yendani m’choonadi

 Masewera a mapiri
 ndi Kuvumbulutsidwa kwa mbiri yake patsogolo panu .

 Kuchokera kudodometsedwa mpaka kudodometsedwa
 khalani opanda mzimu .

 Matenda a thupi ndi thupi
 ndi mozemba
 chizolowezi ichi chosawona kanthu .

 Mitengo yamlombwa yayitali yosafikirika ndi chainsaw
 kumezanitsa musk wa mouflons
 panjira anayenda 
 m'mawa wa bituminous .

 Ndikudziwa kuchiritsa sikophweka ,
 kuposa kuchiza choipa ndi gwero
 yadzala ndi misampha .

 Kenako timakhala pachiwopsezo chokhala ndi zolakwa zazikulu
 kuwulula zina zobisika .

 Pali ziyembekezo zopanda chiyembekezo
 kuti chithumwa cha malingaliro oyendayenda chimanyengerera ,
 ndikupangitsa kuti ikhale yoyenera kudyedwa ndi wofufuza 
 mwaluso kwambiri kuthyola duwa kusiyana ndi kulisiya likule.
 
 Bowo la dzanja langa labisala 
masiku ano akulira
 les perles de rosée d'aujourd'hui ;
 transformation où les gouttes d'eau clapotent 
pa malaya abusa .

 Pezani zopanda malire za masomphenya anu
 zimakukakamizani kuti muyime musanapereke malire anu .

 Ndi bwino kuyang'ana zolakwa zake
 ndi mikwingwirima yaying'ono ya silky luntha
 kuposa kuphulitsa loko 
 zinthu zosaoneka ,
 chimene chidzaphimbidwa kwamuyaya .

 Le défait d'un lit se mire dans un ciel de traîne ,
 mmbuyo ku zokondweretsa za dziko .

 Panjira ya miyala , za zomera 
 ndi madzi osakanikirana ;
 mu kutsitsimuka mowolowa manja kwa mphukira ,
 Ndinapita patsogolo  ...
 pamene mwadzidzidzi nthambi zina zidathyoledwa ,
 miyala yogubuduzika ,
 nthawi yachibwibwibwibwi ,
 fungo lonyowa mafuta duwa ;
 chimbalangondo chinali kugudubuzika motsetsereka ...
 kuthawa ngati buldozer 
 munda wa chimanga .
 Ndinali wolandila .

 Wonyengerera Wosaonekayo anabala
 zomwe zidatsala ndi cholinga chake .

 Adadutsa kunyada, 
 nsanje, umbombo ,
 ndiye kuti chikhumbo chachinsinsi chokhala nawo 
wamphamvu , 
 ndiye kachiwiri icho cha chifuniro 
 kuti azindikiridwe , kulamulira ,
 kulankhula za chidziwitso chobisika 
 ndi kuukitsidwa ,
 kuti athe kupereka 
 chidziwitso chathu chopeza , kwa omwe zingawakhudze , 
 nos enfants aveuglés .

 Gululo silinathe ,
 kubuula kwa anthu ovulazidwa
 anapinda pansi zobvala zawo zong'ambika
 anabwera akuthamanga kuchokera kumakona anayi a nkhalango
 ku thupi ndi mwazi wa kubadwanso .

 Masomphenya amodzi komanso omaliza .

 Lirani makolo athu
 m'malo okumbukira kukumbukira .

 Mpweya wa apocalyptic
 akugwetsa akachisi .

 Msuzi woyambirira
 makamaka aggregates mapangano 
nyimbo zopepuka .

 Maonekedwe atsopano omwe ma atomu amatenga 
mu kusamba kwawo kwa kuwala .

 Choonadi ndi choposa wekha .
 Iye akuyembekezera ,
 zosamveka kwenikweni ,
 Ndipo lye ndi Yemwe akukutsogolerani .


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Le Cœur-Cri du Colibri

Nenani zomwe mnzanuyo akunena   
mnzanga wa mantha ndi zigawenga
Souffle
milomo ku milomo
mawu kuwira
montre de ses mains généreuses
les portes qui s'ouvrent .

Musadabwe
ndi tsiku
Mbalame zimalira potuluka dzuwa
palibe wina angakhoze kusiya
ndege yopatsa thanzi iyi
mwa inu nokha .

