Tribute to Komla Dumor

TRIBUTE TO BBC, JOY and Africa’s KOMLA DUMOR

*PARADISE 99.7, STUDIO 101.3 *

*by Kojo Bode-Williams*

*(kojo.o.williams@gmail.com )*

Life is ephemeral…it is too short

Whether harvested in old age or in its prime

Our sojourn on earth is but a short trip

Laced with undulating mysteries

When the ultimate life collector arrives

Its toll of life to collect without fail

Our entire life flashes like a reel of film

In a split, we see our life in a pell-mell

The grave is pregnant

With talents covered and uncovered

Adams and Eves from every race and colour

Sleeping in the russet crust, never again to rise

The thoughts of death frightened me

When in my teens, I penned a poem about life

I had witnessed a few ‘goodbyes’

From loved ones, distant and close

But now in my prime

Death’s cuff is less scary

I have seen the great, loved and brave

Bowed helplessly to the chilling hands of death

Komla Dumor...come, la!

Even you, a fine Baobab by the rivers of water

An open tap of love and affection

A careful model of hardwork, beauty and charm

Succumbed to an arrest by a Cardiac

I bid you farewell Komla

Da Boss Player now plays on a different dial

In his new home country beyond the skies

Where angels are made to sing and serve

Paradise 99.7, Studio 101.3

Till the tax collector comes for us all

Rule the heavenly airwaves with your irresistible baritone

To the delight of angels who envied your strides

While with us, you stamped the sand of time

Death has no shame, the grave has no victory

‘Cos till the end of time, your memory stays evergreen

And your good works, love for Africa and family

In the special part of our hearts, ever lives!

Adieu Da Boss Player! ‘Play’ in Peace!!

Kojo Bode-Williams is the Lead PR & Media Specialist for Integriti Media and PR Advisor for the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA.