Umtya kunye nebhola ye-mistletoe
wabelane ngesakhelo
phantsi kweliso elingcangcazelayo le-constabulary
ebonisa imoult yonyaka
ngexesha elifanelekileyo.       
 
Itsiba njengentethe emini emaqanda
bawenze banzi umkhondo wamafu
ukucima ubusuku
i-dabs encinci ye-inki entsha
yosuku olulindelekileyo.      
 
Amakhandlela amabini e-askew
kwakuthetha ukuhamba ngokugqibeleleyo
ukusuka kusasa ukuya kumaphupha amnyama
phambi kwamagama okuqala
wavuka ngokuzithoba.      
 
Qhwaba izandla
ukuva ukuba indalo ikhona
ngenxa yakhe
kodwa incinci
ecaleni kwento ebalulekileyo.      
 
Ukubetha umhlaba ngesithende
yonwabisa amathumbu e magma
ukuvumela izibonelelo zoluntu
ukusela ukuhamba nomoya omtsha
abakhenkethi abazalwana bethu.      
 
Ilizwi eliqinileyo kunye nezakhono zemoto eziqinisekisiweyo
sibonile amaxabiso ento ecetywayo
ukuze kungabikho bani unengqondo
qinisekiswa ukuba unexabiso
kweli xesha lokwenyani lingaphiliyo.      
 
Linden ngobuhle
Ubusika
ungqiyama ngefestile
ukusebeza
ukubengezela kwemfihlelo.      
 
 
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