When the sun peaks over the mountain in the morning

Nondwe Mpuma

The rooster will crow

The birds will chatter

The sheep will rise like sloths

The crickets will soften their creeks

The goats will stand eager by the gate for mealies

When the sun rises we will forget that darkness came, comes and will come.

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