Lolani madzi adzuke
kuchokera pansi pa mizu yako
anasinthanitsa chikho cha vinyo mpaka kuledzera
kutipulumutsa ku kulingalira .

Gwirani chithumwa
palibe mafunso anafunsidwa
limbitsani zala zanu
pakhosi pa chiwandacho
sans le quitter des yeux .

Si malo awa
za anthu
danga la miyoyo yoyendayenda
kuposa chilichonse ephemeral
amafuna
à qui sourit
le cœur-cri du colibri .


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Chokongola pa pony ya blond

 A Beaumont pa pony ya blonde
ndalemba dzina lanu
mlongo wanga wa madzi amphepo
wobiriwiranso pansi pa mzere wowala
chizungulire kukwera .

Kusiyana kwapaulendo
pa piyano ya halos
maloto anu ndi matalala anu sakanizana
ndi nsonga zobisika za makolo athu
wandinyadira pa mafunde owawa .

Masamba a amayi
nthawi yabodza
mwatopa
mu magalasi a caress
pa mulu wa mitembo yosindikizidwa .

Lirani duwa langa
pumani chete
pa zilonda za mabala athu
tsogolo ngati chizindikiro cha kusinkhasinkha
wachikondi wanga
Mphamvu zanga
kudzichepetsa kwanga .


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mawu pansi pa maso a zotsekedwa zotsekedwa

 Mawu pansi pa maso otsekedwa makola   
ngati namzeze pa mzere woyambira
kukhala chete kwa munthu amene waima pamalire a gawolo
kulankhula zamatsenga
mauthenga bravaches
kulimbana ndi chipululu .

Mawu
ma envulopu awa
ziwalo zankhondo izi
kukhala mithunzi ya kuwala
ndi dzenje la chigwa la mwana wopindika ndi ululu .

Mawu amalankhula tanthauzo
pakati pa mitima yodzutsidwa
nthawi imeneyo imabalalika
kuthira
masiku adzuwa
wonongani mafano akunja .

mawu amtendere
ndiwo mbeu ya mtengo wa ciyembekezo cathu
omwe nthambi zake zimafikira kumwamba kwa mzimu
mikono iyi yomwe usiku wanga imayitana
mu mtima wanga kuti ndikulandireni
wapamtima mkati mwanga .

O iwe bwenzi langa chinsinsi changa
zizindikiro ndasonkhanitsa
zanu
zopangidwa ndi sera yofewa, wa zinthu zowola, wa mkwiyo wotengeka
kupanga mitambo ya kukayika kukhetsa magazi
O mnzanga
anali mawu anzeru
chinsinsi chachikulu kukhala chitsime cha sayansi
kulingalira kwadekha kwa malire .


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kuwona mtima, kuthawira kwa wekha

   Ndi chinsinsi   
pamasitepe achinyengo
mumthunzi wa kristalo wa gwero
oblique kuyendayenda
kuti palibe mngelo kapena chiwanda chimene chingasinthe
kukumbukira zakale
kunja kwa makoma
mgwirizano wa mantha .

Kuwona mtima ,
kuthawira kwa wekha ,
ndege yopita ku zenizeni ,
zoona za chisomo
osafuna kukongoletsa
mu countercurrent mphamvu .

Magwero mu mtima wa mdima ndi choonadi .
Tiyeni titenge zithunzi zanu m'matayala athunthu ,
lolani chodabwitsa chiwuke
wa munthu woyambitsidwa ndi mthunzi wake .

Ku madzi a mzimu, palibe pokhala ,
palibe koma zotsalira za nzeru zakale
m'mayambiriro oyambirira .

Mu farandole ya zonyenga akadali maziko a chiyambi .
Tembenukirani popanda changu
mphuno ya ubongo
kulimbana ndi inu nokha
ndikupita ulendo ,
kunja kwa chophimba
kulowera ku zitseko
kumene munthu sakanakhalanso ndi moyo kuchokera ku chifaniziro chake .

Zolengedwa zokonda kuposa iwe mwini .

Kunena zoona ndi mtima wonse .

Moyo wanu sudzagawanikanso ,
ntchito ndi mawu kupanga single .

Kuchokera kumalo owonetsera mthunzi
moyo siwonetsero ,
iye ndi ulendo
kwa amene atuluka m’phanga la ma cyclops .

Chinsinsi cha kuwona mtima chimakhazikika
moyo mu ntchito ndi mawonekedwe .


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