Site n'aka Chad Norman, World BEYOND War, December 18, 2020
Ebe thezọ Na-agbaze
Olee otú nwatakịrị ga-esi nọrọ jụụ?
Biko, biko, lie m
na olile anya Sandoval,
“Tojá”
dị ka onye ọbụ abụ nke Mazzy Star,
ka ụwa na-adịwanye njọ.
Olee otú mmadụ ga-esi nọrọ jụụ?
Daalụ, daalụ, nụ m
jiri naanị okwu ndị a,
okwu m, ọ dịghị onye a ma ama na-agụ egwú,
naanị m, na-ekwu okwu ndị a,
naanị ụwa na-eleghara uri uri anya.
Ọ bụ ụbọchị ugbu a, ya mere na okwu ụbọchị,
n’etiti olu nile nke Oge-oyi
rahụrụ ebe oyi na-atụghị ụjọ,
ma mgbe m chetara nwa ahụ
na-arịọ ka nta mgbe nta
M hụrụ n'anya otú ihe m na-amaghị,
Achọghị m ịma.
Emela site na ike nke alaka
i gbagote n’okporo ụzọ ahụ
jiri ụkwụ zuru oke, na-egwu onwe gị
site na eriri na ike
ekpe ka egwu i mara na m ma.
Otu aka ekpe ebe mkpịsị akwụkwọ ahụ nọdụrụ, ee,
karịrị n'ime drawer ị na-echebe
ebe nwatakiri & nwoke achula ochi
ugboro ugboro n'ihi na ndụ na-enye
n'ezie, na-enye onye ọ bụla a bit
nke ìhè na ọchịchịrị.
Ihe mmadụ ga - ahụ
n’etiti otu ubi
ebe snow na-aga na ụkwụ ochie.
Thezọ agbaze nke atụmatụ niile
ịhapụ ala nna nna na-atụ bọmbụ
ma ọ bụ gha ụgha, e si n’aka ụmụ ha
ha kwenyere na Canada nwere ike inye aka bulie,
nwere ike inyere aka banye n'akụkụ nke ọzọ
ebe a hụrụ otu mpempe ala doro anya.
Enweghị snow, enweghị ikuku, enweghị mmegide
ka ha na-ele anya
iguzo na ghara ileghara
ọ bụla chọrọ ka ha daa.
Chad Norman bi n'akụkụ nnukwu mmiri nke Bay of Fundy, Truro, Nova Scotia. O nyela okwu na ọgụgụ na Denmark, Sweden, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, America, na gafee Canada. E dere uri ya n ’akwụkwọ dị iche iche n’ụwa ma tụgharịa ya n’asụsụ Danish, Albanian, Romania, Turkish, Italian, na Polish.