The Nepalese Man
by Shalom Galve Aranas

And you said Nepal
your home, is beautiful,
nature.
And I replied: the nature
in you.
This love is slow,
limpid and warm.
I take my time
for you
to come home
to the temples
inside me.

 

About the Poet:  Shalom Galve Aranas has been published in The Blue NIb, Former People, Written Tales and elsewhere. She is a loving, single mother of two.