Francis Muzofa https://ipikai.org/author/francismuzofa/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:36:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Francis Muzofa https://ipikai.org/author/francismuzofa/ 32 32 200483121 Haasi Munhu NdiMwari. https://ipikai.org/issue-3/haasi-munhu-ndimwari/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:36:35 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1373 Tasunungurwa tendai Ishe.Tasunungurwa tendai denga.Tasunungurwa tendai ivhu.Makumbo takambosungwa.Miromo tikasungwa.Njere chaidzo, tikasungwa.Mudzimba tikasungirirwa.Pazhe takachochora kubudapo.Meno tikapanga kumaona.Vana mbuya nasekuru tikaita setacheka ukama.Kuviga hama yashaika—kwakava bundu ravavira kumusana, zvaigozha.Senhika—takagara mumwenaTasunungurwa tendai Ishe! Sedenga ramisi—zvakatanga.Tevere yamhara pagomo.Yoshinyira, toti iri kure—kuno kwedu haisviki.Padandemutande—tonzwa nezvayo.Pazvivhitivhiti yoverengwa.Mazuva achifamba—dutumupengo richifambavo.Sepfuti—simba ratokokwa, mbumburu ibakwa.Heyo! Yoita zimuzadzadenga.Zvino yoita kuteuka.Haichadi kuona chinhu mberi kwayo.Tasunungurwa tendai… Read More »Haasi Munhu NdiMwari.

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]]> 1373 Harare by Bus https://ipikai.org/issue-2/harare-by-bus/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:45:33 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1212 Dawn     brokeDay        break JourneyStarted Time:   four        thirtyLuggage           heavy Distance           massive Temperature    unfriendly        Luggage contains:Clothes  nuts   pumpkinsDried mushroom Dried sugar cane.My favourite, Chicken-InnRoadrunner friedFor the long road ahead. Two hoursOur walk to bus stopGot there   tired                               coldBut    happy Ear   … Read More »Harare by Bus

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