Nepal
a stray dog
chases his own tail
prayer wheels rattle
sunset
losing time
at every toll booth
village square bustle
the flies
on my balcony
buddhist chants
far above the stupa
a direct flight
devotion
the flies in the temple
on the light bulb
--Bouwe Brouwer
a stray dog
chases his own tail
prayer wheels rattle
sunset
losing time
at every toll booth
village square bustle
the flies
on my balcony
buddhist chants
far above the stupa
a direct flight
devotion
the flies in the temple
on the light bulb
--Bouwe Brouwer
[Photo by Christa Bouwmeester, taken while traveling through Nepal this winter at a temple in Kirtiput, Kathmandu Valley.]
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really enjoyed this piece and the picture but especially the second stanza :)
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