Intwasahlobo ayifani ngaso sonke isikhathi. Eminyakeni ethile, u-April uqhuma emagqumeni aseVirginia ngokugxuma okukodwa okumangalisayo? Futhi yonke isiteji igcwele ngesikhathi esisodwa, amakhorasi aphelele we-tulips, i-arabesques ye-forsythia, i-cadenza ye-flowering-plum. Izihlahla zikhula amaqabunga ngobusuku obubodwa.
Kweminye iminyaka, i-spring tiptoes in. Ima isikhashana, inqotshwa amahloni, njengomzukulu wami emnyango, elunguza, edada engabonwa, egigitheka ephasishi.“Ngiyazi ukuthi uphumile” “Ngena” kungene uSpringizingalo zethu.
Ibhasi le-dogwood, eliluhlaza ngokuphaphathekile, lihlotshiswe ngezimpawu ze-russet. Ngaphakathi kwenkomishi ekahle amaphuzu ezinhlamvu eziqoqiwe akhiwe Omunye uhlola ihlumela ngokumangala: Zazikuphi lezo zimbewu enyangeni edlule? Ama-apula abonisa izinsalela ze-milliner zosilika wendlovu, obomvu. Zonke izinto ezilele ziyavuka?I-Primrose, iris baby, blue phlox. Umhlaba uyafudumala? Ungawuhogela, uwuzwe, ubhidlika iNtwasahlobo ezandleni zakho.
Bheka ku-anemone ye-rue, uma uthanda, noma i-pea patch, noma ukhula olunenkani olugudla amahlombe alo emgwaqweni wedolobha. Kwakuyilokhu, manje, futhi kuyoba njalo, izwe elingenasiphelo. Kweisiqiniseko sesikrinikokuvela kabusha kwentwasahlobo, ngubani ongesaba ukuwa okude?
Uma uqalaza, uzothola ukuthi isiphethu siyeza. Umoya uxubha ubuso bakho kancane. Isibhakabhaka esiluhlaza singaphezu kwakho. Ngemva kokuna, izimbali ziyaqhakaza engadini. Izidalwa eziphilayo ziqala ukukhula. Konke kugcwele amandla namakha. Isizini engcono kakhulu yalo nyaka, awukwazi ukuphuthelwa futhi uzoyenzangiyayithanda.
Intwasahlobo iyeza, iletha okuluhlaza ezihlahleni, okubomvana nokuphuzi ezimbalini. Ukusebenza ezilwaneni. Ithemba ebantwini. Omakoti baqala ukucula, abalimi baqala ukutshala izitshalo emasimini. Entwasahlobo, yonke indawo igcwele ithemba. Ngokuvamile abantu bathi isiqalo esihle sisuke senziwe nganxanye. Ngenkathi intwasahlobo iwukuqala konyaka. Ngakho kufanele siwazise futhi sikusebenzise ngokugcwele. Zama i-est ukuze usakaze imbewu entwasahlobo futhi uzothola isivuno esihle ekwindla. Khona-ke uzobona ukuthi intwasahlobo ibaluleke kangakanani nokuthi lkumnandi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-28-2023