Kakhilimu ophelelwe yisikhathi    
 phansi ebhodweni lekhadibhodi    
 wenza ukudla kwakhe    
 njengempukane engabaza    
 efasiteleni.        
  
 Ibhentshi lamapulangwe lalingcolile    
 iphephandaba lizokwenza    
 ukubuza    
 emgqonyeni wakhe obomvu obomvu    
 ngaphansi kwemvula encane.        
  
 Bese esukuma ediyazela    
 ngoba eceleni komgwaqo    
 gxumela izinyathelo ezimbalwa    
 ngasemgwaqweni wezihlahla eziqondile    
 enamaqabunga ahlaza.        
  
 zikhona izinsuku     
 lapho ifu elimnyama    
 uyanqikaza ukufohla ebhekene nosizi    
 lapho esaphushwa khona    
 emhosheni wabafileyo.        
  
 Umthwalo, iphuzu    
 i-raincoat enhle, iphuzu    
 izicathulo ezivaliwe, iphuzu    
 amagilavu ​​woboya, iphuzu    
 ukumomotheka, iphuzu.        
  
 I-Hirsute, izinwele eziphukile    
 wahamba emigwaqweni ngomgwaqo    
 hlala phansi kwesakhiwo    
 phakathi kwama-canine shits amabili    
 ebamba isikhwama sakhe esimnyama sokuthenga.        
  
 Ephepheni kwakumele abonane nodokotela    
 kodwa wakhohlwa    
 kanye nosonhlalakahle    
 kanjalo
 kwadlula ikati elikhulu elimpunga ngokuthula.        
  
 Ekushoneni kwelanga    
 kwadingeka athole indawo    
 ukucofa mhlawumbe ulale    
 emsindweni ongapheli wethrafikhi    
 eyayizoncipha.        
  
 Wayeyazi indawo    
 kusukela ngesikhathi ezulazula    
 indoda yesikhathi sethu    
 emehlweni    
 ukuthi singamnikela.        
  
 Wayene-viaticum    
 isilwane esigxishiwe esinamadlebe alumayo    
 ngenja eyayimphelekezele    
 isimo sezulu esishisayo    
 kanye namakhaza e-polar, ngokulandelana.        
  
  
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