Christian Wiman, "Mushure meKuongororwa" kubva Yese Riven Chinhu. Copyright © 2011 naChristian Wiman. Yakadhindwazve nemvumo yaFarrar, Straus naGiroux.
Hapana kurangarira zvino
pakavhuvhuta muti weapuro
kuda kubva pasi.
Hapana kutaura sei,
nemimwe miti yose yakapoteredza,
ndiyo yega yakarohwa.
Rinofanira kunge raive rombo rakanaka,
akafunga kwemakore, pedyo zvikuru
kumba kwakakura.
Hunofanira kunge hwaive husiku.
Shanduko chinhu chinorara nacho
achiri mudiki, uye akanga achiri mudiki.
Kana pasi pakange paine utera.
akapa akapfugama namabvi ake
kuwana uye kunzwa miganhu ye,
hapasisina.
Kana paine kuvhuvhuta kumwechete kubva kumusoro
nzira yaakasvika nayo pakuziva
kubva mumakore munzvimbo iyi, midzi yakanga yakasimba.
Chero zvazvingava,
akaona muti uyu uchipona
mhepo ichivhuvhuta padenga rake usiku hwose
pamagumo, kupisa uye mablights
izvo zvakasiya zvimwe zvishoma zvipenyu.
Hapana kurangarira zvino…
Kuchinja kwezuva kunoreva zvose kwaari
uye mazuva ose akaderera
kune imwe yakajeka pane
kubudikidza nezvaanoona
pakati pemimwe miti yose
uyu akazendamira, akabatirira, asingaregi
zvinoita kunge zvakakandwa
muchimiro chekuputika
zvingadai zvakaiuraya,
sekunge chimwe chinhu chiri pamoyo wezvinhu,
uye nemoyo wezvinhu,
akanga achida.
Source: Yese Riven Chinhu (Farrar, Straus naGiroux, 2010) Ungada kuverenga zvishoma nezve kumashure kwenhetembo iyi - Christian Wiman akabatwa nechirwere cheropa chisingawanzoitiki makore apfuura.