Kuyafaneleka
ukwesaba imvelaphi yakhe
okwe
ukunciphisa inkumbulo
ukuma
ubuhle obusemthethweni
ngezwi elimsulwa.      
 
Umhlabathi Wegazi Elomile
buthelela izingcezwana zokulinda
kusukela lapha
kwe
obala
emgudwini wezinyoni
amakhambi namanzi kuxutshwe.      
 
Ngakho-ke kubaluleke ngani
ukuzulazula kwezinto ezishiwo
lokho kuyalimaza
impilo yomhlaba.      
 
Personne ne sait    
ni le peintre des morsures   
ni le sable de la mer   
fermer la fontanelle de l'enfant.      
 
khuluma ngendlebe
ukungabi khona kwamatshe
ethakatha uhleko losisi
njengasekhaya.      
 
kunomsindo
ishidi elomile elibhakuza emoyeni
njengokukhuluma lutho
ngaphansi kombhede wobuze.      
 
Kucula inyoni emnyama
inothi elilandelayo
kufika umcabango
Ngiyakhahlela.      
 
( umsebenzi kaPascale GERARD )

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