I wish you could write me a letter
A Zulu love letter
With coded colours and shapes
A diamond, for love that’s true
White, for a heart that’s pure
A ring, because endless
Blue, because thinking of me
A triangle, because heaven, earth
and sea below do know
Brown, because solid, rich, and natural
as the ground under my feet
You can leave out the yellow
Why should you love me jealously! ?
I wish you could write me a letter
That I could wear around my neck
For all the flowers of the meadow
To watch with envy because of all
The colours bright
A Zulu love letter
With rainbow beads from distant lands
That the ancient old would understand
And then I’ll have such a great joy
Slowly fine tuning your tongue
That you may be able to properly
Greet my parents in isiZulu
LLM Mbatha
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-zulu-love-letter/
