You

You with the sunshine style
You with the big heart
You with the sweet spirit
You with the beautiful smile
You with the spicy twist
You with the boundless warmth

Mpendwa

Akipita, akipunga

Upepo kamwona Bahari

Samawati, alipendeza

Naye Bahari ‘kampenda Upepo kwa uzuri alioleta

Furaha ilimjaa na kumsukuma upwani

Sabalkheri. Naomba ukae nami, Mpendwa

Uwe Malkia wangu

Ilhali Upepo alikuwa mwenye mwendo mara yote

Upepo alimzunguka Bahari, akambusu, akanena:

Meli yaelea juu yako,

dau yatabaradi  juu yako

Hio hali yao, wewe husongi!

Nikiondoka, samaki wataendapi? Bahari akauliza kwa mshangao mkuu!

Naye Upepo akamjibu: Nikitua, ulimwengu utasongaje?

Laazizi, ulinipendea mie uzuri wangu,

ndio mimi huyu, hamna namna ingine… 

Lovebow

I wanted to write you a poem
It was complete, in the space

But the words...
just when i sought to put them down
Danced merrily away

Musical, chiming as i drew closer again
They rejoiced, like the gentle rain
filling the earth...and my heart

The lyrics surrounded me, buoyed me 
and with a happy tinkling! struck a clear chord

They were not letters to be jotted
they were a feeling.