Yehla
evela enyangeni okanye kwenye indawo
eertyisi zothixo olungileyo
emnyango we-basilica.      
 
Indoda enamehlo avaliweyo
ngoboya beargonaut
yavula indalo yayo emibini
isilwanyana kunye nomntu.      
 
Iinyanga ezintandathu kubunzima
umnqamlezo nebhanile ekukhuseleni
ngolusu lwakhe olugqunyiweyo lwecikilishe walwenza olwakhe
isiko lokuhamba okukhulu.      
 
Wathumela
esithubeni isikhephe sikaseyile sivuka
enethemba elibhalwe kwijumpsuit yakhe
ngexesha lobushushu obugqithisileyo.      
 
Akukho ukuchacha kunokwenzeka
kunye nokungena kwi-atmosfera eyadlula kuyo
wamthumela ukuba akhubeke ngokuchasene nomzimba wakhe womoya
depressurized ukusuka kwihlabathi.      
 
Nantsi
intle njengempempe
ilungele imingeni emitsha
ukunyathela umhlaba.      
 
Kwakukho ubomi obubini obufanayo
enye igqibile
enye engenasiphelo, ukuphakamisa kwaye uzaliswe luthando
kumaza ajoliswe kwiNzulu yeNdalo yonke.      
 
Musa ukuchithachitha
iya kuba yisimilo sebali
ukwamkela los pescadores
wabuya mission umntwana wokukhanya.      
 
Suyinaka
ngeVisan lace
i-rose petal eqokelelweyo
qokelela ubulembu ngonaphakade.      
 
 
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