For my Friends in Nepal
Loving the rituals that keep men close,
Nature created means for friends apart:Pen, paper, ink, the alphabet,
signs for the distant and disconsolate heart.(Paladas, translated by Tony Harrison)
I saw this poem on the London Underground the other day and it made me think of my friends back in Nepal. We have these extracts from poems on the walls of underground trains to keep us entertained when we are crammed like sardines during morning and evening commutes (you can see more here, on the Poems on the Underground website). The reason that this one made me think of Nepal is that I’ve been a bit crap at keeping in touch over the past month or two. So this post is my way of saying sorry (to two girlfriends in particular… you know who you are!) To Palladas’ list of pen, paper, ink and the alphabet I would add blogs, skype and email…. so really I have no excuse.
I just wish that South London was a bit nearer to Nepal so that we could all meet up for some beers and sekuwa!
April 12, 2011 at 4:14 am
awww…
i know i am not one of the two girlfriends mentioned here. *sniff!*
April 12, 2011 at 6:18 pm
This song makes me think of all of you
Here is a song for that i dedicate to y’all in KTM… This is really a tune to get your Shaneeqa on to (Y.K?). Hell yeah!
It is also suitable for boys (Prawin)
April 13, 2011 at 2:45 am
Happy New Year 2068, Furber!
May 2, 2011 at 5:11 am
awesomeness! i haven’t pulled a shaneequa on anyone recently!!