Throne of Roses

Iseminyakeni yawo-1980 enodlame futhi eneziyaluyalu, le geyimu igxilisa abadlali emhlabeni obuswa abesifazane abakhangayo nabanamandla. Edolobheni lapho ubuhle nobungozi buhlangana khona, izinhlangano ezihlukahlukene namaqembu ezigebengu alwela ukulawula, indawo kanye nomthelela. Abadlali badlala indima yokuba usomaqhinga onobuqili, onikezwe umsebenzi wokuqasha nokukhulisa abalingisi abahlukahlukene besifazane ukuze bakhe iqembu lezigelekeqe ezesabekayo. Njengoba abadlali beqhudelana namaqembu ayizimbangi, bazozimbandakanya ezimpini eziqinile ukuze babambe indawo futhi bandise ithonya labo.

Umdlalo owumgogodla ugxile ekuthuthukisweni kwabalingiswa kanye nokulwa kwamasu. Abadlali bangathuthukisa amakhono amalungu eqembu labo ngokuqeda ohambweni, ukubamba iqhaza emicimbini, nokuxhumana nabanye abadlali. Umlingiswa ngamunye wesifazane unamakhono ahlukile nezintelezi, ezidinga ukuthi abadlali bakhe uhla oluphelele ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zempi nezici zesitha. Abantu abahlukene, izindaba ezingemuva, kanye nobudlelwano phakathi kwabalingisi kwengeza ukujula emdlalweni wegeyimu, okwenza zonke izinqumo zibe nomthelela futhi zihehe.

Igeyimu ifaka isitayela sobuciko sangempela, esinabalingisi abaklanywe ngobunyoninco kanye nezindawo ezinemininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi eziyisa abadlali kule nkathi ethokozisayo kodwa eyingozi. Umlingiswa ngamunye uklanywe ngokunakekela, ebonisa izici zabo eziyingqayizivele kanye nokugqama, okushiya umbono ohlala njalo. Imisindo nomculo kuhambisana nesimo somdlalo, kuthuthukisa ukucwiliswa kwabadlali kokuhlangenwe nakho.

Joyina lo mdlalo othokozisayo ogcwele intshiseko nezinselelo, futhi wamukele ubuhle nobuhlakani babaholi besifazane njengoba ubhala eyakho indaba eyinganekwane. Kulo mhlaba omuhle kodwa oyingozi, yiqembu elinamandla kuphela namasu ahlakaniphe kakhulu azokuvumela ukuthi unqobe emdlalweni wamandla. Ingabe usukulungele ukuvukela inselele futhi ube indlovukazi yedolobha?