Living in Nepal

Here are some pictures of my adventure in Nepal. I am not the best photographer, but have been attempting to take more interesting pictures.

ABOVE: This picture was taken in Bhaktapur, Durbar Square, on a Sunday excursion.

ABOVE: One of my friend's parents had come to Nepal in February and wanted to renew their vows. Our didi, Mongluxmi, had arranged the event at a Ganesh Mandir in Bhaktapur with a reception back at her house. This picture is of the priest that was hired to carry out the ceremony. He is preparing the pooja.

ABOVE: In front of the Ganesh Mandir where the wedding ceremony was being held, these bells are placed for worshipers to use while praying. The statues in the background have been heavily masked with red powder, known as tikka, as a blessing given by mandir goers.

"the girls"

The mask swallows

“the girls” whose ideas of fairness and humility

Are disguised under the unintelligible act of chatter

And the commercial language of shoes and clothes

Mark them as swallowed.

“the girls” have masks well-learned and well-liked,

But soon forget the difference between

The swallowed havens of voluntary darkness and of light

This tavern holds no ventilation and soon suffocation

Follows them in the recesses of the throats of chatter

Of the political powers that shovel inefficient excuses

Further down until digestion is tasteless but tolerable

And “the girls” wonder when they will no longer be young

When the mask will swallow them whole

Becoming the inaudible chatter

Of those who never listen and soon forgot “the girls”

Things to say

This blog is a outlet for me to express myself in an honest attempt to present to the world a raw and uncensored glimpse into who I am. I have always made the best attempts at this through my poetry and writings and although I have neglected this art for some time, I am happy to embrace it once again. I won't guarantee that I have profound words to offer but that I will have thoughts to share!