Daring the earthquake

 “Eeh sheeh, eeh sheeh” everyone shouting

Kigezi calling upon Bakiga dancing in its prime

“Eeh sheeh, eeh sheeh” they shouted earth scaring

As the horrid night couldn’t save it this time

Kigezi dares to tame the earthquake

Jumping over the ground, stumps hard stippling

As the drums laugh at the helpless earthquake

Upon the winds they were jumping

Only to land vibrating with humanly tremors

As if daring the earthquake

 For the first time, without murmurs

With flashes cheering the dancing quake

The moon watches astonished

To see motile humanity daring the earthquake

Provoking the elephants to come out scared

Everyone bouncing like a ball

Kigezi dancing in honour of her ancestors

That once de-tasted earthquakes

Times over again; feet upon the other

Threating the earth never to quake again

 With an army of hills, in crumbles

The earth fighting back with land slides

Without moss but to gather Bakonjo houses

Pouring them into the valleys in pride

With mountain Rwenzori not loud

Hiding its anger away from the Bakonjo

Shyly covering its face with clouds

In warning to the Bakonjo

As if some day it would roll down more rocks

If they ever dared the earthquake, in its alley

 Kigezi wondrous ankles crippled without socks

With a dance that could squash hills into valleys

“Eeh sheeh, eeh sheeh” scolding the earth in pain 

Stones dust squashed, only here once were amabale.

“Eeh sheeh” they said: meaning “never do it again”

Stumping at the heart of Kabale

Stretching all over Kabale at the edge of Kigezi

As he rejoices the dare of the earthquake

Times no longer horrid to the sons of Magezi

The dare that tamed the earthquake