LLM Mbatha Poems

Kukhona ibadlana eliqgamile lom'bala oluhlaza
Lihlezi emathangeni eNtaba yeTafula
Njengoba ime sakuguqa ngamadolo phansi
Kodwa kangiluboni uqobo lwe langa
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I have a dream of an Africa
A united Africa!
Self sustaining and self reliant
Able to produce
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Mame ngiyakubonga ngoba wena
Ukhulise insizwa; izinsizwa, nezintombi
Wena uwedwa wawuthwala umboko wesinda
Wawumelela mame ungendlovu
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ngangi ngenandaba negama lomuthi
esasi hlezi ngaphansi kwawo epaki
ngingenandaba nom'bala wesibhakabhaka
mhlawumbe sasibomvu
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Bheka! Ukuncika kwalo obondeni!
Licosha izintuli, likhithiza ukuthomba
Phela lena kwaku-y-imilenze yakhe yensimbi
Eya esikoleni, esontweni, noma eya ko qhetha
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Kuyoze kube nini unginethisa ngezi mvula
Uyoze ubone nini ukuthi ngi ya ku thanda
Kudala ngibambe ubala olungenawo um’bala
Unyaka neshumi lezinyanga ngikhulumisana nawe
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A poem in mind
is like a toothless mouth
when the right words
fall into the correct space
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Look! How it leans against the wall!
Picking up dust, dropping down rust
It used to be his legs of steel
To school, to church, to his girl’s house
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Angiku thandeli lokho
Ongangezela khona kodwa
Ngikuthandela lokho oyikho kimi
Ngi ya ku thanda
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She is a flower in delicacy, and radiance
When she smiles she reflects the true essence of light

She is the reason for the sun to glide across the midday sky
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