Ty Nyika

Na Ngam Emmanuel, World BEYOND War, September 6, 2020

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Masikati, mwaranzi inoonekwa yezuva rinopisa,
Firita kuburikidza nerima grey denga.
Zvikomo zvisina kuyangarara zvakatarisana nenzvimbo ine hunyoro pasi.
Iyo nzvimbo yakamira zvine simba uye zvakasuruvara, sekudaro
Yakanga ichitambirwa nevaroyi vekushungurudzika.
Makomo aimbove akaputirwa nemasango gobvu
Akamira akachema, asina chinhu uye akaneta. Mipata yake yakati twi kamwe chete
Yakakwidziridzwa nerunako runoshamisa. Nhasi huso hwake hwakasvibirira hapachina.

Pane imwe nguva, maruva anonhuwirira anotapira akakwezva varume nenyuchi pano.
Pane imwe nguva, iyo turaco yakarira mukati meye yakanaka huni.
Pane imwe nguva, rwiyo rwayo runonakidza rwakaunza mufaro kumwoyo yedu.
Pane imwe nguva, minhenga yayo tsvuku yaipenya yakashongedza korona dzevanokudzwa.
Pane imwe nguva, sango raipa mvura kune vese.
Pane imwe nguva, huchi hwakadonha zvakanyanya pano.
Pane imwe nguva, huni dzake dzakapa huni kune vese.
Pane imwe nguva, fauni yake yakapa kurapwa kuzvirwere zvese.
Pane imwe nguva, nzvimbo dzinoyera uye totem dzainakidzwa nekudzivirirwa kwayo.

Vamwari munzvimbo dzavo dzakavanzika vanoshora uye nehunyoro,
Kufinyamisa kumeso kune avo vanoregeredza nzira yeiyo tsvene python.
Iyo yekufungidzira nzvimbo inotarisisa nekusatenda, ichiona munhu wese
Kufuratira musana wayo kutsvaga nzira dzevatorwa.
Vanosvibisa ivhu vanowedzera madonhwe emvura zuva nezuva pamangwanani anotonhora.
Ropa, rakadeuka panzira dzose dzemugwagwa.
Kuzvidza kwakatsikirira makwinya pachiso chose chinonyemwerera.
Vazhinji vanodzungaira kubva panzvimbo kuenda kunzvimbo vachitsvaga nyaradzo.
Varidzi vengoma vakasara kumashure, vachitamba kunze kwetoni.
Vaimbi vakasara vachiimba, vachigadzira cacophony.
Vatambi vakasara vachitamba, ita saizvozvo zvisina kunaka.

Ngam Emmanuel mudetembi, munyori, mutsigiri wezvematongerwo enyika, uye mudzidzisi wepachikoro chepamusoro muCameroon. Ngam akapedza kudzidza kuHigher Teacher Training Training neDiploma muMitauro (French neChirungu).