The Observer

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JOY BEYOND BROKENNESS

It was then, when I thought that I had overcome my fears of losing her, that it hit me with the highest intensity. We were inseparable and so into each other that wherever one went, the other would always be. We did almost everything together, even joining the same social club and taking an interest in the most similar projects. …

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PILGRIMS OF HOPE

By: Naa Doodua Doodu We are pilgrims, journeying in hope, Carried by faith that bids us move on. I am the joy that the future longs for. The joy we seek is born of the Lord. Patience and trust are all we require To walk toward the unseen dawn. Our hope is in Him, the Maker of light; We shall …

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FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

By: Naa Doodua Doodu The challenges we face, The money we earn All for the future of our children and ourselves. We strive for a better tomorrow. The one who labors eats with satisfaction. For that better tomorrow, we toil. Through silent tears, through struggle and sweetness, We embrace the rewards that labor brings. For our dependents, for hope, We …

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HOPE IN THE HOLLOW

I was stuck in a situation I could never imagine escaping. Everything I touched was turning to dust. Even my closest friends turned against me. Individuals whom I admired rejected me, as if I had biblical leprosy. The more I struggled to hold it together, the more my health suffered. I was eaten up by anxiety. Its precipitating cause was …

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A Chapter Called Us

By Naa Doodua Doodu Our romance, my dearest book. You came like a sunrise I did not see, a tender heat that surprised my heart awake. I attempted to rationalize it but love does not require reason. It only gets stronger. You took my quiet, gray-stained days and made them into a canvas filled with paint. You are the missing …

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The Beauty We Can’t Hide

By: Naa Doodua Doodu We chase perfection, a flawless face Yet in the pursuit, we lose our place. The mirror holds a steady gaze: An imperfect soul, lost in the haze. But what if we flipped the script instead, Embraced the quirks we’ve always shed? Each flaw, each scar, a tale to tell A life lived deep, a heart that …

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The Canon Keepers: Friendship Forged in Journalism

I have been observing with keen interest and what I saw left me smiling and cheerful all the way, wishing one day my colleagues would feel the same. It is one of the things that make me happy and wish that the future would be bright. I read the affectionate trash talk with laughter and smiles, wondering if people would …

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A Man ahead of his Time

All that could be said about him is already known. You cannot speak of Africa’s liberation without invoking his name. Celebrated across the globe, he remains a figure beyond reproach. Yes, every individual has their flaws—but there are those whose strengths eclipse their weaknesses. He was one of them. In the struggle for Ghana’s independence—and that of other African nations—his …

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For a Brighter Tomorrow

By: Naa Doodua Doodu Edited by: The Observer The adversities we endure, The wealth we gather— All for the future of our children and ourselves. We labor not for fleeting gain, But to shape a more promising tomorrow. He who works with purpose Finds joy in the fruits of his toil. Through silent sorrows, quiet trials, and moments of sweetness, …

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A Child, Heaven’s Whisper

By: Naa Doodua Doodu A child—a so brilliant and innocent gift, Born to love, bespangled with light. A life to shape, an inheritance of all love, The Lord’s gift, tenderly shaped. With dewy eyes, so great and aglow, Rays of innocence none can deny. A heart unstained by offence of the world, A beam of hope in joy and sorrow. …

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