Kwibhokisi yezihlangu
phantsi komthi wama-apile waseJapan
embindini wamagqabi awileyo amanzi kwipaving
Ikati enkulu yayilapho.      
 
Umzimba wakhe wawungcangcazela
ulusu olupinki
engenaboya.      
 
Ndaqubuda
ukubamba ngomnwe
umzimba wakhe ze kwaye oshushue
wangqiyama ngentloko yakhe
Sibukele
yena kunye nam
amehlo akhe ayentywizisa
yavuleka intliziyo yam.            
 
Ndambrasha amabhovu ngobunono
wajika kancinci intloko
wandikrwaqula
uphawu
ukundixelela ukuba uphi
yahamba.      
 
Thatha ithuba elitsha
bubumsulwa bobuntwana
ukuze ubuyele kuwe
kwaye ulungiselele ukuzalwa ngokutsha
kwisangqa esigqibeleleyo
njengoko inyanga isanda kwaye isihla
kwiipulsations ezihlaziyiweyo
kwimfezeko
imilenze ethambileyo kunye neenzipho
ukutsibela emhlabeni
kwaye umbe.      
 
 
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