amagama namakhambi   
 phakathi kwezikhwebu zikakolweni   
 ngomgwaqo wokuphunyuka ama-blueberries   
 lala njengeqhwa entwasahlobo   
 ku-jeep    
 kokuphinda kuthathwe.      
  
 Ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esikhulu   
 enezigaxa ezincane ezimhlophe nezibomvu   
 kuhlebe ama-initials   
 amehlo akho evulekile   
 ukunambitheka kwensimbi ngaphansi kolimi   
 amatshe anjalo enyakaziswa ekugcineni kwenduku.      
  
 Iwa lilenga   
 wavala izinzipho zolwandle   
 ematsheni asogwini lwangaphambili   
 amanothi amathenda afinyeleleka ngokumamatheka   
 behweba njengama-seagulls akhulumayo   
 eqoqa amafesti e-mossy.      
  
 Ibekwe emabhodini aphakeme kakhulu   
 izincwadi zokubhalela izolo   
 bekungamagobolondo omtapo wolwazi wethu   
 izigwebo ezilengisiwe   
 kobaba nomama bethu   
 ukugeza ingane nge ounce "kunuka kamnandi".      
  
 Shaya isichotho   
 engilazini yabangcwele beqhwa   
 impilo ende glade   
 ukuvula ubani ongcono   
 izivalo zokwesaba kwethu kwakudala   
 ukuthi kakho ongayithambisa.      
  
 Izimpama namabhamuza   
 ukuze kubuye abakhohliwe   
 eqenjini eliphazamisayo   
 emoyeni we-reel   
 okhela amapheromone   
 ngomcabango ovukayo.      
  
 Ngaphansi kwetende   
 itiye elishisayo nelimnandi   
 ubala abamunca iminyaka   
 kumnandi ukubaleka emigwaqweni yasempumalanga    
 ukuphuphuthekisa izinsimbi eziphuthumayo   
 yokufuna kwethu ukuphepha.      
  
 800   
 
 
 
 
  
 

 
 
 Emizimbeni yethu   
 isimangaliso esimsulwa   
 kugeleza ama-concretions acashile   
 elimnandi futhi elikhuthazayo   
 ngesivumelwano sethu sothando.      
  
 bebehlangana   
 imvelo, Umhlaba kanye neCosmos   
 izinhliziyo ezimhlophe phezulu   
 izibopho zobuzalwane nokwabelana   
 nabafowethu nodadewethu abangabantu.      
  
 Emthonjeni ojulile   
 yowesifazane oNgcwele   
 izimpande ezigundiwe   
 emapayipini angajwayelekile   
 yasakaza ukukhala kokhokho.      
  
 Dumisani Onkulunkulu Nonkulunkulukazi
 ukuvumela Umhlaba ophanayo
 ukuthola ukuhlakanipha nomusa
 ekuphakameni 
 ngokujula kokuthula.
  
  
 799 

 
 
 Isisho se-rose hips  
 lowo uyagwinya   
 inyoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka   
 elenga ephanelini   
 yazo zonke izimoto   
 letha izinsimbi ngoMeyi   
 ithuba elinjalo ijika   
 kahle emqhudelwaneni ongaphuthelwa   
 evumelana ne-echo gardening   
 kubilisiwe   
 ukulungele ukuqonda   
 inhliziyo eshayayo   
 etafuleni obala   
 phambi kofika kuleli ngokungemthetho   
 entshontsha ucezu lwesinkwa     
 zonke izifiso zihlanganisiwe   
 ngaphambi kokuxhumana
 ngengxenye yendalo. 


 798 

sisi omncane ngiyakuthanda
De cette sensation
De cet ébranlement
De la considération
Des choses de la vie
Qui éclairent tout doucement la chambre
Quand la lumière du jour baisse
Et que les lucioles prennent le relais.
 
Kunobusuku bokuzidela
D'approche du grand Tout
Auxquelles la matière est à l'état pur
Auxquelles la chair est à vif
Mais contient son devenir.
 
