Omugyera Rwiizi (Poem)

Aharubaju rwa Rwiizi

Amaizi gatebekeine

Omukabeho k’akasheeshe

Rukundo n’ezaarwa

Beside River Rwiizi

With waters still

And the morning breeze

Love is born

Omubunyantsi buto

Bwoorobi nk’amapapa

Rukundo n’emera

Omungaro z’eemi

In the young pastures

Soft as feathers

Love germinates

In tender hands

Omukahanda k’ekibira

Obutagatsi bwekitsigazi

Ennyungi z’ekoreize engata

Rukundo n’ekura

Along the forest paths

Adolescent warmth

Water-pot balanced on head

Love grows

Ahamugyera Rwiizi

Eizooba ririkurenga

N’amaraanzi omu Rwiizi

Rukundo n’ehama

By the River Rwiizi

              Ernest Tashobya Katwesigye