How I Lost My Loose Calf Poem by Ntsako Manhisa

I sent young bucks to catch my loose calf
"Vimba, Vimba! " They yelled.
Up and down, back and forth on the fields
But the closer they get
The faster it sprints

I sent young bucks to catch my loose calf
"Vimba, Vimba! " They yelled
South to north, east to west on the streets
But the closer they get
The faster it sprints

"Hey" I called one of the boys
"Is the calf faster than you? " I asked
"No muntu omdala, " he replied
The calf is not faster than us
We are just scared of the calf
And off he went to a wild cow calf chase

That's when I realized
I sent chickens to catch my loose calf
That's a story of how I lost my loose calf