encounter those lips,

feel their warm embrace,

those lips that make me impervious

to the black magic of external seduction,

I only dance to the rhythm of your heartbeat my dear,

and duet with you, according to the instrumentalism

of our smiles

I shall laugh, for my perfect destiny

has been fulfilled,

since you held my hand

and I patted yours,

a warm, interwoven world of eternal friendship

I shall never close my eyes upon the earth,

as I see what is yonder my heart,

my darling, I dare say,

you are the exact drawing of passion.

                                                          By Kakraba Afful