Bung Kriel (The Lake Where the Cranes Mate) - by
for Ginny Duncan
/
/ The paddy fields stretch beyond the horizon.
/ Where water glitters, palm trees dance.
/ Where egrets and herons flap after fish,
/ water…
peace
Seeds in Flight - by
An ancient woman, who has lived all seasons,
/ wanders the earth gathering camomile.
/
/ Each flower in her apron is a star,
/ her apron…
Ingo tubane - by
Ingo tubane mu mahoro
/ Duhane amahoro ntiduhane imihoro
/ Ingo tureke gupfa ubusa nk’abasazi
/ Dusangire naho tudasa
/ Dusangire uburaro n’uburamuko.
/
/ Nta kamaro ko kumarana
/ Ubwoko bwaremwe n’lmana
/ Ubwoko…
La Casa - by
a mia padre
/
/ Esta es la casa. Las ventanas abiertas
/ dejan caer la luz y una frágil
/ penumbra se esconde en los rincones.
/ Suaves…
Thank You for Being a Woman - by
Thank you for being a woman
/ For having been born
/ To know the pain of childbirth;
/ For having nursed my mother’s breast
/ To know…