Taibva

October 10, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

MuHarare tabikika tikaibva

Chasara kuti tipakurwe, tidyiwe

Isu tunyama tusina muto, twatsvira mupoto!

Kana rufu, nhunzi nehonye zvichatirutsa

Isu tuvanhu twakabata lunch yemaputi

Tuvanhu twune kwashi necholera

Tusina tariro nekwekufarira. Read more

Ini handityi ini

September 26, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

Handityi ini, handityi kunzi rombe
Umwe wevaya vamunonzwa kuti
Varoverako kumadhiya asipore
Kwatinokwata nehuranda, takanamwa nehurimbo;
Uko nyadzi dzinofamba uri musvo
Dzichikasvana nezvitubu zvizere nhunzi.

Asi handityi ini
Ndati handityi kunzi rombe.
Izvozvi regai ndibude
Ndinomema munda wenyadzi.
Ndati regai ndipfeke nguwo dzehuranda
Ndibude zvangu ndinovatsengera vamedze
Avo vanotipa manyawi ane zvigamba kuno.

Svakabva nepi?

September 13, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

Pane makore andakazvivhomhora
ndokufamba sendisimo, ndazvisendeka
pamadziro ezvisionekwe, zvekuti
chero pakumira pamberi pemira,
mutumbi wangu waivhundutswa nekuzviona.
Mazuva iwayo zvainzi neni
ndanga ndashanduka, ndichisade kana
kuudzwa kune uyo wandaimbova
uyo aichingunozivikanwa nevaya vasari
vanga vasina kundiona kwemakore… Read more

America idziva

September 13, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Notes from the Diaspora, Poetry · 2 Comments 

Ndakaonawo apfichuka payairidzwa Kwasa Kwasa
Ndikati ndamuwana wangu apindwa neAfrica
Ndikatsegaira mhani, parutivi twasa twasa
rikasvikodoka tichingochokonyora pasi netsoka. Read more

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