Misozi m'nyumba
chisoni chimatembenuza fungulo
chitseko chikung'ambika
makoma amanyamula chinyontho
maso ake owoneka bwino akuthwanima .
Ndipo komabe
palibe phulusa
moyo ukadali wotentha
pakati pa mitambo
kuti mwezi ukuzungulira .
Ubweya umakwirira mantha
za mabere ake opanda kanthu
kudyetsa moyo wake
moto wamantha wakulankhula
kukhala ndege ya mileme .
choka
mosiyana ndi tsikulo
pamene ana akugona
pamene ozizira akuwusa
ngati nkhungu pansi pa chigwa .
Zolimba ngati mwala
duwa losakondedwa lachipembedzo
wakhala kandulo yosasinthidwa ,
pepala lopuwala
pansi pa tsekwe wa kuwuka kwa bile .
Ku uthenga wowirikiza wa loto
manja athu amakumbatira chifundo
mu nyengo yozimitsa moto
kuyenda kumathamanga
pansi pa chiffonade ya nyenyezi .
Mopitirira mphamvu
ulesi umatsatira
kuchokera kuphanga lauzimu
chiwonetsero chamdima
amakhala tsamba lakufa .
Ndili ndi maso
mu kufesa uku
mkazi ndi mwamuna wotembenuka
kuchokera kukhonde kupita kukhonde
sainani tsamba lolemba .
Kankhirani chitseko
bweretsani ukonde waukulu wachinyengo
pansi pa kuseka kwa tulo tofa nato
kuwoloka North Bridge
kuopa kuti mafunde angatigwere .
Ife anzeru othamanga
zolemera za zipatso zakupsa
pamiyala yolira
amatipatsa zikumbutso
opanda kuzindikira , panthawi yake .
Kuwala kokwanira
muzimitsa kandulo ya tsiku lomaliza
maluwa ndi misozi gwira mphindi
nyanja ithamanga
Nditsalira .
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