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golden spirits
my country was built
on foundations of gold.
from the very dawn of time,
we have been one
with the earth and the sky.
the power of Ɔbɔadeɛ
has given us
divine strength.
the grace of Asase Yaa
has given us
divine knowledge.
in our time of need
they listened.
in our time of need
they gave.
my country was built
on foundations of gold.
from the sky descended
the very soul
of our nation.
in the form of a stool,
our spirit laid.
Sika Dwa Kofi: all parts living, dead, and not yet born.
my country was built
on foundations of gold.
the stool’s surface shone
a perfectly pure
golden.
within the stool laid
the might of the forest
and the repose of the desert.
to us the stool manifests
the royalty of the heavens
and the dignity of the stars.
my country was built
on foundations of gold.
the stool cannot be touched
and yet touches
every corner of the cosmos.
throughout time it has remained,
and throughout time it will stay.
its soul speaks to us all.
Sika Dwa Kofi
embraces us all.
and through it,
our golden spirits
shine.
my country was built
on foundations of gold.
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The poem golden spirits abstractly describes the story of the Golden Stool, an artefact belonging to the culturally rich Asante people, an ethnic group native to Ghana. The poem portrays the sacredness and significance of the Golden Stool and its place in the spirit of the Asante people, within the context of African Cosmology. Words appearing unfamiliar belong to the Twi dialect of the Akan language: Ɔbɔadeɛ means "Creator" and is one of many names for the supreme being of the traditional Akan religion (God), Asase Yaa means "Mother Earth" and is secondary to God, and Sika Dwa Kofi is the Akan name for the Golden Stool.