Ilanga livuthela iibhaloni   
 ukuthula   
 imithi engashukumiyo   
 amaqabane okwesibini akrwempa umgangatho   
 ubusuku abuzange buphele   
 amaphupha apho ndingakwazi ukulandela   
 ekhosini bekufuneka wenze amanani   
 ngeenyawo nangebhayisekile   
 kwaye uyenze ivisisane   
 Ndala kwanto   
 bendizama nje   
 ndakhe ndalindela    
 kodwa ndalahleka   
 " ukusilela ezilalini ".  
    
 Abahlobo baya kuvela kungekudala   
 ngale ntsasa izakuba lusuku lwemarike   
 emva koko unyuke ukuya eCol de Gilly   
 ngesidlo sasemini phaya   
 ze wehle malunga nentsimbi yesibini   
 ukudibana nomfazi womfoti   
 kwaye undwendwele iMyuziyam yeMbali yaseQueyras   
 Ekugqibeleni emva phambi kweTV yeTour de France.      

 Imithi yemisipres iluka inkungu ekupheleni kwehlobo   
 izitya zasekhitshini zikhazimle   
 phambi kwelanga elitshisayo   
 ifriji iyantyiloza.   
   
 phosa ilitye emlanjeni   
 iya kuba yinkokeli yokuqala   
 kwiitheminali eziliwaka zosuku.  
    
 ILaguiole ibekwe phakathi kwesithunzi nokukhanya   
 kwilaphu letafile elizuba kwigumbi lokuhlala   
 iimpukane zihlafuna ukutya   
 kwiinwele ezimhlophe zeengalo zam. 
     
 Ndiqinisa inotshi   
 i-candelabra yokulindela   
 emngxunyeni wesithungu   
 oko kwakufuneka kuphakanyiswe   
 ifolokhwe eqinileyo   
 kwinqwelo yokunyusela   
 gable emva kwe gable   
 ukuya kwi-paillou enkulu yokuvuna.   

   
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