UDavid Herbert Richards Lawrence, eyaziwa njenge-D. H, uLawrence, wazalwa ngomhla onje namhlanje ukususela ngo-1885 e-Eastwood, eNgilani. Wabhala iinoveli, amabali amafutshane, imibongo, imidlalo, izincoko, iincwadi zokuhamba, iinguqulelo kunye nokugxekwa koncwadi. Kwaye yathathelwa ingqalelo ukusuka kwi- umoni (Enye yeenoveli zakhe zabizwa njalo) ukuya kugqwetha unyango lothando kunye nokwabelana ngesondo ukuba wanikela emsebenzini wakhe.
Izihloko zakhe ezidumileyo zezi Umthandi kaLady Chatterley, Abafazi ngothando o Oonyana nabathandi. Bakhe imibongo abaziwa kangako. Ke iya enye ukhetho kwabasi-7 kubo ukukhumbula lo msitho mtsha wokuzalwa kwakhe.
Obusondeleyo
Andikhathali na sithandwa sam? Undibuze kabuhlungu.
Ndafika esipilini ndathi:
Nceda uthumele le mibuzo kubani enokuthi ichaphazele!
Nceda wenze izicelo zakho kwikomkhulu!
Kuzo zonke izinto ezibaluleke ngokweemvakalelo,
yiya ngqo kwigunya eliphezulu!
Ndamnika ke isipili.
Kwaye entlokweni yam bendiya kuyaphula,
kodwa ke waqaphela ukubonakaliswa kwakhe.
Unomdla, amehlo akhe ambukele, edidekile,
ngelixa ndibalekayo.
Umnqweno ufile
Umnqweno usenokufa
kwaye nangoku indoda inokuba yiyo
indawo yokuhlanganisana yemvula nelanga,
mangaliswa ukuba kubhukuqa iintlungu
njengomthi ebusika.
Imfihlakalo
Ndikhulu
Bowl yokwanga,
Njengokuphakama
Kwaye isitya esincinci
Ukuzaliswa kweYiputa
Ukugqithisa kukaThixo.
Ndiphakamisele kuwe
Isitya sam sokumanga
Kwaye ngekhefu
Itempile eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka,
Ndilile kuwe
Nge caresses zasendle.
Kwaye imilebe yam
Inkanuko ityibilika
Ukuqaqamba okuqaqambileyo
Kwaye ngenxa yesilhouette yam
Imhlophe kwaye ibhityile
Ingoma yeendudumo.
Ndimi phambi kwesibingelelo
Ndanikela ngetyuwa,
Kwaye ndakhala ndaya esibhakabhakeni
Kuba wena waqubuda
Kwaye usele, oh Nkosi.
O sela umzimba wam
Mhlawumbi ndinguye
Ngaphakathi kwesitya,
Njengemfihlakalo
Njengewayini emileyo
Ngovuyo.
Isakhanya
Ngovuyo
Iwayini ezixubileyo
Of wena nam,
Ngokupheleleyo
Imfihlakalo eyiyo.
Ndingathanda ukudibana nomntu obhinqileyo
Ndingathanda ukudibana nomntu obhinqileyo
ukuba yayingathi lilangatye elibomvu eziko
kukhanya emva kokuphakama kwemini
Ukuze ndisondele kuye
inzolo yegolide yokutshona kwelanga
kwaye uyayoliswa licala lakhe
ngaphandle kwesibophelelo sokwenza inzame zokumthanda ngaphandle kweembeko,
nokuba ndingamazi ngengqondo.
Ngaphandle kokubandezeleka xa ndithetha naye.
Izilwanyana zasendle ekuthinjweni
Ngaphandle kokuvelisa kwakhona
Iba melancholic.
Kwaye uyafa.
Abathinjwa bomsebenzi wokuthimba.
nokuba bayayityeshela
ezilungileyo kakhulu azikwazi ukuvelisa
wabulala ngesondo emntwini; Ukulula kwe
Umnqweno ugqwethekile, uphambukile kwaye wajijwa.
ukubacinezela kakubi
ebutsheni bayayithiya, bayayilandela kwaye bayakhala.
Kwikheji ayinakwenzeka.
Emva koko kuya kufuneka uyitshabalalise.
ukuzama kwakhona.
Ingcongconi iyazi
Ingcongconi inencasa kakhulu,
incinci nje,
ukuba umongo wayo kukuxhwila.
Kuba ngapha koko
uthabatha kuphela umthendeleko wakhe,
ungafaki igazi lam ebhankini.
Idemokhrasi
Ndingumdemokhrasi xa ndithanda ilanga lasimahla endilifumana kulo
Amadoda,
kunye ne-aristocrat xa ndicaphukela izinto,
amathumbu amancinci.
Kuyo yonke indoda ndiyalithanda ilanga
xa ndiyibona phakathi kwamashiya akhe,
icacile, ngaphandle koloyiko, nokuba incinci.
Kodwa xa ndibona loo madoda angwevu aphumeleleyo
yindyikitya yokufa kwaye iyathandabuza, ngaphandle kwelanga,
njengamakhoboka okrwada empumelelo,
ukujija ngomatshini,
Ke ndingaphezulu kwe-radical, kwaye ndifuna ukuphatha i-guillotine.
Kwaye xa ndibona abasebenzi
zimthubi kwaye zirhangqekile ngathi zizinambuzane, zitswina
Kwaye siphila njengeentwala ngemali encinci
kwaye ungaze ujonge phezulu,
ke ndingathanda uTibheriyo,
ukuba isihlwele sasinentloko enye kuphela
ukuze ndikwazi ukuyenza.
Ndiva ukuba xa amadoda ephulukana nelanga
Akufuneki zibekho.