Munashe (Antony) Charles Gumbonzvanda

The poetry and musings of Munashe (Antony) Charles Gumbonzvanda

  • I think of you – poetry collection (version 10)

    I think of you – poetry collection (version 10)
    A collection of love poems detailing the life of a Zimbabwean husband which he writes concerning, to his traditional wife.

  • Nhetembo: Handi zive zvanda ona

    handina mota
    ende handione.
    saka handi zive
    zvanda ona.

    kuti here
    kuti ndaona kadzi dema
    richi taridza kupenda noku naka
    raka mira.

    aka nyemwerera
    panda kati handina mari.
    Mu hupenyu huno hweva rungu
    akatarisa kutya kwangu.

    aka nyemwerera
    mu hupenyu hweva rume
    ende handi zive
    kuti sei akadaro

  • Nhetembo: kuvenga vhudzi rako

    Ndaka kunzwa uchi venga vudzi rako
    Senge pane chaka ipa kundi bata kwawakaita naro.
    Ndafunga zvokuku udza pazano racho
    Nokuti ndowona iwe wese senge uchi.

    Nema ziso aripasi ndakakuona uchi pfeka dhugu
    Nehasha re rudo ndaka ri bvisa.
    Nokuti rakanaka nokuti iwe waka naka.
    Kana vanhu vaka venga kuti rino tenderera

    Se tsumo, kana ngano
    Ngongoti
    Sava terere
    Ndoda vudzi rako

  • Nhetembo: Sasai

    Ndogara ndichi funga, boring things
    Akati, “sasai”
    Ndogara ndichifunga, boring things
    Akati, “sasai”

    Ndofunga horror,
    Ndofunga rudo rwedu rwa chorwa.
    Ndofunga wandiramba
    watorwa

    horrific things
    akati
    “Sasai”