Short Kathmandu Poems

Everest 
makes brothers
of the fiercest  
enemies
of the most
distant strangers
of the worst
ill intended
of the lost
— and the found

(Kathmandu: May, 1982) 
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(Kathmandu, 2009)

Leave No Trace

Step into nothingness
my little one
let the Great Night swallow you whole
be a spark 
be a fire 
that gently burns away 
to leave no trace
when the morning comes.

(1/25/20)...

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A hippo and a kangaroo
were in a bar in Kathmandu. 
The hippo ordered a cold beer,
let us make that very clear.
The kangaroo on the other hand
was clever enough to understand
that getting drunk in Katmandu
is not the wisest thing to do!...

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My heart goes to them
To our brethren in Kathmandu
God save them
And their country
You are all in our praying time
In the history of Sulu archipelago
And Brunei they are the hero
They are good people and loyal too.


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I love you Nepal. Let's sail together. Layag Sug!
KL...

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High in the western hills near Kathmandu,     
A place to stand and gaze at dawn of day
And marvel there at far off ghostlike view.
Bold shadows lurking in the distant grey,
Before the solar arc comes to break through
And dominate with its amber display. 
Now comes into focus a sharp outline.
See Annapurnas standing, three in line.
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There was a horny man from Timbuktu.
Fell in love with a girl from Kathmandu.
Bursting with desire and lust.
Felt she's the one he can trust.
Asked for a game of sexy peekaboo.

Finally switched on their video chat,
but he realised he had been a prat.
Slowly lifting her pink frock,
revealed a ginormous cock.
The shock almost gave him a heart attack!...

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Listen to poem:

Writing I most appreciate 
When poetry I can create
Be it a sonnet impromptu
I need every word to ring true 
I sometimes open the floodgate
When I only meant to tempt fate
It's often whimsy I pursue 
Dreams of Corfu and Kathmandu
Taking my pen I bid adieu
I need to write an ode to you



AP: 3rd place 2021

Submitted on January 20, 2021 for contest ALL YOURS sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

Originally posted on July 20, 2019...

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