Poem

Julius Chingono

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WAR TIMES

We were moved
at the point of the guns.
Children
forgot their toys.
At the new settlement
boys
made whistles
from bullet shells.
Girls
made dolls
from torn fatigues.

Publisher: First published on PIW in a special Zimbabwean edition, 10th June 2008, Rotterdam

Julius Chingono

(Zimbabwe, 1946 - 2011)

Julius Chingono's poetry has been published in several anthologies of Shona poetry such as Nhetembo, Mabvumira eNhetembo and Gwenyambira between 1968 and 1980. His only novel, Chipo Changu, was published in 1978 and an award-winning play, Ruvimbo, was published in 1980. His first collection of short stories in English, Not Another Day, was published in 2006, and his stories were included in the...

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WAR TIMES

We were moved
at the point of the guns.
Children
forgot their toys.
At the new settlement
boys
made whistles
from bullet shells.
Girls
made dolls
from torn fatigues.