Ukuba khona kukhona
Et être c'est s'engager dans sa tâche avec ses épreuves
Qui sont autant de moyens d'extraire le joyau de sa gangue.
 
Ukuphefumula
La libre circulation de l'esprit.
 
Uyi-emission kanye nokudluliselwa
Chère Frédérique
Et cette lumière qui te fait mendiante d'amour
Est la définition essentielle
Pour comprendre comment accomplir l'Entreprise.
 
usuthi
Et je serais là quand tu enfanteras
Et nous lui donnerons un nom
Un tout petit nom
" Petite herbe des bois dans un rai de lumière " Ngokwesibonelo
Et ce sera bien comme ça
Au moment de fermer la valise
Avant de s'effacer
Pour naître à nouveau.
 
797

 
 
 uphaphe lwempilo   
 emgodini wehhashi   
 ilanga seliphumile   
 ukuze kuzalwe isikhumba esigcwele   
 Izinsuku ezimnandi.      
  
 Yizwa uthule   
 uma kumile ummeli   
 eduze kwendlu yakhe   
 ukubala amantongomane esibonelelo   
 ngokuziphika.      
  
 thatha futhi ubeke   
 ngosuku lwenkazimulo esiza   
 aphume elawini lakhe   
 njengosuku ebusika   
 dabula emahlozini ngezindebe ezikhihlizayo.      
  
 Phuma okokugcina   
 wenjabulo nolaka    
 i-office mare   
 kaCharybde kuScylla   
 ukuba mpofu ngokwakho.      
  
 Sthandwa sami samanzi aphilayo   
 singakukali ukuhleka kwethu   
 mayelana nedlelo eliwusawoti ebuntwaneni bethu   
 izimvu zangesonto   
 kukhona ama-splashes we-watercolor.      
  
  
 796 

 
 
 Bekusafanele
 luma isihlalo se-bustard
 Hhawu ihlongandlebe eliyigugu
 ukuthi izinyo liyanyakaza
 indawo engenalutho phakathi kwezikrini
 ukwephulwa kokungathembeki
 wasondela umnyuziyamu
 phakathi kwetshe nokukhanya
 ukuthi angizange ngithathe i-candelabra
 ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esigcwele izinkanyezi
 imicabango yasebusuku
 okukodwa kuya kokubili
 ngendlela engapheli
 ingcosana nje kasawoti
 emsileni wegundane eliluhlaza
 angenza unodoli
 ethambisa ingcebo eyigugu
 ukuhlakulela ukwazi
 ngaphandle kokungakwazi ukuhamba okudabukisayo
 kwanoma yikuphi ukuzindla
 ikheji lengilazi elisikiwe
 kusuka enhliziyweni yesiphepho
 isikhumba amagilavu ​​izandla
 ehlehlisa indlela yokubuka kwethu
 lelo kristalu ledwala liyaphola
 indaba yokuhlala
 ulimi lwenyoka
 kulomhlaba ojulile.
  
  
 795 

Ithambile futhi inenyama   
isikhumba sakho ekukhanyeni kwasekuseni   
kwakuyipentshisi yesivini   
ngaphansi kwe-wisteria enamahlamvu omdabu.      
 
Konke kwakubonakala kimi   
kwavela ingane encane ngoMeyi   
ukumamatheka kwengane elahliwe   
ngokuphumputha kwempilo.      
 
Awukho umkhondo wempi eyinqaba   
ukuhlanganisa umhlaba nesibhakabhaka   
ngemva komhlangano   
ukumba okukhanyayo kwezindebe zomhlaba.      
 
Izingcweti Zemiqulu Yesango   
les oiseaux encorbellant l'entrée   
singakushiya konke ukuphelela   
yelula isandla sakho phambi kwe-obol.      
 
Ekhulumela phansi ezindlebeni zabakhongi   
yizwe futhi kalula ukusho   
wandisa imfundiso   
ngokwabelana Ngokubukeka.      
 
Umdanso ongcwele ongapheli   
endaweni enamazolo   
ngokuthanda sagcwalisa isikhwama sethu   
kusukela ekucaceni kosuku lokuntwela kokusa.      
 
