The Rainstorm

Mighty winds of ancient origin

Sweep-on clean-up

Cover us with your power

Shake the leafs and leave our roofs

Bring us the rains and kiss the clouds

Walk-up to our doors

And water our toils

Pour the clean breeze on

Our shores and defuse the dust

Melt our hard stands

And reconcile us with peace

Dance away the raging lightning fears

And bless us with enduring hope, courage

O! Come Mighty rainstorms

Come refresh our tired resolves

Invite the peaceful rains

To compensate our sorry toils

And deepen our smiles.

Kwesi Yirenkyi Boateng

22^nd June 2010

Kalpohin SHS- Tamale

Dedicated to the people of the North in their search for lasting peace: this was during the Inter-Schools Cultural competition for Zone-2 hosted by the Kalpohin Senior High School at Tamale