To Zama: An Elegy Poem by Sthembiso jean culio Cele

You walk in beauty,

And beauty in you abounds

You're the best of both, dark and bright

Mellowed like tender light.



A concoction-a shade of flaws,

With one more ray of perfection

You're more than an illusion,

Sweeter than a dream.



So soft, so tranquil, yet eloquent

A smile so bright and eyes that glow

A mind at peace with all bellow.



And as I dip my soul in quiet thought,

I dwell in the pleasures that you have brought.

Forever these lips will tell of days in goodness spent:

Of a heart whose love was pure—

Your unforgettable scent,

Eternally haunting my soul,

A pleasure for I, to have known thee.