Ukusuka ezinxushunxushwini kuya ezinxushunxushwini   
sawela izibuko   
okozela enqoleni   
cabanga ukuqhubeka kwesicelo sethu.      
 
Ukuhwebelana okungabonakali ngami   
ukusebenzisa amandla akhuphukayo ezihlahla zasentabeni   
kanye namandla okwehla ezinhlanga ukuya emfudlaneni   
kwase kuyisikhathi sokunisela imizimba yethu.      
 
Ngokusebenzisa i-reticle yenhloso yaphakade   
saqhumisa amafusi ohlanya   
ukuphoqa izilo   
ukubuyisela imisebenzi nemikhuleko yethu.      
 
izingane ziyazalwa   
kumabhasikidi ama-wicker   
kusihlwa ekuqaleni komsebenzi ohlukumezayo   
sans que comprendre signifie le chemin absolu.      
 
Ithambile futhi inenyama   
isikhumba sakho ekukhanyeni kwasekuseni   
kwakuyizindwangu ezithambile   
agitée par le souffle de la présence.      
   
 
794
 

 
 
 Ubaba wayeqhaqhazela izandla   
 wajoyina umduduzi nge-pastel shades   
 ngaphandle kwamagundane ampunga esithukuthezi abalekayo.      
  
 Akuzange kuthathe amagama ambalwa   
 awekho ama-diatribes ahloniphekile   
 ukuhlola ububele besikhathi.      
  
 Kwakukhona amaconsi omoya   
 ezithombeni ezinamathiselwe odongeni lwekamelo lokulala   
 njengezimpukane emgqeni wokuphila.   
  
 Kusukela ekuqhekekeni kuya ekuqhekekeni   
 sizohamba   
 ngaphandle kwezinyathelo ezishwabana ematsheni   
 phansi kwamawa   
 que la mer découpa à son aise   
 ngezikhathi zeziphepho   
 ukumamatheka kwezinkungu ezisafufusa   
 laissant passer sous la pâleur d'un soleil bas   
 ibhalansi esungula ukuthula   
 eduze kwechweba lapho kufika khona   
 pour la dernière barque   
 kuhlwanyelwe nezimbali zasendle   
 ekushoneni kwelanga kwezinkumbulo zethu.      
  
  
 793
   

 
 
 Meyi   
 emaphaseji   
 ungigezile amehlo   
 wegagasi elihlanzekile   
 idayimane le-anemones.      
  
 Ngezenzo zakho    
 okugqamile emoyeni wegolide wokuqonda   
 ukhethe i-mistletoe   
 amaphupho anjalo   
 indawo yobusuku.      
  
 Inkambu kumkhathizwe okude   
 woza ngendlela yezinguquko   
 iphunga elimnandi   
 ibhali elichithekile   
 ku-borage ewugqinsi.      
  
 Wehlile emsebenzini   
 ukuduma kukanembeza   
 ngeziketi kanye namajazi e-frock   
 izidlamlilo nezidlamlilo   
 lothando oluhle lobukhona.      
  
 Ukuze singasazwani   
 hhayi ukuthanda   
 wenyuka emathafeni aphansi   
 ngezinyathelo ezilinganisiwe  
 ukushayisana kwamapheya ezilwane zethu.      
  
 Maphakathi nesikwele   
 sabiza amakhosi ethu   
 ekuvundeni kwemvelo   
 ebuka ukuzwana kokhokho   
 nge-radicality egcwele ukukhanya.      
  
  
 792  

 
  
 
 

O iphupho le-incandescent   
kusukela ekujuleni kwamahlathi amnyama   
ilangabi lavuka   
ukucula futhi.      
 
i-rose ne-lilac   
osebeni olunotshani   
Ngithathe isandla sakho   
kwathi ubhabhulini wathula.      
 
Kwenqatshwa ngokuhlakanipha   
ngokumamatheka okudabukisayo   
ngaphandle kokukhala izwi.      
 
Ngisho namafu    
phakathi kwethunzi nokukhanya   
zivuse ubusha obungenacala.      
 
 
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