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